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04/12/2012 – April 12 Georgia Wrestling Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
April 12, 1918 (Friday) – Savannah, GA – Liberty Theatre (Max Bauman – Promoter) > Wladek Zbyszko over Constant LeMarin at 53:30 two falls to none
April 12, 1932 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (L.C. Warren – Promoter) > Ed Don George over Jack Wagner at 44:00 two falls to one > Charley
Lehman over Nick Skotos > Whitey Patterson over Greek George (02)
April 12, 1934 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Heights Arena (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Bill Collins versus Glenn Cowan > No Time Limit Match: Bull Schmidt
versus Gorilla Tucker > Fred Lassiter versus Pancho Villa (01)
April 12, 1934 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Mehille Clark / American Legion – Promoter) > Eddie Wagner versus Gorilla Tucker > Frank
Remille versus Pancho Villa (01) > John Mauldin versus Ronnie McDuffie
April 12, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Alex Headlin versus Ripper Reeves > Hugh Winn versus Sammy
Miller > Tony Marconi versus Totem Pole Anderson
April 12, 1937 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Spring Street Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Mauldin versus Chin Lee (01) > Tony Papalino versus
Farmer Mack > Mike Cassidy versus Young Londos
April 12, 1946 (Friday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (George Romanoff – Promoter) > Tommy Londos versus Jack Singer > Joe Bennicasa & Jack
Wentworth versus Jack Dillon & Gypsy Daniels
April 12, 1951 (Thursday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Curtis over Red Dugan >
Women’s Match: Mildred Burke over Mae Weston > Benny Becker over Dan O'Connor by disqualification
April 12, 1954 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre and Don Big Kettle went
to a draw > Clyde Steeves and Dick Big Kettle went to a draw > Lu Kimm over Jack Dillon > Clyde Steeves & Don McIntyre & Red McIntyre over Chief Chewacki (02) & Don
Big Kettle & Dick Big Kettle by disqualification
April 12, 1957 (Friday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre & Guy LaRose over Kurt Von
Brawner & Jean LaFitte
April 12, 1957 (Friday) – Forest Park, GA – Forest Park High School Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pierre LaSalle & Red
McIntyre versus Babe Zaharias & the Great Mitsu
April 12, 1960 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and the Brute went to a draw >
Eric Pederson & the Brute over Vince Bryant & Bill Dromo > Paul Anderson over Tokyo Joe (01)
April 12, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > One-Night Tournament: Chief Little
Eagle over Guy Mitchell to advance; Bob Rasmussen over Gypsy Joe (01) to advance; Little Eagle over Skull Murphy to advance; Rasmussen over Tiny Evans to advance;
and Little Eagle and Rasmussen went to a draw – Little Eagle won a coin flip to determine the winner / Notes: The winner of the tournament was to earn a match against
the Eastern Heavyweight Champion on April 19, 1961.
April 12, 1963 (Friday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George Bell & Bulldog Lawley over Ted
Evans & Jack Armstrong > International Tag Team Title Match: Derrell Cochran & Chief Little Eagle over Lenny Montana & Tarzan Tyler* by disqualification; Montana &
Tyler retained the title / Notes: Montana & Tyler had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since April 9, 1963.
April 12, 1966 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Crazy Horse over Chin Lee (02) >
Women’s Match: Linda Carroll over Toni Rose > the Infernos (Inferno #1 & Inferno #2) over Billy Hines & Bad Boy Hines / Notes: There were two referees for the Infernos-
Hines match. J.C. Dykes managed the Infernos.
April 12, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Chuck
Adcox by disqualification > Bobby Hart and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by
disqualification > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling (01) over El Mongol* by disqualification; Mongol retained the title > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres &
Alberto Torres over Hans Schmidt & Dr. M (02) & the Big O (01) / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt, Dr. M, Big O, and Mongol. Mr. Wrestling was initially
declared the winner in the match against Mongol, but Mongol had knocked out referee Leo Garibaldi, and Tillet, who had run in to help, made the count. The decision
was reversed afterward by Garibaldi, saying Tillet was not a licensed referee. Garibaldi did, however, disqualify Mongol for his actions. Mongol had been billed as
Georgia Heavyweight Champion since October 10, 1967.
