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05/03/2012 – May 3 Georgia Wrestling Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
May 3, 1929 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim McMillen over Buck Olson > Paul
Jones (01) over Charlie Strack two falls to one / Notes: Strack substituted for Jim Londos in the match against Jones.
May 3, 1932 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George Hill and Roy Lumpkin went to
a draw > Paul Jones (01) over Pat O'Shocker by disqualification
May 3, 1933 (Wednesday) – East Point, GA – Egan Park Arena (Promoter – Unknown) > Dick Jones versus Rough House George > Bill Collins versus Glenn Cowan >
John Mauldin versus Wesley Brownlee / Notes: It was reported the Armless Wonder of the World was to wrestle, and there was also a boxing match, but no details were
provided following the card. It was also reported that this was the first card at this venue.
May 3, 1936 (Sunday) Notes: It was announced that Frank Speer would replace Henry Weber to promote professional wrestling in Atlanta for Georgia Championship
Wrestling.
May 3, 1937 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Tony Papalino versus Sammy Miller > Mike Cassidy versus Eddie Elzea >
John Mauldin versus Buck Lawson
May 3, 1946 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Carter over Babe Zaharias >
Women’s Match: Dolly West over Wilma Gordon > Charlie Harben over Bill Collins > Al Massey & Rex Mobley over Dick Lever & Jack Hader / Notes: On April 19, 1946, it
had been announced that NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson was signed for this card, but for unknown reasons, he had to postpone until May 10, 1946.
May 3, 1951 (Thursday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Midget Match: Pee Wee James versus
Sky Low-Low > Charley Laye versus Lou Plummer > Don McIntyre versus Lozano Martinez
May 3, 1954 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Dillon versus White Savage >
Women’s Match: Suzanne Smith versus Catherine Simpson > Tom Mahoney versus Lu Kimm > Don McIntyre versus Clyde Steeves
May 3, 1957 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Roberts versus the Great Mitsu
> Guy LaRose versus Dick the Bruiser > Women’s Match: Caroline Bennett over Baby Doe > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre over Kurt Von Brawner* to
win the title / Notes: It is unclear as to how and when Von Brawner came to be recognized as Southern Heavyweight Champion. The last reference to the title in Atlanta
had been Red McIntyre as champion as of April 19, 1957, where he defended the title against Von Brawner, where McIntyre had won the match. Von Brawner had been
billed as champion in Augusta as of April 10, 1957, when he defended the title against McIntyre, but no documented results of that card have been found. In turn, McIntyre
was being billed as champion in Marietta as of February 22, 1957, where he defended the title against Mark Lewin and won.
May 3, 1960 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant over Art Nelson by
disqualification > Midget Women’s Match: Darling Dagmar over Baby Cheryl > International Tag Team Title Match: Freddie Blassie & Eric Pederson* versus Vince Bryant
& Chief Little Eagle ended in a no contest; Blassie & Pederson retained the title / Notes: It is unclear as to how Blassie and Pederson came to be recognized as
International Tag Team Champions. The last reference we have shows Ray Gunkel and Dickie Gunkel defending the title against Blassie & Pederson on April 8, 1960,
in Atlanta.
May 3, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran and Tiny Evans
went to a draw > Guy Mitchell over Skull Murphy by disqualification > Derrell Cochran & Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle over Tiny Evans & Gypsy Joe (01) & Skull Murphy
> Eastern Heavyweight Title Match: Jerry Graham* over Bob Rasmussen by disqualification to retain the title / Notes: Graham had been billed as Eastern Heavyweight
Champion since April 19, 1961.
May 3, 1963 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Don McIntyre – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Battle Royal: Tito Kopa (Winner); Chris
Averoff, Derrell Cochran, Lenny Montana, Bulldog Lawley, Chief Little Eagle, Charlie Keene, George Bell, and Silento Rodriguez also participated > Charlie Keene versus
Chief Little Eagle > Chris Averoff and Derrell Cochran went to a draw > Silento Rodriguez over Bulldog Lawley > Lenny Montana over Buck Jones (02) > World
Heavyweight Title Match: Dick Steinborn over Tarzan Tyler* to win the title / Notes: The battle royal was to determine matches on the card, with the winner receiving a
bonus, but the amount of the bonus was not reported. The Keene-Little Eagle match was cancelled when the latter was attacked by Montana using a board, making it to
where he could not wrestle. Tyler had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Eddie Graham on April 19, 1963, in Atlanta. It was announced
that the Scufflin’ Hillbillies (Cousin Alfred and Cousin Willie) would be wrestling on the card on May 10, 1963.
