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07/05/2010 – July 5 Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
July 5, 1933 (Wednesday) – Augusta, GA – American Legion (Max Stewart – Promoter) > Eddie Elzea versus Andy Rascher > Cleve
Walsh versus Young Strangler Lewis
July 5, 1934 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Moreland Arena (Promoter – Unknown) > Boxer versus Wrestler Match: John Terrell versus
Charlie Norman > Turk Powell and Son Almand went to a draw at 90:00 > Ted Radcliffe versus Jim Zbyszko / Notes: The Norman-Terrell
match was arranged for three ten-minute rounds. Chippewa Charlie was credited as being a referee for this card.
July 5, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Foy Rivers > Jack
Trainer versus Emilio Firpo > Honey Boy Hackney versus Son Almand / Notes: John Mauldin was credited as being a referee for this card.
July 5, 1937 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Red Smith versus Baron Von Hoffman >
John Mauldin versus Jack Bloomfield > Joe Ferona versus Petro Rossi
July 5, 1946 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe
Marsh and Jack Hader went to a draw > Nick Carter over Don Lee > Gene Blakely over Roy Welch > Women’s Match: Celia Blevins over
Evelyn Wall > Johnny Long over Jack LaRue > Al Massey over Jim Coffield
July 5, 1950 (Wednesday) – Roswell, GA – Roswell Ballpark (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don
McIntyre & Bibber McCoy versus Tom Mahoney & Angelo Cistoldi
July 5, 1951 (Thursday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Babe
Zaharias over Don McIntyre > Ben Morgan & Jack Moore over Mike Paidousis & Tarzan White
July 5, 1956 (Thursday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Bill McDaniel – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gene
Stanlee versus Gory Guerrero > Lee Grable versus the Zebra Kid (01) > Texas Death Match: Jerry Graham & Danny McShain versus
Rocky Columbo & Red McIntyre
July 5, 1957 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick
Roberts over Babe Zaharias > George Drake over Kurt Von Brawner by disqualification > Women’s Match: Barbara Baker over Corinne
Cordero > Ten-Round Boxing Match: Freddie Blassie over Al Massey by technical knockout in the seventh round
July 5, 1957 (Friday) – Savannah, GA – Savannah Municipal Auditorium (Aaron Newman – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Lou Stinson & Red McIntyre & Oni Wiki-Wiki versus Jack Steele & Jack O’Brien & Rip Hawk
July 5, 1960 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Alexander
(01) over Mickey Blassie by disqualification at 27:00 > Women’s Match: Gloria Barratini over Mae Young at 37:00 > Leo Garibaldi over
Gorgeous George (01) / Notes: George was escorted to the ring by his valet Jeffries.
July 5, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack
Dillon and Johnny Reid went to a draw > Midget Tag Team Match: Marcel Semard & Tiny Bell versus Pee Wee Lopez & Farmer McGruder
ended in a no contest > Loser Leaves Match: Marco Polo over Jerry Graham
July 5, 1963 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Don McIntyre – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rip
Tyler over Bob Eisenburg > Corsica Joe over Tim Geohagen > Bill Dromo over Jack Bence > Women’s World Title Match: the Fabulous
Moolah* over Judy Grable to retain the title > Ray Gunkel over Tarzan Tyler / Notes: Chief Little Eagle was the special referee for the
Gunkel-Tyler match. Moolah had been billed as Women’s World Champion since she went over Judy Grable on September 18, 1956, in
Baltimore, MD. However, she was not considered the undisputed champion until June Byers retired with her title, won in Atlanta on
August 20, 1954, in a win over Mildred Burke, until Byers retired in 1964.
July 5, 1965 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg
Peterson versus Bob Dalton > Corsica Joe versus the Mummy (02) > Joe Scarpa versus Bob Orton > Billy Hines & Bad Boy Hines versus
Wildman Phillips & the Mongolian
July 5, 1966 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg
Peterson and Wildman Wehba went to a draw > Butcher Vachon over Chief Crazy Horse > Dick Steinborn & Mario Galento over George
Harris & Pancho Rosario
July 5, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Midget Tag Team Match: Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang over Little Bruiser & the Mighty Atom > Georgia Tag Team Title One-Night
Tournament: Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol over Silento Rodriguez & the Professional to advance; Bob Armstrong & Mario Galento over the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) to advance; Oki Shikina & Seiji Sakaguchi over Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo to
advance; Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon to advance; Tyler & Mongol over Armstrong & Galento to
advance; the Torres’ over Shikina & Sakaguchi to advance; and the Torres’ over Tyler & Mongol to win the title / Notes: Lou Thesz was the
special referee for the tournament. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Mongol. The tournament for the Georgia Tag Team Title was to
determine inaugural champions. Although there had been various versions of the title existing in the 1950s, we have found nothing
referencing a direct link to this version. It was announced that Dick Steinborn would be wrestling on the card on July 12, 1968, and that
Butcher Vachon would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
July 5, 1969 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol & the
Professional over Chati Yokuchi & Mr. Ito (01) by disqualification > Paul DeMarco over Tony Nero > Assassin #1 (01) over Phil Robley /
Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. The Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) and
Assassin #2 (01)) joined Capral to address the challenge issued to them by Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr., and said they would wrestle
them as long as Leo Garibaldi was not assigned to referee the match.
