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04/30/2012 – April 30 Georgia Wrestling Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
April 30, 1934 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Fair Street Arena (Jason Thompson – Promoter) > Bull Montana over Bill Collins at 40:00 > Eddie Elzea over Tarzan Jordan > Ted
Sarris over Fred Lassiter (2–0) / Notes: It was reported that 2,100 were in attendance for this card.
April 30, 1937 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Theatre (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Lee and Juan Humberto went to a draw >
Women’s World Title Match: Clara Mortensen* over Lucy Murphy to retain the title > Lou Thesz over Otto Kuss / Notes: Mortensen had been the reigning Women’s World
Champion since she went over Mildred Burke in Chattanooga, TN, on February 11, 1937.
April 30, 1937 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Northside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Dameron versus Buck Lawson > Jack McAdams versus Young
Londos > Eddie Elzea versus King Kong Kashey
April 30, 1940 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Bill Hartman and Thad Holt – Promoters / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre versus
Hans Schnabel > Pete Managoff versus Tom Hanley > Dorv Roche versus Cowboy Luttrall / Notes: This card was cancelled because of rain.
April 30, 1943 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Sammy Friedman – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the Black Panther (02) over
Roland Kirchmeyer > Ralph Garibaldi over Cowboy Luttrall by disqualification > George Pavich and Rudy Strongberg went to a draw / Notes: John Mauldin was credited
as being a referee on this card.
April 30, 1954 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gorgeous Gilpin over White
Savage > Lu Kimm over Jack Dillon > Art Nelson over Red McIntyre > Argentina Rocca over Reggie Lisowski / Notes: Although not mentioned, Kola Kwariani was likely in
attendance, as he was charged with traveling with Rocca as a troubleshooter for him.
April 30, 1956 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Bill McDaniel – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: June Byers versus
Catherine Simpson / Notes: Danny McShain was also advertised.
April 30, 1960 (Saturday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Big Humphrey versus the Brute >
Pepper Rodriguez versus Krusher Larson > Paul Anderson & Big Humphrey versus Freddie Blassie & Mickey Blassie
April 30, 1962 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ken Cooper versus Bulldog Lawley
> Jim Wright versus Don Whittler > Andre Drapp versus Ivan Zukoff > Eddie Graham & Ray Villmer versus Lenny Montana & the Canadian Angel
April 30, 1963 (Tuesday) – Augusta, GA – Masonic Temple (Promoter – Unknown) > Abe Jacobs over Jack Dalton (01) > Rocky Columbo over Jim Dalton by
disqualification > Pat Patterson over Andre Drapp > Soldat Gorky over Pago-Pago > Shag Thomas over Ivan Kameroff by disqualification
April 30, 1963 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George Bell over Buck Jones (02) at 16:00 >
Dick Steinborn over Bulldog Lawley at 10:00 > Tito Kopa and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Lenny Montana & Tarzan Tyler over Chris Averoff & Chief Little Eagle
April 30, 1965 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jesse James (02) over Jerry Miller
> Alex Perez over Tom Bradley > Women’s Match: Barbara Galento over Penny Brooks > the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01))
over Frankie Cain & Greg Peterson > Ray Gunkel over Tarzan Tyler > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mario Galento* over Chief Little Eagle to retain the title / Notes:
Galento had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Sputnik Monroe on November 13, 1964, in Atlanta.
April 30, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Alberto Torres and Oki Shikina went to a
draw > Hans Schmidt over Johnny Walker (01) > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by
disqualification / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
April 30, 1971 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Battle Royal: Dick Steinborn and El
Mongol (Winners) > Fidel Castillo and Kubla Khan went to a draw > Guillotine Gordon over Roberto Soto > Luke Graham over Jerry Oates > Assassin #1 (01) over Jim
Wilson > Bill Dromo and Assassin #2 (01) went to a draw > Klondike Bill over Michel Dubois > Buddy Colt over Bob Griffin > Dick Steinborn versus El Mongol ended in a
double countout / Notes: The battle royal determined the matches for the card. It was reported that the purse for the battle royal was $2,000. Jack Crawford managed
Khan and Gordon. Homer O’Dell managed Colt. Charlie Smith was credited as being a referee for this card. Wilson participated in an autograph session for fans.
