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04/13/2012 – April 13 Georgia Wrestling Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
April 13, 1905 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Athletic Club (Promoter – Unknown) > Mixed Greco-Roman / Catch-as-Catch-Can Match: Charles Leonhardt over Tom
Carroll two falls to none
April 13, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Dallis over Bill Lewis > Jiu-
Jitsu Style Match: Taro Myaki (01) over John Paxos two falls to none > World Heavyweight Title Match: Joe Stecher* over Stanislaus Zbyszko to retain the title / Notes: It
was reported that 6,000 were in attendance for this card. Stecher had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on
May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back to George Hackenschmidt.
April 13, 1933 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Brookhaven American Legion Arena (Hugh Allgood – Promoter) > Oscar Williamson versus Tarzan Jordan > Wrestler versus
Boxer Match: Jack McAdams versus Jack Britt / Notes: There were two boxing matches, but no details were provided following the card.
April 13, 1934 (Friday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Pancho Villa (01) versus Young Americus > Whitey Patterson versus Gorilla
Tucker > Fred Lassiter versus Bill Collins
April 13, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dorv Roche over Jim Wright > Ernest Kelly and
Henry Piers went to a draw > Jim Wright over George Ligosky / Notes: Wright substituted for Speer in the match against Roche.
April 13, 1939 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Dameron versus Bad Boy Brown > Red Dugan versus Young
Londos > Southern Light Heavyweight Title Match: Jack McAdams* versus George Romanoff / Notes: McAdams had been the reigning Southern Light Heavyweight
Champion since he went over Eddie Williams on November 14, 1938, in Atlanta, GA.
April 13, 1945 (Friday) Notes: A card was advertised in Atlanta, but Paul Jones (01) cancelled it because of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death at his home in Warm
Springs, GA, one day earlier at the age of 63.
April 13, 1951 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou Plummer versus Benny
Becker > Jack Curtis versus Bob Shipp > Women’s Match: Mildred Burke over Mae Weston > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre* versus Dan O’Connor
ended in a double countout; McIntyre retained the title / Notes: McIntyre had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over the Golden Terror
(02) on March 30, 1951, in Atlanta.
April 13, 1953 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Midget Match: Irish Jackie over Farmer
Pete > Midget Match: Sonny Boy Cassidy over Irish Jackie > Henry Harrell over Don McIntyre two falls to one > Jack Steele & Aldo Bogni over Carlos Guzman & Tex Riley /
Notes: Jackie had predicted before the card that he could defeat both Pete and Cassidy in successive matches, and within a combined thirty minutes. The time for the
matches is not clear, but he failed to defeat both men, as the results point out.
April 13, 1956 (Friday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou Plummer and Rocky
Columbo went to a draw > Lou Plummer & Dick Raines versus Jackie Nichols & Rocky Columbo went to a draw > Chief Big Heart over Jerry Graham at 0:30
April 13, 1959 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Armory Hall (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McClarty versus Albert Mills > Handicap
Match: Paul Anderson versus Bob Shipp & Jack O’Brien
April 13, 1960 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and the Brute went to a
draw at 15:00 > Eric Pederson over Pepper Rodriguez at 11:00 > Eric Pederson & the Brute over Bill Dromo & Pepper Rodriguez > No Disqualification Match: Paul
Anderson over Tokyo Joe (01) at 6:45
April 13, 1964 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Fuller over George Harris >
Joe Scarpa over Stan Stasiak (02) > Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner over the Bavarian Boys (Rudy Jacobs & Harry Wenzl) / Notes: Saul Weingeroff managed the
Von Brauners.
April 13, 1965 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg Peterson over Bob Dalton > Women’s
Match: Princess Little Cloud over Dot Carter > the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01)) over Jerry Miller & Frankie Cain > Georgia
Heavyweight Title Match: Billy Hines over Mario Galento* by disqualification; Galento retained the title / Notes: Galento had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight
Champion since he went over Sputnik Monroe on November 13, 1964, in Atlanta.