July 5, 1974 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jack Welch (02) over Doug Somers > Roberto Soto over Art Nelson > Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin and Rufus R. Jones & Hurricane Hester
went to a draw > Roger Kirby over Dennis Stamp > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson* over Mr. Wrestling #1
& the Professional by disqualification > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Buddy Colt over Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* to win the title / Notes:
Jimmy Garvin managed the Garvins.
July 5, 1977 (Tuesday) – Warner Robins, GA – Warner Robins Civic Center (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Randy Savage and Mike Stallings went to a draw > Sergeant Slaughter over Don Kernodle > Gene Anderson over Roberto Soto > Paul
Jones (02) over Pak Song > Georgia Television Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson* over Ole Anderson by disqualification / Notes: Rock
Hunter managed Song.
July 5, 1978 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Hartford Love over Barry Orton > the French Angel (02) over Roger Howell > Tommy Rich over Billy Graham > Mr. Wrestling
#2 (01) over King Kong Mosca > Georgia Television Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson* over Ivan Koloff > Ric Flair & Ole Anderson and
Stan Hansen & Mr. Wrestling #1 went to a draw / Notes: Wrestling #1 was billed as a mystery partner to Stan Hansen for the match
against Flair and Anderson.
July 5, 1979 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Mr. Wrestling #1 versus the Masked Superstar > Bob Armstrong & Stan Hansen versus Blackjack Lanza & Killer Karl Kox / Notes: Bobby
Heenan managed Lanza, Kox, and the Superstar.
July 5, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bruno
Sammartino, Jr., over the French Angel (02) > Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan & Bryan St. John > Steve Olsonoski and
King Kong Mosca went to a draw > Bruce Reed & George Welles over Terry Gordy & Greg Valentine > Jimmy Snuka over Jay Youngblood
> No Disqualification / No Countout Match: Bruiser Brody over Blackjack Mulligan > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Ken Patera* over
Tommy Rich > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Dusty Rhodes* over Ted DiBiase
July 5, 1982 (Monday) – Gainesville, FL (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Kevin Sullivan over Tom
Prichard > Bob Armstrong over Ole Anderson > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Masked Superstar > the Freebirds (02) (Michael Hayes &
Terry Gordy) over Don Muraco & the Super Destroyer (01) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair* over Tommy Rich / Notes:
Roddy Piper managed Muraco.
From Rich Tate:
July 5, 1933 (Wednesday) – Augusta, GA – American Legion (Max Stewart – Promoter) > Eddie Elzea versus Andy Rascher > Cleve
Walsh versus Young Strangler Lewis
July 5, 1934 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Moreland Arena (Promoter – Unknown) > Boxer versus Wrestler Match: John Terrell versus
Charlie Norman > Turk Powell and Son Almand went to a draw at 90:00 > Ted Radcliffe versus Jim Zbyszko / Notes: The Norman-Terrell
match was arranged for three ten-minute rounds. Chippewa Charlie was credited as being a referee for this card.
July 5, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Foy Rivers > Jack
Trainer versus Emilio Firpo > Honey Boy Hackney versus Son Almand / Notes: John Mauldin was credited as being a referee for this card.
July 5, 1937 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Red Smith versus Baron Von Hoffman >
John Mauldin versus Jack Bloomfield > Joe Ferona versus Petro Rossi
July 5, 1946 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe
Marsh and Jack Hader went to a draw > Nick Carter over Don Lee > Gene Blakely over Roy Welch > Women’s Match: Celia Blevins over
Evelyn Wall > Johnny Long over Jack LaRue > Al Massey over Jim Coffield
July 5, 1950 (Wednesday) – Roswell, GA – Roswell Ballpark (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don
McIntyre & Bibber McCoy versus Tom Mahoney & Angelo Cistoldi
July 5, 1951 (Thursday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Babe
Zaharias over Don McIntyre > Ben Morgan & Jack Moore over Mike Paidousis & Tarzan White
July 5, 1956 (Thursday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Bill McDaniel – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gene
Stanlee versus Gory Guerrero > Lee Grable versus the Zebra Kid (01) > Texas Death Match: Jerry Graham & Danny McShain versus
Rocky Columbo & Red McIntyre
July 5, 1957 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick
Roberts over Babe Zaharias > George Drake over Kurt Von Brawner by disqualification > Women’s Match: Barbara Baker over Corinne
Cordero > Ten-Round Boxing Match: Freddie Blassie over Al Massey by technical knockout in the seventh round
July 5, 1957 (Friday) – Savannah, GA – Savannah Municipal Auditorium (Aaron Newman – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Lou Stinson & Red McIntyre & Oni Wiki-Wiki versus Jack Steele & Jack O’Brien & Rip Hawk
July 5, 1960 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Alexander
(01) over Mickey Blassie by disqualification at 27:00 > Women’s Match: Gloria Barratini over Mae Young at 37:00 > Leo Garibaldi over
Gorgeous George (01) / Notes: George was escorted to the ring by his valet Jeffries.