May 3, 1965 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tarzan Tyler versus Chief Little Eagle
/ Notes: Frankie Cain, Jesse James (02), Alex Perez, and Mario Galento were also advertised.
May 3, 1966 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Louie Tillet and Bad Boy Hines went to a draw
> Alberto Torres over Chin Lee (02) > World Tag Team Title Match: the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01))* over Enrique Torres &
Chief Crazy Horse to retain the title / Notes: The Medics had been the reigning World Tag Team Champions since they went over Eric Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner
on March 25, 1966, in Atlanta.
May 3, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Silento
Rodriguez > Louie Tillet over Bobby Hart > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Tony Nero & Tank Morgan > Jim Wilson & Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Oki Shikina &
the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Mask versus Mask Match: the Big O (02) over Avenger #3 > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling (01) over
El Mongol* to win the title / Notes: Wilson substituted for Dick Steinborn to team with Gunkel and Fuller in the match against Shikina and the Suns. As part of the
stipulation, Avenger #3 was forced to unmask following the match against Big O, and was identified as Pedro Valdez. Gentleman X (01) managed Big O and Mongol.
Mongol had been billed as Georgia Heavyweight Champion since October 10, 1967.
May 3, 1969 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) &
Assassin #2 (01)) over Dennis Hall & Little John > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Paul DeMarco over El Mongol* by disqualification; Mongol retained the title > Bob
Armstrong and Skandor Akbar went to a draw / Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Mongol had been the
reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Assassin #1 on April 18, 1969, in Atlanta.
May 3, 1974 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Duncum over Jerry Oates >
Dennis Stamp over Art Nelson > Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson over Earl Maynard & Tiger Conway, Jr. > Robert Fuller over Jimmy Garvin > Georgia Tag Team Title
Match: Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin* over Bob Armstrong & Jerry Brisco > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* over Bill Watts / Notes: Jimmy Garvin
managed the Garvins.
May 3, 1976 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dean Ho over Black Gordman > Midget
Tag Team Match: Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid over Little John (02) & Lord Littlebrook > the Great Goliath (02) over Ted Oates > Mark Lewin over the Spoiler (02) by
countout > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Terry Funk* over Thunderbolt Patterson by countout / Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler.
May 3, 1977 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ted Oates over Charlie Fulton > Roberto Soto over
the French Angel (02) > Black Atlas over Lars Anderson by disqualification > Six-Man Elimination Tag Team Match: Dick Slater & Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson over
Paul Jones (02) & Thunderbolt Patterson & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
May 3, 1978 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over
Abdullah the Butcher > Rocky Johnson over Abdullah the Butcher by disqualification > Thunderbolt Patterson over Stan Hansen by disqualification / Notes: Rock Hunter
managed Abdullah.
May 3, 1979 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Genichiro Tenryu over John Wolfe
> Ron Bass over Ben Alexander > Bob Armstrong & Mr. Wrestling #1 over Ivan Koloff & Blackjack Lanza > Wahoo McDaniel versus King Kong Mosca ended in a no
contest / Notes: Bobby Heenan managed Bass, Lanza, and Mosca.
May 3, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Thunderbolt Patterson – Promoter / International Wrestling League) > Jim Wilson & Jay Strongbow versus the
Samoans (01) (Tio & Tapu) > Thunderbolt Patterson versus the Sheik / Notes: Lars Anderson, Ron Garvin, Bob Roop, Bob Orton, Jr., Pez Whatley, Al Perez, Big Red,
Gerald Finley, Terry Gibbs, the Great Malenko (02), Ted Allen, and Louie Tillet were also advertised.
