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04/29/2012 – April 29 Georgia Wrestling Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
April 29, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Sammy Miller over Jim Trepham two falls to none > Tony Marconi over
Lou Bartell two falls to one > Louis LaChene over King Kong Kashey by disqualification
April 29, 1935 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – New Coliseum (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Mayes McLain versus Al Maynard > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Pat
Newman* versus Johnny Plummer / Notes: Newman had been the reigning Southern Lightweight Champion since he went over Dobie Osborne on April 22, 1935, in
Augusta.
April 29, 1946 (Monday) – Savannah, GA – Savannah Municipal Auditorium (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > George Romanoff over Joe
Marsh > John Cretoria over the Monk by disqualification > Jack Wentworth over Tommy Todd
April 29, 1949 (Friday) – Blue Ridge, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Red Dugan over Tommy Ward > Roy Mitchell over Jack Blackstock / Notes: It
is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
April 29, 1950 (Saturday) – Griffin, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Women’s Match: Mars Bennett over Millie Stafford > the Blimp over Bobby Lane >
the Green Hornet (03) over Red Dugan / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
April 29, 1955 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Steve Novak and Hard Boiled
Haggerty went to a draw > Bob Cummings over Carlos Rodriguez > Don McIntyre & Andre Drapp over Jerry Graham & Dizzy Davis by disqualification
April 29, 1958 (Tuesday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre versus Don Lee > Texas
Death Tag Team Match: Angelo Martinelli & Rocky Columbo versus Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner
April 29, 1958 (Tuesday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Gunkel & Ronnie Etchison versus
Don Lee & the Mighty Yankee (01) > Angelo Martinelli versus Karl Heinkler
April 29, 1960 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Art Nelson versus Farmer Powell >
Losers Leaves Match: Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle over Tokyo Joe (01) & Krusher Larson > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie* over Paul Anderson to
retain the title / Notes: Blassie had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Dickie Gunkel on April 15, 1960, in Atlanta.
April 29, 1965 (Thursday) – Albany, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red Roberts versus Pancho Villa (02) > Women’s Match: Linda
Carroll versus Princess Little Cloud > Billy Hines versus Pedro Zapata > Greg Peterson versus Alex Perez / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
April 29, 1966 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Alberto Torres over Jack Vansky >
Dick Steinborn and Chief Crazy Horse went to a draw > the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01)) over the Scufflin’ Hillbillies (Cousin
Alfred & Cousin Willie) > Ray Gunkel over Bad Boy Hines > Enrique Torres over Jack Pesek > Louie Tillet over Buddy Fuller > the Infernos (Inferno #1 & Inferno #2) over
Bobby Shane & Mario Galento > Lights Out Match: J.C. Dykes over Mario Galento / Notes: During the Tillet-Fuller match, Tillet fell from the ring, and Fuller, rather than
taking advantage by staying on top of him, allowed him a rest period when he had clearly been injured. The referee stopped the match until Tillet determined he could
continue. Later in the match, the roles reversed, with Fuller falling from the ring, but Tillet did not offer the same courtesy in return, instead attacking Fuller, leading to the
win. Dykes managed the Infernos. When Galento challenged Dykes to their match, Dykes accepted only if Galento promised to leave if Dykes won. Following the
Galento/Shane-Infernos match, Dykes and the Infernos attacked Galento, leaving him unconscious. As a result of bell ringing during the assault, Dykes claimed his
match against Galento had begun, and the referee counted the pin when Dykes simply covered Galento. Leo Garibaldi was credited as being a referee on this card.
April 29, 1967 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WAII Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dennis Hall over Bozo Brown > Mr. Wrestling
(01) over Gene Anderson by disqualification > El Mongol over Terry Garvin > Enrique Torres & Ramon Torres over Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson (02) by disqualification /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Mongol.
April 29, 1969 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tim Geohagen over Joe Turco > Bob
Armstrong & Silento Rodriguez versus Los Toros (Cisco Grimaldo & Pancho Pico) ended in a no contest > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: El Mongol* over Dale Lewis
by disqualification to retain the title / Notes: There were two referees for the Mongol-Lewis match. Mongol had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since
he went over Assassin #1 (01) on April 18, 1969, in Atlanta.
April 29, 1970 (Wednesday) – Cartersville, GA – Sports Palace (J.A. ‘Stiffy’ Williams – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pedro Valdez over Oki Shikina >
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Buddy Colt & Professor Kimura two falls to none > Doug Gilbert (01) & the Challenger (01) over the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1
(01) & Assassin #2 (01)) two falls to none / Notes: Homer O’Dell managed Colt and Kimura.
April 29, 1972 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WTCG Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol over Mr. X (19) > Rocket Monroe &
Flash Monroe over Bill Dromo & Bob Armstrong > John Sullivan over Ox Baker by disqualification / Notes: This was taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling”
television program hosted by Ed Capral. Baker and Mongol got into a brawl on this episode. It was reported that Baker injured Sullivan during their match.