July 5, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack
Dillon and Johnny Reid went to a draw > Midget Tag Team Match: Marcel Semard & Tiny Bell versus Pee Wee Lopez & Farmer McGruder
ended in a no contest > Loser Leaves Match: Marco Polo over Jerry Graham
July 5, 1963 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Don McIntyre – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rip
Tyler over Bob Eisenburg > Corsica Joe over Tim Geohagen > Bill Dromo over Jack Bence > Women’s World Title Match: the Fabulous
Moolah* over Judy Grable to retain the title > Ray Gunkel over Tarzan Tyler / Notes: Chief Little Eagle was the special referee for the
Gunkel-Tyler match. Moolah had been billed as Women’s World Champion since she went over Judy Grable on September 18, 1956, in
Baltimore, MD. However, she was not considered the undisputed champion until June Byers retired with her title, won in Atlanta on
August 20, 1954, in a win over Mildred Burke, until Byers retired in 1964.
July 5, 1965 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg
Peterson versus Bob Dalton > Corsica Joe versus the Mummy (02) > Joe Scarpa versus Bob Orton > Billy Hines & Bad Boy Hines versus
Wildman Phillips & the Mongolian
July 5, 1966 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg
Peterson and Wildman Wehba went to a draw > Butcher Vachon over Chief Crazy Horse > Dick Steinborn & Mario Galento over George
Harris & Pancho Rosario
July 5, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Midget Tag Team Match: Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang over Little Bruiser & the Mighty Atom > Georgia Tag Team Title One-Night
Tournament: Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol over Silento Rodriguez & the Professional to advance; Bob Armstrong & Mario Galento over the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) to advance; Oki Shikina & Seiji Sakaguchi over Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo to
advance; Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon to advance; Tyler & Mongol over Armstrong & Galento to
advance; the Torres’ over Shikina & Sakaguchi to advance; and the Torres’ over Tyler & Mongol to win the title / Notes: Lou Thesz was the
special referee for the tournament. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Mongol. The tournament for the Georgia Tag Team Title was to
determine inaugural champions. Although there had been various versions of the title existing in the 1950s, we have found nothing
referencing a direct link to this version. It was announced that Dick Steinborn would be wrestling on the card on July 12, 1968, and that
Butcher Vachon would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
July 5, 1969 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol & the
Professional over Chati Yokuchi & Mr. Ito (01) by disqualification > Paul DeMarco over Tony Nero > Assassin #1 (01) over Phil Robley /
Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. The Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) and
Assassin #2 (01)) joined Capral to address the challenge issued to them by Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr., and said they would wrestle
them as long as Leo Garibaldi was not assigned to referee the match.
July 5, 1974 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jack Welch (02) over Doug Somers > Roberto Soto over Art Nelson > Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin and Rufus R. Jones & Hurricane Hester
went to a draw > Roger Kirby over Dennis Stamp > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson* over Mr. Wrestling #1
& the Professional by disqualification > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Buddy Colt over Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* to win the title / Notes:
Jimmy Garvin managed the Garvins.
July 5, 1977 (Tuesday) – Warner Robins, GA – Warner Robins Civic Center (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Randy Savage and Mike Stallings went to a draw > Sergeant Slaughter over Don Kernodle > Gene Anderson over Roberto Soto > Paul
Jones (02) over Pak Song > Georgia Television Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson* over Ole Anderson by disqualification / Notes: Rock
Hunter managed Song.
July 5, 1978 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Hartford Love over Barry Orton > the French Angel (02) over Roger Howell > Tommy Rich over Billy Graham > Mr. Wrestling
#2 (01) over King Kong Mosca > Georgia Television Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson* over Ivan Koloff > Ric Flair & Ole Anderson and
Stan Hansen & Mr. Wrestling #1 went to a draw / Notes: Wrestling #1 was billed as a mystery partner to Stan Hansen for the match
against Flair and Anderson.
July 5, 1979 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Mr. Wrestling #1 versus the Masked Superstar > Bob Armstrong & Stan Hansen versus Blackjack Lanza & Killer Karl Kox / Notes: Bobby
Heenan managed Lanza, Kox, and the Superstar.
July 5, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bruno
Sammartino, Jr., over the French Angel (02) > Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan & Bryan St. John > Steve Olsonoski and
King Kong Mosca went to a draw > Bruce Reed & George Welles over Terry Gordy & Greg Valentine > Jimmy Snuka over Jay Youngblood
> No Disqualification / No Countout Match: Bruiser Brody over Blackjack Mulligan > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Ken Patera* over
Tommy Rich > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Dusty Rhodes* over Ted DiBiase
July 5, 1982 (Monday) – Gainesville, FL (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Kevin Sullivan over Tom
Prichard > Bob Armstrong over Ole Anderson > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Masked Superstar > the Freebirds (02) (Michael Hayes &
Terry Gordy) over Don Muraco & the Super Destroyer (01) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair* over Tommy Rich / Notes:
Roddy Piper managed Muraco.