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04/18/2012 – April 18 Georgia Wrestling Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
April 18, 1933 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Frank Brunowicz over Floyd
Marshall at 38:00 two falls to none > Pete Sauer over Ivan Vakturoff at 52:00 two falls to none / Notes: It was reported that 4,500 were in attendance for this card.
April 18, 1933 (Tuesday) – Augusta, GA – New Coliseum (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Jack Foster versus Speck Hamilton > Lou Bartell versus Ripper Reeves > Tommy
Mullen versus Eddie Elzea
April 18, 1934 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Charlie Strack over Jimmy
Parker at 27:00 two falls to one > Dick Shikat over Karl Sarpolis two falls to one
April 18, 1939 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Harry Kent versus Alf Johnson > Lou Plummer
versus Whitey Hewitt > Bill Middlekauff versus Dorv Roche
April 18, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Long over Joe Corbett >
Ralph Garibaldi and Rudy Strongberg went to a draw > Nick Carter over Carlos Rodriguez > Don McIntyre over Jim Coffield > Al Massey over Flash Clifford
April 18, 1952 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Babe Zaharias over Sonny Kurgis
> Women’s Match: Lillian Bitters over June Byers > Al Massey & Doran O’Hara over Jack McDonald & Nick Carter
April 18, 1955 (Monday) – Valdosta, GA – Valdosta Livestock Arena (Gordon Walker – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Vansky & Ivan Petroff versus
Steve Novak & Johnny Harmon
April 18, 1958 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Angelo Martinelli over Jack Dillon >
Ray Gunkel and Ronnie Etchison went to a draw > International Tag Team Title Match: Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner over Don Lee & the Mighty Yankee (01)* to win
the title / Notes: Lee & the Yankee had been the reigning International Tag Team Champions since they went over Gunkel and Billy Red Lyons on April 4, 1958, in Atlanta.
April 18, 1960 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo versus the Brute > Eric
Pederson versus Chief Little Eagle > Bill Dromo & Vince Bryant versus Krusher Larson & the Brute
April 18, 1961 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jolly Charlie over Jim Burke > Jerry Graham
& Skull Murphy over Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle by disqualification
April 18, 1962 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny King (01) & Andre Drapp
versus Don Whittler & Ali Bey (01) > the Canadian Angel over Frank Hickey > Dick Steinborn & Ray Villmer and Jim Wright & Lenny Montana went to a draw at 60:00
April 18, 1967 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Crawford over Billy Hines > Dennis
Hall over Corsica Jean > Bad Boy Hines over Bozo Brown > El Mongol over Ike Eakins / Notes: Crawford managed Mongol.
April 18, 1969 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Silento Rodriguez over Joe Turco >
Women’s Match: Vivian Vance over Kay Noble by disqualification > Paul DeMarco over Dennis Hall > the Kentuckians (02) (Grizzly Smith & Little John (01)) over Dale
Lewis & Skandor Akbar > Assassin #2 (01) and the Professional went to a draw > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: El Mongol over Assassin #1 (01)* to win the title /
Notes: Vance substituted for Barbara Owens in the match against Noble. Assassin #1 had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over
Mongol on March 21, 1969, in Atlanta. It was announced that Los Toros (Cisco Grimaldo and Pancho Pico) be wrestling on the card on April 25, 1969.
April 18, 1970 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Colt & Professor Kimura over Joe
Scarpa & Les Wolff > the Challenger (01) over El Medico > Paul DeMarco over Jim Wilson / 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 refute allegations of pulling a switch during the Bockwinkel-
Assassin #1 match on April 17, 1970. After being shown photographic proof, both Assassins denied the extra man in the ring was either of them, opening themselves up
to Capral asking them if there was actually a third Assassin. The masked men, clearly upset, stormed out of the studio. Homer O’Dell managed Colt and Kimura.
April 18, 1972 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > John Sullivan over Oki Shikina > Koa Tiki
over Karl Von Stroheim > Billy Spears versus Roberto Soto ended in a no contest > Bob Armstrong & Bill Dromo & Choo-Choo Lynn over Buddy Colt & Rocket Monroe &
Flash Monroe / Notes: Assassin #1 (01) managed Von Stroheim.