April 29, 1974 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Stallings versus Art Nelson >
Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson versus Earl Maynard & Tiger Conway, Jr. > Bobby Duncum versus Johnny Weaver > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Ron Garvin & Terry
Garvin* versus Jerry Oates & Bob Armstrong > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* versus Jerry Brisco / Notes: Jimmy Garvin managed the Garvins.
April 29, 1977 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Richard Blood over Jack Evans
(02) > Don Kernodle over Charlie Fulton > Black Atlas over Lars Anderson by disqualification > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson & Mr. Wrestling #1
over Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson* to win the title > Dick Slater & Harley Race over Paul Jones (02) & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
April 29, 1978 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WTCG Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Steve Regal (01) over the Invader (06) > Doug
Gilbert (01) & Adrian Adonis over Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson by countout > Rocky Johnson over Bill Irwin > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over John Ruggers > Abdullah the
Butcher over the Big O (03) / Notes: This was taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Gordon Solie. Rock Hunter managed
Abdullah. It was announced that Rick Martel would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
April 29, 1979 (Sunday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rick Oliver and Genichiro Tenryu went to a draw >
Kurt Von Hess over Mike Stallings > Norvel Austin over Carl Fergie > Ivan Koloff & Blackjack Lanza over Bob Armstrong & Mr. Wrestling #1 > Georgia Heavyweight Title
Match: Tommy Rich over the Masked Superstar* by disqualification > Macon Heavyweight Title Match: Wahoo McDaniel* over King Kong Mosca / Notes: Mosca had won a
battle royal on April 22, 1979, but Ward had held up the reported $1,000 purse pending the rematch with McDaniel, and he could only win it if he had over McDaniel for the
Macon Heavyweight Title. Bobby Heenan managed Lanza and Mosca.
April 29, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight
Title Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
April 29, 1984 (Sunday) – Marietta, GA – Cobb County Civic Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Sweet Brown Sugar over Bob
Roop > Tim Horner and Ted DiBiase went to a draw > Les Thornton over Tommy Rogers > Ron Garvin & King Kong Bundy over the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) by
disqualification > National Heavyweight Title Match: Brad Armstrong over the Spoiler (02)* to win the title / Notes: Paul Ellering managed DiBiase, the Spoiler, and the
Warriors.
From Rich Tate:
April 29, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Sammy Miller over Jim Trepham two falls to none > Tony Marconi over
Lou Bartell two falls to one > Louis LaChene over King Kong Kashey by disqualification
April 29, 1935 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – New Coliseum (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Mayes McLain versus Al Maynard > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Pat
Newman* versus Johnny Plummer / Notes: Newman had been the reigning Southern Lightweight Champion since he went over Dobie Osborne on April 22, 1935, in
Augusta.
April 29, 1946 (Monday) – Savannah, GA – Savannah Municipal Auditorium (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > George Romanoff over Joe
Marsh > John Cretoria over the Monk by disqualification > Jack Wentworth over Tommy Todd
April 29, 1949 (Friday) – Blue Ridge, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Red Dugan over Tommy Ward > Roy Mitchell over Jack Blackstock / Notes: It
is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
April 29, 1950 (Saturday) – Griffin, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Women’s Match: Mars Bennett over Millie Stafford > the Blimp over Bobby Lane >
the Green Hornet (03) over Red Dugan / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
April 29, 1955 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Steve Novak and Hard Boiled
Haggerty went to a draw > Bob Cummings over Carlos Rodriguez > Don McIntyre & Andre Drapp over Jerry Graham & Dizzy Davis by disqualification
April 29, 1958 (Tuesday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre versus Don Lee > Texas
Death Tag Team Match: Angelo Martinelli & Rocky Columbo versus Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner
April 29, 1958 (Tuesday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Gunkel & Ronnie Etchison versus
Don Lee & the Mighty Yankee (01) > Angelo Martinelli versus Karl Heinkler
April 29, 1960 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Art Nelson versus Farmer Powell >
Losers Leaves Match: Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle over Tokyo Joe (01) & Krusher Larson > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie* over Paul Anderson to
retain the title / Notes: Blassie had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Dickie Gunkel on April 15, 1960, in Atlanta.