April 13, 1966 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Crazy Horse over
Jack Vansky > Women’s Match: Toni Rose over Linda Carroll > Enrique Torres over Swede Karlson > the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious
Medic #2 (01)) over Mario Galento & Louie Tillet > United States Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Bobby Shane over Chin Lee (02)* two falls to one to win the title / Notes:
Lee had been the reigning United States Junior Heavyweight Champion since he went over Galento on March 22, 1966, in Macon. It was reported that 2,000 were in
attendance for this card.
April 13, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol & the Big O (01) over Bobby Hart &
Silento Rodriguez > Corsica Jean over Tony Nero by disqualification > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma
& Shinya Kojika) / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol and Big O. Gentleman X
announced that he believed Avenger #3 to be Ramon Torres.
April 13, 1971 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Spears and Robert Fuller went to a draw >
Bob Griffin over Nikita Mulkovitch > Midget Women’s Match: Darling Dagmar over Diamond Lil > Choo-Choo Lynn over Krusher Karlson > Bob Armstrong & Leon Ogle &
El Mongol over Homer O’Dell & Billy Spears & Buddy Colt / Notes: O’Dell managed Colt.
April 13, 1973 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dr. Blood over Bearcat Brown > the
Super Infernos (01) (Super Inferno #1 & Super Inferno #2 (01)) over Bob Orton, Jr., & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Eddie Graham & Mike Graham over Sputnik Monroe & Rocket
Monroe > Cage Match: Norvel Austin over Jack Crawford > Cadillac Tournament: Bill Dromo over Tank Morgan to advance; and Bill Watts over Tarzan Tyler to advance /
Notes: J.C. Dykes managed the Infernos. Crawford managed Tyler. Following the Watts-Tyler match, Watts brutally attacked Crawford, reportedly requiring several
stitches to close a gash on his head.
April 13, 1974 (Saturday) – Griffin, GA – Griffin-Barnesville Sports Palace (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Stallings and the Zebra
Kid (02) went to a draw > Jerry Oates over the Masked Marvel (20) > Bob Armstrong over Bobby Duncum > Robert Fuller & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Jerry Brisco & Art
Nelson
April 13, 1975 (Sunday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dudley Clements and Roberto Soto went to a
draw > Jerry Brisco over Don Kent > Bill Dromo over Lorenzo Parente > Macon Tag Team Title Match: Don Greene & Jerry Lawler* and Ricky Gibson & Tommy Gilbert
went to a draw > Bob Armstrong over the Assassin (01) by disqualification > No Disqualification / No Time Limit Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Toru Tanaka / Notes:
Armstrong was the special referee for the Wrestling #2-Tanaka match. Rock Hunter managed Tanaka and the Assassin.
April 13, 1976 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg Valentine over Roy Lee Welch > the Red
Devils (Black Gordman & the Great Goliath (02)) over Ted Oates & Jerry Oates > Mark Lewin & Bob Backlund over Les Thornton & Tony Charles > Bob Armstrong over
Stan Stasiak (02) > Taped Fist Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Spoiler (02) / Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler.
April 13, 1978 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Adrian Adonis versus Jacques
Goulet > Ole Anderson versus Rocky Johnson > Stan Hansen versus Wahoo McDaniel > Lars Anderson versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
April 13, 1979 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ron Bass over Mike Stallings >
King Kong Mosca over Joe Soto > Bob Armstrong & Tommy Rich versus Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza ended in a no contest > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match:
Wahoo McDaniel over the Masked Superstar* by disqualification > Georgia Tag Team Title Match (No Time Limit / No Disqualification): Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff* over
Stan Hansen & Dusty Rhodes / Notes: Soto substituted for Rick Oliver in the match against Mosca. Heenan managed Bass and Lanza.
April 13, 1981 (Monday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Davis (02) over
Ken Timbs > Robert Gibson over Gypsy Joe (02) > Roberto Soto over the French Angel (02) > Steve Olsonoski over the Mongolian Stomper > Tommy Rich & Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01) over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and
Wrestling #2. Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 13, 1984 (Friday) – Cleveland, OH (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Rogers over Rocky Jones > Sweet Brown Sugar over
Les Thornton > Brad Armstrong over the Spoiler (02) by countout > Nikolai Volkoff over Wahoo McDaniel > the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) over Tim Horner & King
Kong Bundy > Texas Death Match: Ron Garvin over Jake Roberts / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts, the Spoiler, and the Warriors.