April 30, 1974 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Ann Gunkel – Promoter / All-South Wrestling Alliance) > Cisco Grimaldo versus Sika > Afa versus
the Cougar (04) > Jim Wilson versus Oki Shikina > the Magnificent Zulu over the Missouri Mauler > Ray Candy & El Mongol & Assassin #2 (01) over Wayne Cowan & the
Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd & Norman Frederick Charles) > Ernie Ladd & Thunderbolt Patterson versus Crusher Verdu & the Mighty Yankee (03) ended in a no
contest > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Ron Pritchard* over Ox Baker at 14:00 / Notes: Charlie Cook was the special referee for the Candy/Mongol/Assassin #2-
Cowan/Kangaroos match. Rock Hunter managed Verdu and the Yankee.
April 30, 1974 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Oates over Big Mac > Gene Anderson over
Derrell Cochran > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: the Black Crusaders (Black Crusader #1 & Black Crusader #2) over Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin* by disqualification >
Macon Heavyweight Title Match: Bobby Duncum over Bob Armstrong* to win the title > Free-For-All Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Bob Armstrong, Bobby Duncum, Ron
Garvin, Terry Garvin, Choo-Choo Lynn, Earl Maynard, and Jerry Oates / Notes: It is unclear as to how the free-for-all match worked, but it appears to have been an
elimination style match. No reason for the match has been found. Jimmy Garvin managed the Garvins.
April 30, 1976 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg Valentine over Ervin Smith > Bob
Armstrong and the Great Goliath (02) went to a draw > Midget Tag Team Match: Little Louie (01) & the Haiti Kid over Little John (02) & Lord Littlebrook > Dick Slater over
Black Gordman > Mark Lewin over Moondog Mayne > Mr. Wrestling #1 & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Stan Stasiak (02) & Ox Baker > Dusty Rhodes & Thunderbolt
Patterson versus the Spoiler (02) & the Sheik ended in a no contest / Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler and the Sheik.
April 30, 1977 (Saturday) – Fayetteville, GA (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Richard Blood over Bill Howard > Don Kernodle and
Randy Savage went to a draw > Georgia Television Title Match: Black Atlas* over Lars Anderson > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Dick Slater by disqualification
April 30, 1978 (Sunday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Doug Gilbert (01) versus
Jacques Goulet > Pez Whatley versus Helmut Schmidt > Columbus Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* versus Abdullah the Butcher > Georgia Tag Team
Title Match: Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson* versus Tommy Rich & Rocky Johnson > Stan Hansen & Ernie Ladd versus Dusty Rhodes & Thunderbolt Patterson / Notes:
Rock Hunter managed Abdullah and Schmidt.
April 30, 1979 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Stallings and Carl Fergie went
to a draw > Ron Bass over Genichiro Tenryu > Bob Armstrong & Norvel Austin over Ivan Koloff & Blackjack Lanza by disqualification > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match:
the Masked Superstar* and Mr. Wrestling #1 went to a draw > Wahoo McDaniel over King Kong Mosca / Notes: Bobby Heenan managed Bass, Lanza, and Mosca.
April 30, 1981 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title
Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
April 30, 1983 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Destruction, Inc.
(Matt Borne & Arn Anderson) over Brian Blair & Tito Santana > Ron Garvin over the Iron Sheik > Tony Atlas over Killer Brooks by disqualification > Dick Murdoch over Buzz
Sawyer by countout > Tommy Rich over Larry Zbyszko / Notes: Blair substituted for Brett Wayne to team with Santana in the match against Destruction. Paul Ellering
managed the Sheik and Destruction. Ernie Shavers was the special referee for the Rich-Zbyszko match.
April 30, 1984 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Richmond County Civic Center (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Rogers over Bob
Roop > Tim Horner over Les Thornton > Ted DiBiase versus Brad Armstrong ended in a no contest > the Masked Superstar over the Spoiler (02) > the Road Warriors
(Animal & Hawk) over Sweet Brown Sugar & King Kong Bundy > Jake Roberts over Ron Garvin / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts, DiBiase, the Spoiler, and the
Warriors.
