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References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Abdullah the Butcher; Afa; Andre the Giant;
Big Red; Billy Red Eagle; Bob Polk; Brad Armstrong; Butch Reed; Buzz Sawyer; Charlie Harben; Chick Donovan; Dale Veasey; Ernie
Ladd; the Great Kabuki (01); the Great Kabuki (02); Hiro Matsuda; the Iron Sheik; Ivan Koloff; J.J. Dillon; Jerry Lawler; Joe Lightfoot;
Johnny Rich; Ken Timbs; Korstia Korchenko; Les Thatcher; Les Thornton; the Magic Dragon; the Masked Superstar; Matt Borne; the
Moondogs; Ole Anderson; Pat Rose; Paul Jones (01); Paul Orndorff; Pete Martin; Rex (01); Ric Flair; Roddy Piper; the Samoans (02);
Sika; Sonny King; Spot; Stan Hansen; the Super Destroyer (01); Terry Gibbs; Terry Gordy; Tito Santana; Tom Prichard; Tommy Rich;
Yoshiaki Yatsu.
October 2, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Tito Santana over Chick Donovan > Terry Gordy over Matt Borne > Ivan Koloff & the Iron Sheik over Brad
Armstrong & Johnny Rich > Roddy Piper over the Super Destroyer (01) at 1:51 > Paul Orndorff over Buzz Sawyer by disqualification /
Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik.
October 3, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Brad Armstrong over Chick Donovan > Matt Borne over Johnny Rich > the Iron Sheik over Brad Armstrong > National Tag Team Title
Match: the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika)* over Terry Gordy & Tito Santana > National Heavyweight Title Match: Paul Orndorff over the Super
Destroyer (01)* to win the title > Roddy Piper versus Abdullah the Butcher ended in a no contest > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match:
Ric Flair* versus Stan Hansen ended in a double countout > Buzz Sawyer over Tommy Rich by disqualification / Notes: Sonny King
managed the Sheik and the Samoans.
October 17, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Johnny Rich over Tom Prichard > Matt Borne and Tito Santana went to a draw > the Iron Sheik over Brad Armstrong > the Super Destroyer
(01) over Big Red > National Heavyweight Title Match: the Masked Superstar over Paul Orndorff* to win the title > Roddy Piper over the
Great Kabuki (02) > National Tag Team Title Match: Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen over the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika)* by disqualification
> Falls Count Anywhere Match (No Disqualification): Tommy Rich over Buzz Sawyer / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik and the
Samoans.
October 25, 1982 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Matt Borne versus Tito Santana > Tom Prichard versus the Iron Sheik > the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) versus the Masked
Superstar & the Super Destroyer (01) > Tommy Rich versus Ivan Koloff > Roddy Piper versus Buzz Sawyer / Notes: Sonny King managed
the Sheik and the Samoans.
October 30, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Brad Armstrong over Tom Prichard > Tito Santana and the Iron Sheik went to a draw > Tommy Rich over Matt
Borne > Roddy Piper over Ivan Koloff > the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) over the Masked Superstar & the Super Destroyer (01) / Notes:
Sonny King managed the Sheik and the Samoans.
November 6, 1982 (Saturday) – Augusta, GA – Richmond County Civic Center (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Matt Borne versus Brad Armstrong > Tommy Rich & Stan Hansen versus Ivan Koloff & the Iron Sheik > Butch
Reed versus the Super Destroyer (01) > Paul Orndorff versus the Masked Superstar > Roddy Piper versus Buzz Sawyer / Notes: Sonny
King managed the Sheik.
November 7, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Johnny Rich versus Buzz Sawyer > Brad Armstrong versus Ivan Koloff > Tommy Rich versus Jerry Lawler > Butch Reed versus the Super
Destroyer (01) > Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen & Ernie Ladd versus the Iron Sheik & the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) > National
Heavyweight Title Match: Paul Orndorff over the Masked Superstar* to win the title / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik and the
Samoans.
November 13, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Chick Donovan versus Billy Red Eagle > Brad Armstrong versus Ivan Koloff > Johnny Rich versus Buzz
Sawyer > Butch Reed versus the Super Destroyer (01) > Tommy Rich & Paul Orndorff versus the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) / Notes:
Sonny King managed the Samoans.
November 19, 1982 (Friday) – Dayton, OH – Hara Arena (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) over Tom Prichard & Brad Armstrong > Tito Santana over the Super Destroyer (01) > Paul Orndorff over the
Iron Sheik > Ole Anderson & Buzz Sawyer over Tommy Rich & Johnny Rich / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik and the Samoans.
November 21, 1982 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Iron Sheik over Johnny Rich > the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) over Brad Armstrong and Billy Red Eagle > the Super Destroyer (01) over
Tom Prichard > Butch Reed over Ole Anderson > Paul Orndorff over Ivan Koloff > Cage Match: Tommy Rich over Buzz Sawyer by
disqualification / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik and the Samoans.