From Rich Tate:
May 3, 1929 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim McMillen over Buck Olson > Paul
Jones (01) over Charlie Strack two falls to one / Notes: Strack substituted for Jim Londos in the match against Jones.
May 3, 1932 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George Hill and Roy Lumpkin went to
a draw > Paul Jones (01) over Pat O'Shocker by disqualification
May 3, 1933 (Wednesday) – East Point, GA – Egan Park Arena (Promoter – Unknown) > Dick Jones versus Rough House George > Bill Collins versus Glenn Cowan >
John Mauldin versus Wesley Brownlee / Notes: It was reported the Armless Wonder of the World was to wrestle, and there was also a boxing match, but no details were
provided following the card. It was also reported that this was the first card at this venue.
May 3, 1936 (Sunday) Notes: It was announced that Frank Speer would replace Henry Weber to promote professional wrestling in Atlanta for Georgia Championship
Wrestling.
May 3, 1937 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Tony Papalino versus Sammy Miller > Mike Cassidy versus Eddie Elzea >
John Mauldin versus Buck Lawson
May 3, 1946 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Carter over Babe Zaharias >
Women’s Match: Dolly West over Wilma Gordon > Charlie Harben over Bill Collins > Al Massey & Rex Mobley over Dick Lever & Jack Hader / Notes: On April 19, 1946, it
had been announced that NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson was signed for this card, but for unknown reasons, he had to postpone until May 10, 1946.
May 3, 1951 (Thursday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Midget Match: Pee Wee James versus
Sky Low-Low > Charley Laye versus Lou Plummer > Don McIntyre versus Lozano Martinez
May 3, 1954 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Dillon versus White Savage >
Women’s Match: Suzanne Smith versus Catherine Simpson > Tom Mahoney versus Lu Kimm > Don McIntyre versus Clyde Steeves
May 3, 1957 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Roberts versus the Great Mitsu
> Guy LaRose versus Dick the Bruiser > Women’s Match: Caroline Bennett over Baby Doe > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre over Kurt Von Brawner* to
win the title / Notes: It is unclear as to how and when Von Brawner came to be recognized as Southern Heavyweight Champion. The last reference to the title in Atlanta
had been Red McIntyre as champion as of April 19, 1957, where he defended the title against Von Brawner, where McIntyre had won the match. Von Brawner had been
billed as champion in Augusta as of April 10, 1957, when he defended the title against McIntyre, but no documented results of that card have been found. In turn, McIntyre
was being billed as champion in Marietta as of February 22, 1957, where he defended the title against Mark Lewin and won.
May 3, 1960 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant over Art Nelson by
disqualification > Midget Women’s Match: Darling Dagmar over Baby Cheryl > International Tag Team Title Match: Freddie Blassie & Eric Pederson* versus Vince Bryant
& Chief Little Eagle ended in a no contest; Blassie & Pederson retained the title / Notes: It is unclear as to how Blassie and Pederson came to be recognized as
International Tag Team Champions. The last reference we have shows Ray Gunkel and Dickie Gunkel defending the title against Blassie & Pederson on April 8, 1960,
in Atlanta.
May 3, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran and Tiny Evans
went to a draw > Guy Mitchell over Skull Murphy by disqualification > Derrell Cochran & Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle over Tiny Evans & Gypsy Joe (01) & Skull Murphy
> Eastern Heavyweight Title Match: Jerry Graham* over Bob Rasmussen by disqualification to retain the title / Notes: Graham had been billed as Eastern Heavyweight
Champion since April 19, 1961.
May 3, 1963 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Don McIntyre – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Battle Royal: Tito Kopa (Winner); Chris
Averoff, Derrell Cochran, Lenny Montana, Bulldog Lawley, Chief Little Eagle, Charlie Keene, George Bell, and Silento Rodriguez also participated > Charlie Keene versus
Chief Little Eagle > Chris Averoff and Derrell Cochran went to a draw > Silento Rodriguez over Bulldog Lawley > Lenny Montana over Buck Jones (02) > World
Heavyweight Title Match: Dick Steinborn over Tarzan Tyler* to win the title / Notes: The battle royal was to determine matches on the card, with the winner receiving a
bonus, but the amount of the bonus was not reported. The Keene-Little Eagle match was cancelled when the latter was attacked by Montana using a board, making it to
where he could not wrestle. Tyler had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Eddie Graham on April 19, 1963, in Atlanta. It was announced
that the Scufflin’ Hillbillies (Cousin Alfred and Cousin Willie) would be wrestling on the card on May 10, 1963.
