12/06/2011 – December 6 Georgia Wrestling Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
December 6, 1926 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John
Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pro versus Amateur Match:
Pete Dallis over Bob Ruble > Pete Sauer over Jack Roller > Dick Daviscourt over
Oresti Vadalfi / Notes: In the Ruble-Dallis match, Ruble was the amateur. Sauer
substituted for Jim Londos in the match against Roller.
December 6, 1933 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry
Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer over Dick
Daviscourt two falls to one > Pete Sauer over Frank Speer / Notes: Sauer substituted
for Al Baffert in the match against Speer.
December 6, 1934 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Emory University Gymnasium
(Promoter – Unknown) > Albert Stubbs and Emory Smith went to a draw
December 6, 1934 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Heights Arena (Frank Bettis
– Promoter) > Pat O’Brien (01) versus Smitty Anderson > John Mauldin versus Red
Dugan > Bill Collins versus Charlie Norman
December 6, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Piedmont-Ellis Arena (Frank Bettis and
Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Collins versus John Mauldin > Emilio Firpo versus
Young Londos > Joe Wolfe versus Tarzan Jordan
December 6, 1939 (Wednesday) – Augusta, GA – Reynolds Street Arena (Dobie
Osborne – Promoter) > John Grandovich over Tom Hanley > Ray Eckert over Pancho
Valdez (01) two falls to none / Notes: It was reported that 500 were in attendance for
this card.
December 6, 1946 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey and Lozano Martinez
went to a draw > Bibber McCoy over Wally Greb by disqualification > Don McIntyre &
Nick Carter over Jack Dillon & Jim Coffield > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match:
Tex Riley* over Carlos Rodriguez to retain the title / Notes: Riley had been the reigning
World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since
he won a tournament on July 12, 1946, in Nashville, TN.
December 6, 1954 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney
– Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Kathy Branch over
Ethel Brown > Tommy O’Toole over El Toro (01) by disqualification > Jerry Graham
over Chief Big Heart two falls to none
December 6, 1954 (Monday) – Valdosta, GA – Valdosta Livestock Arena (Gordon
Walker – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Catherine
Simpson versus Jo Mullineaux > Benny Matta versus Jack Steele
December 6, 1957 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis over Marco
Polo > the Mighty Yankee (01) over Wild Red Berry > Women’s Match: LeChona
LeClaire over Vicki Lynn > World Tag Team Title Match: Reggie Lisowski & Stan
Lisowski* versus Ray Gunkel & Don McIntyre ended in a no contest; the Lisowskis
retained the title / Notes: The Lisowskis had been the reigning World Tag Team
Champions as recognized by the Chicago, IL, office since they went over Boris Volkoff
and Nicoli Volkoff on June 29, 1957, in Chicago.
December 6, 1960 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward –
Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mitsu Arakawa over Benny Matta >
Negro Men’s Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Willie Love* and Joe Harrison went to
a draw; Love retained the title > Southern Heavyweight Title Match (No
Disqualification): Tiny Evans* over Freddie Blassie to retain the title / Notes: Evans
had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Blassie
on November 18, 1960, in Atlanta. Love had been billed as the Negro Men’s Southern
Heavyweight Champion since October 2, 1959.
December 6, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred
Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Kozak and Assassin #2
(01) went to a draw > Jerry Miller over Sky Hi Krueger > Nick Kozak & Jerry Kozak over
the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) & Assassin #2 (01)) by disqualification
December 6, 1963 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Don McIntyre
– Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Corsica Joe & the Outlaw (01) over
Tim Geohagen & Gene Anderson > Joe Scarpa over Ivan Zukoff > Chief Little Eagle
over Lenny Montana > Taro Myaki (02) over Chief Big Heart > Eastern Heavyweight
Title versus Mask Match (No Time Limit): Eddie Graham* over the Mighty Hercules to
retain the title / Notes: Graham was declared the winner of his match when Hercules
was deemed unable to continue. Since he lost due to a referee decision, he was not
forced to unmask as per the stipulation. Graham had been the reigning Eastern
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Hercules on November 29, 1963, in
Atlanta.