April 18, 1977 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Howard and Richard Blood went
to a draw > Don Kernodle & Roberto Soto over Jack Evans (02) & Randy Savage > Mr. Wrestling #1 over Gene Anderson > Georgia Television Title Match: Thunderbolt
Patterson* over Lars Anderson > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Paul Jones (02)* over Dick Slater
April 18, 1978 (Tuesday) – Warner Robins, GA – Warner Robins Civic Center (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul Ellering over John
Ruggers > Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt over Adrian Adonis & Pierre Lefebvre > Rocky Johnson over Helmut Schmidt > AWA Heavyweight Title Match: Nick
Bockwinkel* over Tommy Rich > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Stan Hansen* by disqualification / Notes: Schmidt substituted for Lars
Anderson in the match against Johnson. Bobby Heenan managed Bockwinkel. Rock Hunter managed the Schmidts.
April 18, 1979 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rick Oliver versus
Genichiro Tenryu > Ron Bass & King Kong Mosca versus Mike Stallings & Mr. Wrestling #1 > Tommy Rich versus Bobby Heenan > Georgia Television Title Match: Ole
Anderson* versus Bob Armstrong > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: the Masked Superstar* versus Thunderbolt Patterson > Street Fight Match (No Time Limit): Ivan
Koloff versus Dusty Rhodes / Notes: Heenan managed Bass.
April 18, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Robert Gibson
versus Denny Albert > Charlie Cook versus Gerald Finley > Steve Keirn & Roberto Soto versus Gypsy Joe (02) & the French Angel (02) > Tommy Rich versus the
Mongolian Stomper / Notes: Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 18, 1981 (Saturday) – Carrollton, GA – VFW Fairgrounds (Hugh Butler – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Garrett over Mike Jackson > Snake
Brown over Ken Timbs > the Mighty Yankee (05) over Mike Davis (02) > Ted Oates & Jerry Oates over Jim Duggan & Bobby Eaton
April 18, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tom Prichard and Eddy Mansfield went to a
draw > Brad Armstrong over Ricky Harris > John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) over Jerry Brisco & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Kevin Sullivan versus Buzz Sawyer ended in
a no contest > National Heavyweight Title Match: Leroy Brown over Ron Bass* by disqualification > Canadian Strap Match: Bob Armstrong & Tommy Rich & Dick Slater
over Gary Hart & Roddy Piper & the Great Kabuki (01) > Minnesota Loggers Match: Dusty Rhodes over Ole Anderson / Notes: Hart managed Kabuki.
From Rich Tate:
April 18, 1933 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Frank Brunowicz over Floyd
Marshall at 38:00 two falls to none > Pete Sauer over Ivan Vakturoff at 52:00 two falls to none / Notes: It was reported that 4,500 were in attendance for this card.
April 18, 1933 (Tuesday) – Augusta, GA – New Coliseum (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Jack Foster versus Speck Hamilton > Lou Bartell versus Ripper Reeves > Tommy
Mullen versus Eddie Elzea
April 18, 1934 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Charlie Strack over Jimmy
Parker at 27:00 two falls to one > Dick Shikat over Karl Sarpolis two falls to one
April 18, 1939 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Harry Kent versus Alf Johnson > Lou Plummer
versus Whitey Hewitt > Bill Middlekauff versus Dorv Roche
April 18, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Long over Joe Corbett >
Ralph Garibaldi and Rudy Strongberg went to a draw > Nick Carter over Carlos Rodriguez > Don McIntyre over Jim Coffield > Al Massey over Flash Clifford
April 18, 1952 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Babe Zaharias over Sonny Kurgis
> Women’s Match: Lillian Bitters over June Byers > Al Massey & Doran O’Hara over Jack McDonald & Nick Carter
April 18, 1955 (Monday) – Valdosta, GA – Valdosta Livestock Arena (Gordon Walker – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Vansky & Ivan Petroff versus
Steve Novak & Johnny Harmon
April 18, 1958 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Angelo Martinelli over Jack Dillon >
Ray Gunkel and Ronnie Etchison went to a draw > International Tag Team Title Match: Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner over Don Lee & the Mighty Yankee (01)* to win
the title / Notes: Lee & the Yankee had been the reigning International Tag Team Champions since they went over Gunkel and Billy Red Lyons on April 4, 1958, in Atlanta.
April 18, 1960 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo versus the Brute > Eric
Pederson versus Chief Little Eagle > Bill Dromo & Vince Bryant versus Krusher Larson & the Brute
April 18, 1961 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jolly Charlie over Jim Burke > Jerry Graham
& Skull Murphy over Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle by disqualification
April 18, 1962 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny King (01) & Andre Drapp
versus Don Whittler & Ali Bey (01) > the Canadian Angel over Frank Hickey > Dick Steinborn & Ray Villmer and Jim Wright & Lenny Montana went to a draw at 60:00
April 18, 1967 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Crawford over Billy Hines > Dennis
Hall over Corsica Jean > Bad Boy Hines over Bozo Brown > El Mongol over Ike Eakins / Notes: Crawford managed Mongol.