April 12, 1969 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul DeMarco over Bob Ramstad > Little John
over Joe Turco > El Mongol & the Professional over the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) & Assassin #2 (01)) / Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling”
television program hosted by Ed Capral.
April 12, 1973 (Thursday) – Athens, GA – J&J Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Evans (02) versus Bob Orton, Jr. > Bill
Dromo versus Butcher Brannigan > Bobby Cash & Roy Lee Welch versus Chati Yokuchi & Fuji (02) > Bill Watts & Bob Armstrong versus the Super Infernos (01) (Super
Inferno #1 & Super Inferno #2 (01)) > Rocket Monroe versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Norvel Austin versus Tarzan Tyler / Notes: J.C. Dykes managed the Infernos. Jack
Crawford managed Tyler.
April 12, 1974 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Oates and Tiger Conway, Jr.,
went to a draw > Jerry Brisco and Robert Fuller went to a draw > Bobby McGuire & Benny McGuire over Art Nelson & Jerry Lawler > Bobby Duncum & Dick the Bruiser over
Bob Armstrong & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Street Fight Match (No Time Limit / No Disqualification): Earl Maynard & Bobo Brazil over Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin / Notes:
Jimmy Garvin managed the Garvins.
April 12, 1976 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob Backlund versus Rip Hawk >
Greg Valentine versus Rick Martel > Bob Armstrong & Mark Lewin versus Les Thornton & Tony Charles > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: the Spoiler (02)* versus
Thunderbolt Patterson > Cage Match: Dick Slater versus Stan Stasiak (02) / Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler.
April 12, 1977 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Richard Blood versus Abdul Zataar > Randy
Savage versus Roberto Soto > Black Atlas versus the French Angel (02) > Dick Slater versus Paul Jones (02) > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Ole Anderson & Gene
Anderson* versus Mr. Wrestling #1 & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) ended in a no contest
April 12, 1978 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul Ellering versus
Helmut Schmidt > John Ruggers versus Pez Whatley > Tommy Rich versus Jacques Goulet > Adrian Adonis versus Abdullah the Butcher > Rocky Johnson & Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01) versus Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Stan Hansen* versus Wahoo McDaniel / Notes: Rock Hunter managed
Schmidt.
April 12, 1980 (Saturday) – Griffin, GA – Mid-South Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Garrett over Marvin Turner >
Gerald Finley over the Scorpion (03) > Chick Donovan over Jim Nelson > Jay Strongbow over Genichiro Tenryu > Kevin Sullivan over Alexis Smirnoff > Tommy Rich over
Austin Idol / Notes: Rock Hunter managed Smirnoff.
April 12, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Steve Keirn over the French Angel (02) >
Roberto Soto over Gypsy Joe (02) > Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan > Tony Atlas versus the Mongolian Stomper ended in a no contest > Ole Anderson & Gene
Anderson and Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) & the Masked Superstar went to a draw > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* over Bobby Eaton > Tommy Rich & the
Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) > Texas Bullrope Match: Dusty Rhodes over Don Carson / Notes: Eaton substituted for Dick Slater in
the match against Olsonoski. Carson managed the Stomper. The Stomper was in Carson’s corner during the match against Rhodes. Michael Hayes was in the
Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and the Dog.
April 12, 1984 (Thursday) – Wheeling, WV (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Rogers over Rocky Jones > Sweet Brown Sugar over
Jake Roberts > Tim Horner over Les Thornton > Ron Garvin & King Kong Bundy over the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) > National Heavyweight Title Match: the Spoiler
(02) over Brad Armstrong* to win the title > Lights Out Match: Ron Garvin over Jake Roberts / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts, the Spoiler, and the Warriors.