December 6, 1966 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward –
Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo over Jack Bence > Matt
Jewell and Tom Jones (02) went to a draw > Chief Little Eagle over the Red Raider by
disqualification > Bobby Hart and Louie Tillet went to a draw
December 6, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the Outlaw (02) over Bob Boyer
> Dale Lewis over Bob Armstrong > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres and Stan Vachon
& Butcher Vachon went to a draw > the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) & Assassin
#2 (01)) over Ray Gunkel & Bill Dromo by disqualification > Buddy Fuller over Mad
Dog Vachon > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match (No Disqualification): the
Professional over Johnny Valentine* to win the title / Notes: Joe Louis was the special
referee for the Valentine-Professional match, as well as the Fuller-Vachon match.
Valentine had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over
the Professional on November 8, 1968, in Atlanta. The program for this card
mentioned that Peruvian Promotions, Ltd., would be sending El Mongol on a tour of
the United States in 1969, and that Jones was negotiating to book him along the way.
It was announced that Lou Thesz would be wrestling on the card on December 13,
1968.
December 6, 1972 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Welch (02) versus
Carlos Montez > Jack Evans (02) versus Derrell Cochran > Leon Ogle versus Jimmy
Valentine > Women’s Match: Lilly Thomas versus Peggy Patterson > Eddie Graham
versus Tony Russo > Bob Armstrong & Don Curtis versus Buddy Colt & Hiro Matsuda
/ Notes: This program mentions the Saturday matches shown live over Channel 41
would begin at 3:00 PM, although several weeks later it is back to 4:00 PM on January
17, 1973.
December 6, 1974 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jimmy Golden & Steve Keirn
over Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin > Ricky Gibson over Bob Orton, Jr. > the Mighty
Yankees (02) (Mighty Yankee #1 (02) & Mighty Yankee #2 (02)) over Ken Patera &
Danny Little Bear > North American Heavyweight Title Match: Bob Armstrong* over Bill
Watts > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Rocky Johnson* over Buddy Colt >
Lumberjack Match: Rocky Johnson versus Bearcat Wright > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over
Harley Race / Notes: Wrestling #2 had vowed to unmask if he could not defeat Race.
Wright managed Race and Colt. J.C. Dykes managed the Yankees.
December 6, 1975 (Saturday) – Griffin, GA – Griffin-Barnesville Sports Palace (Paul
Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dino Bravo over Otto
Von Heller at 9:30 > Tony Garea & Dean Ho over Billy Spears & Dudley Clements at
21:00 > Dick Slater over Nikolai Volkoff > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Spoiler (02) /
Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler and Volkoff. Ron West was credited as being a
referee for this card.
December 6, 1976 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben
– Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky Steamboat and Jerry Stubbs
went to a draw > Black Atlas over Randy Alls > the Mighty Igor over Two-Ton Harris >
Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson over Ted Oates & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Georgia
Heavyweight Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson over Dick Slater* by disqualification
December 6, 1977 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter
/ Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Raymond Rougeau over Jerry Stubbs > Tommy
Rich over Jacques Goulet > Jerry Oates and Randy Savage went to a draw > Brass
Knuckles Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Rock Hunter > Bob Armstrong & Tony
Atlas & Dick Slater over Pak Song & Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen
December 6, 1979 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie
Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Jaggers versus
Ricky Fields > Ray Candy & Tommy Rich versus Killer Khan & Killer Karl Kox > Tony
Atlas versus the Masked Superstar > Lights Out Match: Ole Anderson versus Ivan
Koloff / Notes: Gorgeous George, Jr., managed Khan and Tanaka.
December 6, 1983 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter
/ Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Rich over Chick Donovan > National
Television Title Match: Jake Roberts over Ron Garvin* to win the title > Ted DiBiase
over Tommy Rich > Brett Sawyer & Buzz Sawyer versus the Road Warriors (Animal &
Hawk) ended in a no contest > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair* over
Pez Whatley / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts and the Warriors. The Macon
Telegraph reported that Roberts regained the National Television Title from Garvin.
Roberts had actually won the title from Garvin in Atlanta on November 6. It also
reported that Flair regained the NWA World Heavyweight Title from Whatley.