From Rich Tate:
April 30, 1934 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Fair Street Arena (Jason Thompson – Promoter) > Bull Montana over Bill Collins at 40:00 > Eddie Elzea over Tarzan Jordan > Ted
Sarris over Fred Lassiter (2–0) / Notes: It was reported that 2,100 were in attendance for this card.
April 30, 1937 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Theatre (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Lee and Juan Humberto went to a draw >
Women’s World Title Match: Clara Mortensen* over Lucy Murphy to retain the title > Lou Thesz over Otto Kuss / Notes: Mortensen had been the reigning Women’s World
Champion since she went over Mildred Burke in Chattanooga, TN, on February 11, 1937.
April 30, 1937 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Northside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Dameron versus Buck Lawson > Jack McAdams versus Young
Londos > Eddie Elzea versus King Kong Kashey
April 30, 1940 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Bill Hartman and Thad Holt – Promoters / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre versus
Hans Schnabel > Pete Managoff versus Tom Hanley > Dorv Roche versus Cowboy Luttrall / Notes: This card was cancelled because of rain.
April 30, 1943 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Sammy Friedman – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the Black Panther (02) over
Roland Kirchmeyer > Ralph Garibaldi over Cowboy Luttrall by disqualification > George Pavich and Rudy Strongberg went to a draw / Notes: John Mauldin was credited
as being a referee on this card.
April 30, 1954 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gorgeous Gilpin over White
Savage > Lu Kimm over Jack Dillon > Art Nelson over Red McIntyre > Argentina Rocca over Reggie Lisowski / Notes: Although not mentioned, Kola Kwariani was likely in
attendance, as he was charged with traveling with Rocca as a troubleshooter for him.
April 30, 1956 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Bill McDaniel – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: June Byers versus
Catherine Simpson / Notes: Danny McShain was also advertised.
April 30, 1960 (Saturday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Big Humphrey versus the Brute >
Pepper Rodriguez versus Krusher Larson > Paul Anderson & Big Humphrey versus Freddie Blassie & Mickey Blassie
April 30, 1962 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ken Cooper versus Bulldog Lawley
> Jim Wright versus Don Whittler > Andre Drapp versus Ivan Zukoff > Eddie Graham & Ray Villmer versus Lenny Montana & the Canadian Angel
April 30, 1963 (Tuesday) – Augusta, GA – Masonic Temple (Promoter – Unknown) > Abe Jacobs over Jack Dalton (01) > Rocky Columbo over Jim Dalton by
disqualification > Pat Patterson over Andre Drapp > Soldat Gorky over Pago-Pago > Shag Thomas over Ivan Kameroff by disqualification
April 30, 1963 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George Bell over Buck Jones (02) at 16:00 >
Dick Steinborn over Bulldog Lawley at 10:00 > Tito Kopa and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Lenny Montana & Tarzan Tyler over Chris Averoff & Chief Little Eagle
April 30, 1965 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jesse James (02) over Jerry Miller
> Alex Perez over Tom Bradley > Women’s Match: Barbara Galento over Penny Brooks > the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01))
over Frankie Cain & Greg Peterson > Ray Gunkel over Tarzan Tyler > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mario Galento* over Chief Little Eagle to retain the title / Notes:
Galento had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Sputnik Monroe on November 13, 1964, in Atlanta.
April 30, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Alberto Torres and Oki Shikina went to a
draw > Hans Schmidt over Johnny Walker (01) > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by
disqualification / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
April 30, 1971 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Battle Royal: Dick Steinborn and El
Mongol (Winners) > Fidel Castillo and Kubla Khan went to a draw > Guillotine Gordon over Roberto Soto > Luke Graham over Jerry Oates > Assassin #1 (01) over Jim
Wilson > Bill Dromo and Assassin #2 (01) went to a draw > Klondike Bill over Michel Dubois > Buddy Colt over Bob Griffin > Dick Steinborn versus El Mongol ended in a
double countout / Notes: The battle royal determined the matches for the card. It was reported that the purse for the battle royal was $2,000. Jack Crawford managed
Khan and Gordon. Homer O’Dell managed Colt. Charlie Smith was credited as being a referee for this card. Wilson participated in an autograph session for fans.