From Rich Tate:
April 13, 1905 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Athletic Club (Promoter – Unknown) > Mixed Greco-Roman / Catch-as-Catch-Can Match: Charles Leonhardt over Tom
Carroll two falls to none
April 13, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Dallis over Bill Lewis > Jiu-
Jitsu Style Match: Taro Myaki (01) over John Paxos two falls to none > World Heavyweight Title Match: Joe Stecher* over Stanislaus Zbyszko to retain the title / Notes: It
was reported that 6,000 were in attendance for this card. Stecher had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on
May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back to George Hackenschmidt.
April 13, 1933 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Brookhaven American Legion Arena (Hugh Allgood – Promoter) > Oscar Williamson versus Tarzan Jordan > Wrestler versus
Boxer Match: Jack McAdams versus Jack Britt / Notes: There were two boxing matches, but no details were provided following the card.
April 13, 1934 (Friday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Pancho Villa (01) versus Young Americus > Whitey Patterson versus Gorilla
Tucker > Fred Lassiter versus Bill Collins
April 13, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dorv Roche over Jim Wright > Ernest Kelly and
Henry Piers went to a draw > Jim Wright over George Ligosky / Notes: Wright substituted for Speer in the match against Roche.
April 13, 1939 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Dameron versus Bad Boy Brown > Red Dugan versus Young
Londos > Southern Light Heavyweight Title Match: Jack McAdams* versus George Romanoff / Notes: McAdams had been the reigning Southern Light Heavyweight
Champion since he went over Eddie Williams on November 14, 1938, in Atlanta, GA.
April 13, 1945 (Friday) Notes: A card was advertised in Atlanta, but Paul Jones (01) cancelled it because of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death at his home in Warm
Springs, GA, one day earlier at the age of 63.
April 13, 1951 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou Plummer versus Benny
Becker > Jack Curtis versus Bob Shipp > Women’s Match: Mildred Burke over Mae Weston > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre* versus Dan O’Connor
ended in a double countout; McIntyre retained the title / Notes: McIntyre had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over the Golden Terror
(02) on March 30, 1951, in Atlanta.
April 13, 1953 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Midget Match: Irish Jackie over Farmer
Pete > Midget Match: Sonny Boy Cassidy over Irish Jackie > Henry Harrell over Don McIntyre two falls to one > Jack Steele & Aldo Bogni over Carlos Guzman & Tex Riley /
Notes: Jackie had predicted before the card that he could defeat both Pete and Cassidy in successive matches, and within a combined thirty minutes. The time for the
matches is not clear, but he failed to defeat both men, as the results point out.
April 13, 1956 (Friday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou Plummer and Rocky
Columbo went to a draw > Lou Plummer & Dick Raines versus Jackie Nichols & Rocky Columbo went to a draw > Chief Big Heart over Jerry Graham at 0:30
April 13, 1959 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Armory Hall (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McClarty versus Albert Mills > Handicap
Match: Paul Anderson versus Bob Shipp & Jack O’Brien
April 13, 1960 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and the Brute went to a
draw at 15:00 > Eric Pederson over Pepper Rodriguez at 11:00 > Eric Pederson & the Brute over Bill Dromo & Pepper Rodriguez > No Disqualification Match: Paul
Anderson over Tokyo Joe (01) at 6:45
April 13, 1964 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Fuller over George Harris >
Joe Scarpa over Stan Stasiak (02) > Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner over the Bavarian Boys (Rudy Jacobs & Harry Wenzl) / Notes: Saul Weingeroff managed the
Von Brauners.
April 13, 1965 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg Peterson over Bob Dalton > Women’s
Match: Princess Little Cloud over Dot Carter > the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01)) over Jerry Miller & Frankie Cain > Georgia
Heavyweight Title Match: Billy Hines over Mario Galento* by disqualification; Galento retained the title / Notes: Galento had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight
Champion since he went over Sputnik Monroe on November 13, 1964, in Atlanta.