May 3, 1965 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tarzan Tyler versus Chief Little Eagle
/ Notes: Frankie Cain, Jesse James (02), Alex Perez, and Mario Galento were also advertised.
May 3, 1966 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Louie Tillet and Bad Boy Hines went to a draw
> Alberto Torres over Chin Lee (02) > World Tag Team Title Match: the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01))* over Enrique Torres &
Chief Crazy Horse to retain the title / Notes: The Medics had been the reigning World Tag Team Champions since they went over Eric Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner
on March 25, 1966, in Atlanta.
May 3, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Silento
Rodriguez > Louie Tillet over Bobby Hart > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Tony Nero & Tank Morgan > Jim Wilson & Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Oki Shikina &
the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Mask versus Mask Match: the Big O (02) over Avenger #3 > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling (01) over
El Mongol* to win the title / Notes: Wilson substituted for Dick Steinborn to team with Gunkel and Fuller in the match against Shikina and the Suns. As part of the
stipulation, Avenger #3 was forced to unmask following the match against Big O, and was identified as Pedro Valdez. Gentleman X (01) managed Big O and Mongol.
Mongol had been billed as Georgia Heavyweight Champion since October 10, 1967.
May 3, 1969 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the Assassins (01) (Assassin #1 (01) &
Assassin #2 (01)) over Dennis Hall & Little John > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Paul DeMarco over El Mongol* by disqualification; Mongol retained the title > Bob
Armstrong and Skandor Akbar went to a draw / Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Mongol had been the
reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Assassin #1 on April 18, 1969, in Atlanta.
May 3, 1974 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Duncum over Jerry Oates >
Dennis Stamp over Art Nelson > Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson over Earl Maynard & Tiger Conway, Jr. > Robert Fuller over Jimmy Garvin > Georgia Tag Team Title
Match: Ron Garvin & Terry Garvin* over Bob Armstrong & Jerry Brisco > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* over Bill Watts / Notes: Jimmy Garvin
managed the Garvins.
May 3, 1976 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dean Ho over Black Gordman > Midget
Tag Team Match: Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid over Little John (02) & Lord Littlebrook > the Great Goliath (02) over Ted Oates > Mark Lewin over the Spoiler (02) by
countout > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Terry Funk* over Thunderbolt Patterson by countout / Notes: Gary Hart managed the Spoiler.
May 3, 1977 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ted Oates over Charlie Fulton > Roberto Soto over
the French Angel (02) > Black Atlas over Lars Anderson by disqualification > Six-Man Elimination Tag Team Match: Dick Slater & Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson over
Paul Jones (02) & Thunderbolt Patterson & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
May 3, 1978 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over
Abdullah the Butcher > Rocky Johnson over Abdullah the Butcher by disqualification > Thunderbolt Patterson over Stan Hansen by disqualification / Notes: Rock Hunter
managed Abdullah.
May 3, 1979 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Genichiro Tenryu over John Wolfe
> Ron Bass over Ben Alexander > Bob Armstrong & Mr. Wrestling #1 over Ivan Koloff & Blackjack Lanza > Wahoo McDaniel versus King Kong Mosca ended in a no
contest / Notes: Bobby Heenan managed Bass, Lanza, and Mosca.
May 3, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Thunderbolt Patterson – Promoter / International Wrestling League) > Jim Wilson & Jay Strongbow versus the
Samoans (01) (Tio & Tapu) > Thunderbolt Patterson versus the Sheik / Notes: Lars Anderson, Ron Garvin, Bob Roop, Bob Orton, Jr., Pez Whatley, Al Perez, Big Red,
Gerald Finley, Terry Gibbs, the Great Malenko (02), Ted Allen, and Louie Tillet were also advertised.