April 30, 1974 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Ann Gunkel – Promoter / All-South Wrestling Alliance) > Cisco Grimaldo versus Sika > Afa versus
the Cougar (04) > Jim Wilson versus Oki Shikina > the Magnificent Zulu over the Missouri Mauler > Ray Candy & El Mongol & Assassin #2 (01) over Wayne Cowan & the
Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd & Norman Frederick Charles) > Ernie Ladd & Thunderbolt Patterson versus Crusher Verdu & the Mighty Yankee (03) ended in a no
contest > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Ron Pritchard* over Ox Baker at 14:00 / Notes: Charlie Cook was the special referee for the Candy/Mongol/Assassin #2-
Cowan/Kangaroos match. Rock Hunter managed Verdu and the Yankee.
April 30, 1974 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Oates over Big Mac > Gene Anderson over
Derrell Cochran > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: the Black Crusaders (Black Crusader #1 & Black Crusader #2) over Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin* by disqualification >
Macon Heavyweight Title Match: Bobby Duncum over Bob Armstrong* to win the title > Free-For-All Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Bob Armstrong, Bobby Duncum, Ron
Garvin, Terry Garvin, Choo-Choo Lynn, Earl Maynard, and Jerry Oates / Notes: It is unclear as to how the free-for-all match worked, but it appears to have been an
elimination style match. No reason for the match has been found. Jimmy Garvin managed the Garvins.
April 30, 1976 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg Valentine over Ervin Smith > Bob
Armstrong and the Great Goliath (02) went to a draw > Midget Tag Team Match: Little Louie (01) & the Haiti Kid over Little John (02) & Lord Littlebrook > Dick Slater over
Black Gordman > Mark Lewin over Moondog Mayne > Mr. Wrestling #1 & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Stan Stasiak (02) & Ox Baker > Dusty Rhodes & Thunderbolt
Patterson versus the Spoiler (02) & the Sheik ended in a no contest / Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler and the Sheik.
April 30, 1977 (Saturday) – Fayetteville, GA (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Richard Blood over Bill Howard > Don Kernodle and
Randy Savage went to a draw > Georgia Television Title Match: Black Atlas* over Lars Anderson > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Dick Slater by disqualification
April 30, 1978 (Sunday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Doug Gilbert (01) versus
Jacques Goulet > Pez Whatley versus Helmut Schmidt > Columbus Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* versus Abdullah the Butcher > Georgia Tag Team
Title Match: Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson* versus Tommy Rich & Rocky Johnson > Stan Hansen & Ernie Ladd versus Dusty Rhodes & Thunderbolt Patterson / Notes:
Rock Hunter managed Abdullah and Schmidt.
April 30, 1979 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Stallings and Carl Fergie went
to a draw > Ron Bass over Genichiro Tenryu > Bob Armstrong & Norvel Austin over Ivan Koloff & Blackjack Lanza by disqualification > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match:
the Masked Superstar* and Mr. Wrestling #1 went to a draw > Wahoo McDaniel over King Kong Mosca / Notes: Bobby Heenan managed Bass, Lanza, and Mosca.
April 30, 1981 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title
Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
April 30, 1983 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Destruction, Inc.
(Matt Borne & Arn Anderson) over Brian Blair & Tito Santana > Ron Garvin over the Iron Sheik > Tony Atlas over Killer Brooks by disqualification > Dick Murdoch over Buzz
Sawyer by countout > Tommy Rich over Larry Zbyszko / Notes: Blair substituted for Brett Wayne to team with Santana in the match against Destruction. Paul Ellering
managed the Sheik and Destruction. Ernie Shavers was the special referee for the Rich-Zbyszko match.
April 30, 1984 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Richmond County Civic Center (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Rogers over Bob
Roop > Tim Horner over Les Thornton > Ted DiBiase versus Brad Armstrong ended in a no contest > the Masked Superstar over the Spoiler (02) > the Road Warriors
(Animal & Hawk) over Sweet Brown Sugar & King Kong Bundy > Jake Roberts over Ron Garvin / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts, DiBiase, the Spoiler, and the
Warriors.