From Rich Tate:
April 12, 1918 (Friday) – Savannah, GA – Liberty Theatre (Max Bauman – Promoter) > Wladek Zbyszko over Constant LeMarin at 53:30 two falls to none
April 12, 1932 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (L.C. Warren – Promoter) > Ed Don George over Jack Wagner at 44:00 two falls to one > Charley
Lehman over Nick Skotos > Whitey Patterson over Greek George (02)
April 12, 1934 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Heights Arena (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Bill Collins versus Glenn Cowan > No Time Limit Match: Bull Schmidt
versus Gorilla Tucker > Fred Lassiter versus Pancho Villa (01)
April 12, 1934 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Mehille Clark / American Legion – Promoter) > Eddie Wagner versus Gorilla Tucker > Frank
Remille versus Pancho Villa (01) > John Mauldin versus Ronnie McDuffie
April 12, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Alex Headlin versus Ripper Reeves > Hugh Winn versus Sammy
Miller > Tony Marconi versus Totem Pole Anderson
April 12, 1937 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Spring Street Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Mauldin versus Chin Lee (01) > Tony Papalino versus
Farmer Mack > Mike Cassidy versus Young Londos
April 12, 1946 (Friday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (George Romanoff – Promoter) > Tommy Londos versus Jack Singer > Joe Bennicasa & Jack
Wentworth versus Jack Dillon & Gypsy Daniels
April 12, 1951 (Thursday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Curtis over Red Dugan >
Women’s Match: Mildred Burke over Mae Weston > Benny Becker over Dan O'Connor by disqualification
April 12, 1954 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre and Don Big Kettle went
to a draw > Clyde Steeves and Dick Big Kettle went to a draw > Lu Kimm over Jack Dillon > Clyde Steeves & Don McIntyre & Red McIntyre over Chief Chewacki (02) & Don
Big Kettle & Dick Big Kettle by disqualification
April 12, 1957 (Friday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre & Guy LaRose over Kurt Von
Brawner & Jean LaFitte
April 12, 1957 (Friday) – Forest Park, GA – Forest Park High School Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pierre LaSalle & Red
McIntyre versus Babe Zaharias & the Great Mitsu
April 12, 1960 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and the Brute went to a draw >
Eric Pederson & the Brute over Vince Bryant & Bill Dromo > Paul Anderson over Tokyo Joe (01)
April 12, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > One-Night Tournament: Chief Little
Eagle over Guy Mitchell to advance; Bob Rasmussen over Gypsy Joe (01) to advance; Little Eagle over Skull Murphy to advance; Rasmussen over Tiny Evans to advance;
and Little Eagle and Rasmussen went to a draw – Little Eagle won a coin flip to determine the winner / Notes: The winner of the tournament was to earn a match against
the Eastern Heavyweight Champion on April 19, 1961.
April 12, 1963 (Friday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George Bell & Bulldog Lawley over Ted
Evans & Jack Armstrong > International Tag Team Title Match: Derrell Cochran & Chief Little Eagle over Lenny Montana & Tarzan Tyler* by disqualification; Montana &
Tyler retained the title / Notes: Montana & Tyler had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since April 9, 1963.
April 12, 1966 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Crazy Horse over Chin Lee (02) >
Women’s Match: Linda Carroll over Toni Rose > the Infernos (Inferno #1 & Inferno #2) over Billy Hines & Bad Boy Hines / Notes: There were two referees for the Infernos-
Hines match. J.C. Dykes managed the Infernos.
April 12, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Chuck
Adcox by disqualification > Bobby Hart and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by
disqualification > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling (01) over El Mongol* by disqualification; Mongol retained the title > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres &
Alberto Torres over Hans Schmidt & Dr. M (02) & the Big O (01) / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt, Dr. M, Big O, and Mongol. Mr. Wrestling was initially
declared the winner in the match against Mongol, but Mongol had knocked out referee Leo Garibaldi, and Tillet, who had run in to help, made the count. The decision
was reversed afterward by Garibaldi, saying Tillet was not a licensed referee. Garibaldi did, however, disqualify Mongol for his actions. Mongol had been billed as
Georgia Heavyweight Champion since October 10, 1967.