November 22, 1982 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Richmond County Civic Center (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Chick Donovan versus Billy Red Eagle > Pete Martin versus Johnny Rich > Tom Prichard & Tito Santana
versus the Moondogs (Rex (01) & Spot) > Tommy Rich versus the Iron Sheik > Paul Orndorff versus Ivan Koloff > Butch Reed versus Buzz
Sawyer / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik. J.J. Dillon managed the Moondogs.
November 25, 1982 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
One-Night Tag Team Tournament: the Moondogs (Rex (01) & Spot) over Les Thornton & Billy Red Eagle to advance; Brad Armstrong &
Tito Santana over Hiro Matsuda & Yoshiaki Yatsu to advance; Tommy Rich & Johnny Rich over Korstia Korchenko & the Iron Sheik to
advance; the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) over the Great Kabuki (01) & the Magic Dragon to advance; the Moondogs over Armstrong &
Santana to advance; the Richs over the Samoans to advance; and the Moondogs over the Richs to win the tournament > Ivan Koloff over
Paul Orndorff > Lights Out Match: Butch Reed over Buzz Sawyer / Notes: It was reported that the purse for the tournament was $30,000.
Sonny King managed Korchenko, the Sheik and the Samoans. J.J. Dillon managed the Moondogs.
November 26, 1982 (Friday) – Knoxville, TN – James White Civic Coliseum (Bob Polk – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Chick Donovan versus Billy Red Eagle > Brad Armstrong & Johnny Rich versus the Moondogs (Rex (01) & Spot) > Butch
Reed versus the Iron Sheik > Paul Orndorff versus Ivan Koloff > Cage Match: Tommy Rich versus Buzz Sawyer / Notes: Sonny King
managed the Sheik. J.J. Dillon managed the Moondogs.
November 27, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Chick Donovan versus Billy Red Eagle > Johnny Rich versus Pete Martin > Tom Prichard & Tito Santana
versus the Moondogs (Rex (01) & Spot) > Tommy Rich versus the Iron Sheik > Paul Orndorff versus Ivan Koloff > Butch Reed versus Buzz
Sawyer / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik. J.J. Dillon managed the Moondogs.
December 1, 1982 (Wednesday) – Saginaw, MI (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the Moondogs (Rex
(01) & Spot) over Brad Armstrong & Billy Red Eagle > the Iron Sheik over Tom Prichard > Butch Reed over Ole Anderson > Paul Orndorff
over Ivan Koloff by DQ > Tommy Rich over Buzz Sawyer / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik.
December 5, 1982 (Sunday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Chick Donovan versus Billy Red Eagle > Tom Prichard versus Ole Anderson > Brad Armstrong versus the
Iron Sheik > Tommy Rich & Johnny Rich versus Ivan Koloff & Buzz Sawyer > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair* versus Paul
Orndorff / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik.
December 13, 1982 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Richmond County Civic Center (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Ole Anderson over Dale Veasey > the Iron Sheik over Johnny Rich > the Moondogs (Rex (01) & Spot) over
Brad Armstrong & Tito Santana > Russian Chain Match: Ivan Koloff over Paul Orndorff > Butch Reed over Ric Flair / Notes: Sonny King
managed the Sheik. J.J. Dillon managed the Moondogs.
December 18, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Spot over Pat Rose > Rex (01) over Brad Armstrong > the Iron Sheik over Johnny Rich > Tommy Rich & Butch
Reed over Ole Anderson & Buzz Sawyer by disqualification > Ivan Koloff over Paul Orndorff / Notes: Rose substituted for Dale Veasey in
the match with Spot. J.J. Dillon managed Rex and Spot. Sonny King managed the Sheik.
December 25, 1982 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Terry Gibbs over Ken Timbs > Joe Lightfoot and Les Thornton went to a draw > Johnny Rich over Chick Donovan > Tommy Rich over the
Iron Sheik > Stan Hansen & Tito Santana & Andre the Giant over the Great Kabuki (01) & the Masked Superstar & the Super Destroyer
(01) > the Moondogs (Rex (01) & Spot) versus the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) ended in a no contest > Russian Chain Match: Ivan Koloff
over Paul Orndorff > Cage Hair Match: Butch Reed over Buzz Sawyer / Notes: It was reported that 13,000 were in attendance for this card.
Sonny King managed the Sheik and the Samoans. J.J. Dillon managed the Moondogs.
December 27, 1982 (Monday) – Cincinnati, OH – Riverfront Coliseum (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > the Iron Sheik over Joe Lightfoot at 12:22 > the Moondogs (Rex (01) & Spot) over Stan Hansen & Terry Gibbs at 8:58 > Ole
Anderson over Les Thornton at 18:00 > Butch Reed over the Masked Superstar at 10:26 > Texas Tornado Tag Team Death Match: Ivan
Koloff & Buzz Sawyer over Tommy Rich & Paul Orndorff by disqualification at 10:01 / Notes: Sonny King managed the Sheik.