April 18, 1969 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Silento Rodriguez over Joe Turco >
Women’s Match: Vivian Vance over Kay Noble by disqualification > Paul DeMarco over Dennis Hall > the Kentuckians (02) (Grizzly Smith & Little John (01)) over Dale
Lewis & Skandor Akbar > Assassin #2 (01) and the Professional went to a draw > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: El Mongol over Assassin #1 (01)* to win the title /
Notes: Vance substituted for Barbara Owens in the match against Noble. Assassin #1 had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over
Mongol on March 21, 1969, in Atlanta. It was announced that Los Toros (Cisco Grimaldo and Pancho Pico) be wrestling on the card on April 25, 1969.
April 18, 1970 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Colt & Professor Kimura over Joe
Scarpa & Les Wolff > the Challenger (01) over El Medico > Paul DeMarco over Jim Wilson / 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 refute allegations of pulling a switch during the Bockwinkel-
Assassin #1 match on April 17, 1970. After being shown photographic proof, both Assassins denied the extra man in the ring was either of them, opening themselves up
to Capral asking them if there was actually a third Assassin. The masked men, clearly upset, stormed out of the studio. Homer O’Dell managed Colt and Kimura.
April 18, 1972 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > John Sullivan over Oki Shikina > Koa Tiki
over Karl Von Stroheim > Billy Spears versus Roberto Soto ended in a no contest > Bob Armstrong & Bill Dromo & Choo-Choo Lynn over Buddy Colt & Rocket Monroe &
Flash Monroe / Notes: Assassin #1 (01) managed Von Stroheim.
April 18, 1977 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Howard and Richard Blood went
to a draw > Don Kernodle & Roberto Soto over Jack Evans (02) & Randy Savage > Mr. Wrestling #1 over Gene Anderson > Georgia Television Title Match: Thunderbolt
Patterson* over Lars Anderson > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Paul Jones (02)* over Dick Slater
April 18, 1978 (Tuesday) – Warner Robins, GA – Warner Robins Civic Center (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul Ellering over John
Ruggers > Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt over Adrian Adonis & Pierre Lefebvre > Rocky Johnson over Helmut Schmidt > AWA Heavyweight Title Match: Nick
Bockwinkel* over Tommy Rich > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Stan Hansen* by disqualification / Notes: Schmidt substituted for Lars
Anderson in the match against Johnson. Bobby Heenan managed Bockwinkel. Rock Hunter managed the Schmidts.
April 18, 1979 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rick Oliver versus
Genichiro Tenryu > Ron Bass & King Kong Mosca versus Mike Stallings & Mr. Wrestling #1 > Tommy Rich versus Bobby Heenan > Georgia Television Title Match: Ole
Anderson* versus Bob Armstrong > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: the Masked Superstar* versus Thunderbolt Patterson > Street Fight Match (No Time Limit): Ivan
Koloff versus Dusty Rhodes / Notes: Heenan managed Bass.
April 18, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Robert Gibson
versus Denny Albert > Charlie Cook versus Gerald Finley > Steve Keirn & Roberto Soto versus Gypsy Joe (02) & the French Angel (02) > Tommy Rich versus the
Mongolian Stomper / Notes: Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 18, 1981 (Saturday) – Carrollton, GA – VFW Fairgrounds (Hugh Butler – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Garrett over Mike Jackson > Snake
Brown over Ken Timbs > the Mighty Yankee (05) over Mike Davis (02) > Ted Oates & Jerry Oates over Jim Duggan & Bobby Eaton
April 18, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tom Prichard and Eddy Mansfield went to a
draw > Brad Armstrong over Ricky Harris > John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) over Jerry Brisco & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Kevin Sullivan versus Buzz Sawyer ended in
a no contest > National Heavyweight Title Match: Leroy Brown over Ron Bass* by disqualification > Canadian Strap Match: Bob Armstrong & Tommy Rich & Dick Slater
over Gary Hart & Roddy Piper & the Great Kabuki (01) > Minnesota Loggers Match: Dusty Rhodes over Ole Anderson / Notes: Hart managed Kabuki.