April 12, 1969 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul DeMarco over Bob Ramstad > Little John
over Joe Turco > El Mongol & the Professional over the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) & Assassin #2 (01)) / Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling”
television program hosted by Ed Capral.
April 12, 1973 (Thursday) – Athens, GA – J&J Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Evans (02) versus Bob Orton, Jr. > Bill
Dromo versus Butcher Brannigan > Bobby Cash & Roy Lee Welch versus Chati Yokuchi & Fuji (02) > Bill Watts & Bob Armstrong versus the Super Infernos (01) (Super
Inferno #1 & Super Inferno #2 (01)) > Rocket Monroe versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Norvel Austin versus Tarzan Tyler / Notes: J.C. Dykes managed the Infernos. Jack
Crawford managed Tyler.
April 12, 1974 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Oates and Tiger Conway, Jr.,
went to a draw > Jerry Brisco and Robert Fuller went to a draw > Bobby McGuire & Benny McGuire over Art Nelson & Jerry Lawler > Bobby Duncum & Dick the Bruiser over
Bob Armstrong & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Street Fight Match (No Time Limit / No Disqualification): Earl Maynard & Bobo Brazil over Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin / Notes:
Jimmy Garvin managed the Garvins.
April 12, 1976 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob Backlund versus Rip Hawk >
Greg Valentine versus Rick Martel > Bob Armstrong & Mark Lewin versus Les Thornton & Tony Charles > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: the Spoiler (02)* versus
Thunderbolt Patterson > Cage Match: Dick Slater versus Stan Stasiak (02) / Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler.
April 12, 1977 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Richard Blood versus Abdul Zataar > Randy
Savage versus Roberto Soto > Black Atlas versus the French Angel (02) > Dick Slater versus Paul Jones (02) > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Ole Anderson & Gene
Anderson* versus Mr. Wrestling #1 & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) ended in a no contest
April 12, 1978 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul Ellering versus
Helmut Schmidt > John Ruggers versus Pez Whatley > Tommy Rich versus Jacques Goulet > Adrian Adonis versus Abdullah the Butcher > Rocky Johnson & Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01) versus Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Stan Hansen* versus Wahoo McDaniel / Notes: Rock Hunter managed
Schmidt.
April 12, 1980 (Saturday) – Griffin, GA – Mid-South Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Garrett over Marvin Turner >
Gerald Finley over the Scorpion (03) > Chick Donovan over Jim Nelson > Jay Strongbow over Genichiro Tenryu > Kevin Sullivan over Alexis Smirnoff > Tommy Rich over
Austin Idol / Notes: Rock Hunter managed Smirnoff.
April 12, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Steve Keirn over the French Angel (02) >
Roberto Soto over Gypsy Joe (02) > Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan > Tony Atlas versus the Mongolian Stomper ended in a no contest > Ole Anderson & Gene
Anderson and Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) & the Masked Superstar went to a draw > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* over Bobby Eaton > Tommy Rich & the
Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) > Texas Bullrope Match: Dusty Rhodes over Don Carson / Notes: Eaton substituted for Dick Slater in
the match against Olsonoski. Carson managed the Stomper. The Stomper was in Carson’s corner during the match against Rhodes. Michael Hayes was in the
Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and the Dog.
April 12, 1984 (Thursday) – Wheeling, WV (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Rogers over Rocky Jones > Sweet Brown Sugar over
Jake Roberts > Tim Horner over Les Thornton > Ron Garvin & King Kong Bundy over the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) > National Heavyweight Title Match: the Spoiler
(02) over Brad Armstrong* to win the title > Lights Out Match: Ron Garvin over Jake Roberts / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts, the Spoiler, and the Warriors.