From Rich Tate:
December 6, 1926 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John
Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pro versus Amateur Match:
Pete Dallis over Bob Ruble > Pete Sauer over Jack Roller > Dick Daviscourt over
Oresti Vadalfi / Notes: In the Ruble-Dallis match, Ruble was the amateur. Sauer
substituted for Jim Londos in the match against Roller.
December 6, 1933 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry
Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer over Dick
Daviscourt two falls to one > Pete Sauer over Frank Speer / Notes: Sauer substituted
for Al Baffert in the match against Speer.
December 6, 1934 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Emory University Gymnasium
(Promoter – Unknown) > Albert Stubbs and Emory Smith went to a draw
December 6, 1934 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Heights Arena (Frank Bettis
– Promoter) > Pat O’Brien (01) versus Smitty Anderson > John Mauldin versus Red
Dugan > Bill Collins versus Charlie Norman
December 6, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Piedmont-Ellis Arena (Frank Bettis and
Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Collins versus John Mauldin > Emilio Firpo versus
Young Londos > Joe Wolfe versus Tarzan Jordan
December 6, 1939 (Wednesday) – Augusta, GA – Reynolds Street Arena (Dobie
Osborne – Promoter) > John Grandovich over Tom Hanley > Ray Eckert over Pancho
Valdez (01) two falls to none / Notes: It was reported that 500 were in attendance for
this card.
December 6, 1946 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey and Lozano Martinez
went to a draw > Bibber McCoy over Wally Greb by disqualification > Don McIntyre &
Nick Carter over Jack Dillon & Jim Coffield > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match:
Tex Riley* over Carlos Rodriguez to retain the title / Notes: Riley had been the reigning
World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since
he won a tournament on July 12, 1946, in Nashville, TN.
December 6, 1954 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney
– Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Kathy Branch over
Ethel Brown > Tommy O’Toole over El Toro (01) by disqualification > Jerry Graham
over Chief Big Heart two falls to none
December 6, 1954 (Monday) – Valdosta, GA – Valdosta Livestock Arena (Gordon
Walker – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Catherine
Simpson versus Jo Mullineaux > Benny Matta versus Jack Steele
December 6, 1957 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis over Marco
Polo > the Mighty Yankee (01) over Wild Red Berry > Women’s Match: LeChona
LeClaire over Vicki Lynn > World Tag Team Title Match: Reggie Lisowski & Stan
Lisowski* versus Ray Gunkel & Don McIntyre ended in a no contest; the Lisowskis
retained the title / Notes: The Lisowskis had been the reigning World Tag Team
Champions as recognized by the Chicago, IL, office since they went over Boris Volkoff
and Nicoli Volkoff on June 29, 1957, in Chicago.
December 6, 1960 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward –
Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mitsu Arakawa over Benny Matta >
Negro Men’s Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Willie Love* and Joe Harrison went to
a draw; Love retained the title > Southern Heavyweight Title Match (No
Disqualification): Tiny Evans* over Freddie Blassie to retain the title / Notes: Evans
had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Blassie
on November 18, 1960, in Atlanta. Love had been billed as the Negro Men’s Southern
Heavyweight Champion since October 2, 1959.
December 6, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred
Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Kozak and Assassin #2
(01) went to a draw > Jerry Miller over Sky Hi Krueger > Nick Kozak & Jerry Kozak over
the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) & Assassin #2 (01)) by disqualification
December 6, 1963 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Don McIntyre
– Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Corsica Joe & the Outlaw (01) over
Tim Geohagen & Gene Anderson > Joe Scarpa over Ivan Zukoff > Chief Little Eagle
over Lenny Montana > Taro Myaki (02) over Chief Big Heart > Eastern Heavyweight
Title versus Mask Match (No Time Limit): Eddie Graham* over the Mighty Hercules to
retain the title / Notes: Graham was declared the winner of his match when Hercules
was deemed unable to continue. Since he lost due to a referee decision, he was not
forced to unmask as per the stipulation. Graham had been the reigning Eastern
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Hercules on November 29, 1963, in
Atlanta.