April 13, 1966 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Crazy Horse over
Jack Vansky > Women’s Match: Toni Rose over Linda Carroll > Enrique Torres over Swede Karlson > the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious
Medic #2 (01)) over Mario Galento & Louie Tillet > United States Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Bobby Shane over Chin Lee (02)* two falls to one to win the title / Notes:
Lee had been the reigning United States Junior Heavyweight Champion since he went over Galento on March 22, 1966, in Macon. It was reported that 2,000 were in
attendance for this card.
April 13, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol & the Big O (01) over Bobby Hart &
Silento Rodriguez > Corsica Jean over Tony Nero by disqualification > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma
& Shinya Kojika) / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol and Big O. Gentleman X
announced that he believed Avenger #3 to be Ramon Torres.
April 13, 1971 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Spears and Robert Fuller went to a draw >
Bob Griffin over Nikita Mulkovitch > Midget Women’s Match: Darling Dagmar over Diamond Lil > Choo-Choo Lynn over Krusher Karlson > Bob Armstrong & Leon Ogle &
El Mongol over Homer O’Dell & Billy Spears & Buddy Colt / Notes: O’Dell managed Colt.
April 13, 1973 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dr. Blood over Bearcat Brown > the
Super Infernos (01) (Super Inferno #1 & Super Inferno #2 (01)) over Bob Orton, Jr., & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Eddie Graham & Mike Graham over Sputnik Monroe & Rocket
Monroe > Cage Match: Norvel Austin over Jack Crawford > Cadillac Tournament: Bill Dromo over Tank Morgan to advance; and Bill Watts over Tarzan Tyler to advance /
Notes: J.C. Dykes managed the Infernos. Crawford managed Tyler. Following the Watts-Tyler match, Watts brutally attacked Crawford, reportedly requiring several
stitches to close a gash on his head.
April 13, 1974 (Saturday) – Griffin, GA – Griffin-Barnesville Sports Palace (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Stallings and the Zebra
Kid (02) went to a draw > Jerry Oates over the Masked Marvel (20) > Bob Armstrong over Bobby Duncum > Robert Fuller & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Jerry Brisco & Art
Nelson
April 13, 1975 (Sunday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dudley Clements and Roberto Soto went to a
draw > Jerry Brisco over Don Kent > Bill Dromo over Lorenzo Parente > Macon Tag Team Title Match: Don Greene & Jerry Lawler* and Ricky Gibson & Tommy Gilbert
went to a draw > Bob Armstrong over the Assassin (01) by disqualification > No Disqualification / No Time Limit Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Toru Tanaka / Notes:
Armstrong was the special referee for the Wrestling #2-Tanaka match. Rock Hunter managed Tanaka and the Assassin.
April 13, 1976 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg Valentine over Roy Lee Welch > the Red
Devils (Black Gordman & the Great Goliath (02)) over Ted Oates & Jerry Oates > Mark Lewin & Bob Backlund over Les Thornton & Tony Charles > Bob Armstrong over
Stan Stasiak (02) > Taped Fist Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Spoiler (02) / Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler.
April 13, 1978 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Adrian Adonis versus Jacques
Goulet > Ole Anderson versus Rocky Johnson > Stan Hansen versus Wahoo McDaniel > Lars Anderson versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
April 13, 1979 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ron Bass over Mike Stallings >
King Kong Mosca over Joe Soto > Bob Armstrong & Tommy Rich versus Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza ended in a no contest > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match:
Wahoo McDaniel over the Masked Superstar* by disqualification > Georgia Tag Team Title Match (No Time Limit / No Disqualification): Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff* over
Stan Hansen & Dusty Rhodes / Notes: Soto substituted for Rick Oliver in the match against Mosca. Heenan managed Bass and Lanza.
April 13, 1981 (Monday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Davis (02) over
Ken Timbs > Robert Gibson over Gypsy Joe (02) > Roberto Soto over the French Angel (02) > Steve Olsonoski over the Mongolian Stomper > Tommy Rich & Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01) over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and
Wrestling #2. Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 13, 1984 (Friday) – Cleveland, OH (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Rogers over Rocky Jones > Sweet Brown Sugar over
Les Thornton > Brad Armstrong over the Spoiler (02) by countout > Nikolai Volkoff over Wahoo McDaniel > the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) over Tim Horner & King
Kong Bundy > Texas Death Match: Ron Garvin over Jake Roberts / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts, the Spoiler, and the Warriors.