April 29, 1965 (Thursday) – Albany, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red Roberts versus Pancho Villa (02) > Women’s Match: Linda
Carroll versus Princess Little Cloud > Billy Hines versus Pedro Zapata > Greg Peterson versus Alex Perez / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
April 29, 1966 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Alberto Torres over Jack Vansky >
Dick Steinborn and Chief Crazy Horse went to a draw > the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01)) over the Scufflin’ Hillbillies (Cousin
Alfred & Cousin Willie) > Ray Gunkel over Bad Boy Hines > Enrique Torres over Jack Pesek > Louie Tillet over Buddy Fuller > the Infernos (Inferno #1 & Inferno #2) over
Bobby Shane & Mario Galento > Lights Out Match: J.C. Dykes over Mario Galento / Notes: During the Tillet-Fuller match, Tillet fell from the ring, and Fuller, rather than
taking advantage by staying on top of him, allowed him a rest period when he had clearly been injured. The referee stopped the match until Tillet determined he could
continue. Later in the match, the roles reversed, with Fuller falling from the ring, but Tillet did not offer the same courtesy in return, instead attacking Fuller, leading to the
win. Dykes managed the Infernos. When Galento challenged Dykes to their match, Dykes accepted only if Galento promised to leave if Dykes won. Following the
Galento/Shane-Infernos match, Dykes and the Infernos attacked Galento, leaving him unconscious. As a result of bell ringing during the assault, Dykes claimed his
match against Galento had begun, and the referee counted the pin when Dykes simply covered Galento. Leo Garibaldi was credited as being a referee on this card.
April 29, 1967 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WAII Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dennis Hall over Bozo Brown > Mr. Wrestling
(01) over Gene Anderson by disqualification > El Mongol over Terry Garvin > Enrique Torres & Ramon Torres over Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson (02) by disqualification /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Mongol.
April 29, 1969 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tim Geohagen over Joe Turco > Bob
Armstrong & Silento Rodriguez versus Los Toros (Cisco Grimaldo & Pancho Pico) ended in a no contest > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: El Mongol* over Dale Lewis
by disqualification to retain the title / Notes: There were two referees for the Mongol-Lewis match. Mongol had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since
he went over Assassin #1 (01) on April 18, 1969, in Atlanta.
April 29, 1970 (Wednesday) – Cartersville, GA – Sports Palace (J.A. ‘Stiffy’ Williams – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pedro Valdez over Oki Shikina >
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Buddy Colt & Professor Kimura two falls to none > Doug Gilbert (01) & the Challenger (01) over the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1
(01) & Assassin #2 (01)) two falls to none / Notes: Homer O’Dell managed Colt and Kimura.
April 29, 1972 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WTCG Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol over Mr. X (19) > Rocket Monroe &
Flash Monroe over Bill Dromo & Bob Armstrong > John Sullivan over Ox Baker by disqualification / Notes: This was taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling”
television program hosted by Ed Capral. Baker and Mongol got into a brawl on this episode. It was reported that Baker injured Sullivan during their match.
April 29, 1974 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Stallings versus Art Nelson >
Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson versus Earl Maynard & Tiger Conway, Jr. > Bobby Duncum versus Johnny Weaver > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Ron Garvin & Terry
Garvin* versus Jerry Oates & Bob Armstrong > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* versus Jerry Brisco / Notes: Jimmy Garvin managed the Garvins.
April 29, 1977 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Richard Blood over Jack Evans
(02) > Don Kernodle over Charlie Fulton > Black Atlas over Lars Anderson by disqualification > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson & Mr. Wrestling #1
over Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson* to win the title > Dick Slater & Harley Race over Paul Jones (02) & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
April 29, 1978 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WTCG Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Steve Regal (01) over the Invader (06) > Doug
Gilbert (01) & Adrian Adonis over Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson by countout > Rocky Johnson over Bill Irwin > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over John Ruggers > Abdullah the
Butcher over the Big O (03) / Notes: This was taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Gordon Solie. Rock Hunter managed
Abdullah. It was announced that Rick Martel would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
April 29, 1979 (Sunday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rick Oliver and Genichiro Tenryu went to a draw >
Kurt Von Hess over Mike Stallings > Norvel Austin over Carl Fergie > Ivan Koloff & Blackjack Lanza over Bob Armstrong & Mr. Wrestling #1 > Georgia Heavyweight Title
Match: Tommy Rich over the Masked Superstar* by disqualification > Macon Heavyweight Title Match: Wahoo McDaniel* over King Kong Mosca / Notes: Mosca had won a
battle royal on April 22, 1979, but Ward had held up the reported $1,000 purse pending the rematch with McDaniel, and he could only win it if he had over McDaniel for the
Macon Heavyweight Title. Bobby Heenan managed Lanza and Mosca.
April 29, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight
Title Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
April 29, 1984 (Sunday) – Marietta, GA – Cobb County Civic Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Sweet Brown Sugar over Bob
Roop > Tim Horner and Ted DiBiase went to a draw > Les Thornton over Tommy Rogers > Ron Garvin & King Kong Bundy over the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) by
disqualification > National Heavyweight Title Match: Brad Armstrong over the Spoiler (02)* to win the title / Notes: Paul Ellering managed DiBiase, the Spoiler, and the
Warriors.