December 6, 1966 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward –
Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo over Jack Bence > Matt
Jewell and Tom Jones (02) went to a draw > Chief Little Eagle over the Red Raider by
disqualification > Bobby Hart and Louie Tillet went to a draw
December 6, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the Outlaw (02) over Bob Boyer
> Dale Lewis over Bob Armstrong > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres and Stan Vachon
& Butcher Vachon went to a draw > the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) & Assassin
#2 (01)) over Ray Gunkel & Bill Dromo by disqualification > Buddy Fuller over Mad
Dog Vachon > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match (No Disqualification): the
Professional over Johnny Valentine* to win the title / Notes: Joe Louis was the special
referee for the Valentine-Professional match, as well as the Fuller-Vachon match.
Valentine had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over
the Professional on November 8, 1968, in Atlanta. The program for this card
mentioned that Peruvian Promotions, Ltd., would be sending El Mongol on a tour of
the United States in 1969, and that Jones was negotiating to book him along the way.
It was announced that Lou Thesz would be wrestling on the card on December 13,
1968.
December 6, 1972 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Welch (02) versus
Carlos Montez > Jack Evans (02) versus Derrell Cochran > Leon Ogle versus Jimmy
Valentine > Women’s Match: Lilly Thomas versus Peggy Patterson > Eddie Graham
versus Tony Russo > Bob Armstrong & Don Curtis versus Buddy Colt & Hiro Matsuda
/ Notes: This program mentions the Saturday matches shown live over Channel 41
would begin at 3:00 PM, although several weeks later it is back to 4:00 PM on January
17, 1973.
December 6, 1974 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jimmy Golden & Steve Keirn
over Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin > Ricky Gibson over Bob Orton, Jr. > the Mighty
Yankees (02) (Mighty Yankee #1 (02) & Mighty Yankee #2 (02)) over Ken Patera &
Danny Little Bear > North American Heavyweight Title Match: Bob Armstrong* over Bill
Watts > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Rocky Johnson* over Buddy Colt >
Lumberjack Match: Rocky Johnson versus Bearcat Wright > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over
Harley Race / Notes: Wrestling #2 had vowed to unmask if he could not defeat Race.
Wright managed Race and Colt. J.C. Dykes managed the Yankees.
December 6, 1975 (Saturday) – Griffin, GA – Griffin-Barnesville Sports Palace (Paul
Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dino Bravo over Otto
Von Heller at 9:30 > Tony Garea & Dean Ho over Billy Spears & Dudley Clements at
21:00 > Dick Slater over Nikolai Volkoff > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Spoiler (02) /
Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler and Volkoff. Ron West was credited as being a
referee for this card.
December 6, 1976 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben
– Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky Steamboat and Jerry Stubbs
went to a draw > Black Atlas over Randy Alls > the Mighty Igor over Two-Ton Harris >
Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson over Ted Oates & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Georgia
Heavyweight Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson over Dick Slater* by disqualification
December 6, 1977 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter
/ Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Raymond Rougeau over Jerry Stubbs > Tommy
Rich over Jacques Goulet > Jerry Oates and Randy Savage went to a draw > Brass
Knuckles Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Rock Hunter > Bob Armstrong & Tony
Atlas & Dick Slater over Pak Song & Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen
December 6, 1979 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie
Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Jaggers versus
Ricky Fields > Ray Candy & Tommy Rich versus Killer Khan & Killer Karl Kox > Tony
Atlas versus the Masked Superstar > Lights Out Match: Ole Anderson versus Ivan
Koloff / Notes: Gorgeous George, Jr., managed Khan and Tanaka.
December 6, 1983 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter
/ Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Rich over Chick Donovan > National
Television Title Match: Jake Roberts over Ron Garvin* to win the title > Ted DiBiase
over Tommy Rich > Brett Sawyer & Buzz Sawyer versus the Road Warriors (Animal &
Hawk) ended in a no contest > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair* over
Pez Whatley / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts and the Warriors. The Macon
Telegraph reported that Roberts regained the National Television Title from Garvin.
Roberts had actually won the title from Garvin in Atlanta on November 6. It also
reported that Flair regained the NWA World Heavyweight Title from Whatley.
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