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| WHO'S WHO: BILL BARTUSH |
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| REAL NAME: William Bartush |
| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 1, 1930 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – SPILLER FIELD (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Milo Steinborn SEPTEMBER 15, 1930 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – SPILLER FIELD (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Charley Fox OCTOBER 1, 1930 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Joe Varga OCTOBER 21, 1930 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush and Taro Myaki wrestled to a draw NOVEMBER 4, 1930 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Paul Jones at 45:50 NOVEMBER 18, 1930 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Milo Steinborn (2-0) DECEMBER 3, 1930 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Londos defeated Bill Bartush at 57:00 (2-0) Notes: It was reported that half of the $3,430 gross gate went to charity, presumably an Empty Stocking Fund considering the time of year. DECEMBER 16, 1930 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul Jones defeated Bill Bartush (2-1) SEPTEMBER 30, 1936 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rudy LaDitzi defeated Bill Bartush JANUARY 8, 1937 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LOEW’S GRAND THEATRE (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George Harben and Bill Bartush wrestled to a draw at 30:00 JANUARY 28, 1938 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Doug Wyckoff and Bill Bartush wrestled to a draw FEBRUARY 4, 1938 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Doug Wyckoff defeated Bill Bartush FEBRUARY 11, 1938 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red Ryan and Bill Bartush wrestled to a draw FEBRUARY 16, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Babe Zaharias FEBRUARY 23, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou Thesz defeated Bill Bartush by countout MARCH 2, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Steve Casey defeated Bill Bartush at 51:00 (2-0) Notes: Sam Muchnick was the special referee for the match between Steve Casey and Bill Bartush. MARCH 11, 1938 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Buster Carter MARCH 16, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > John Katan defeated Bill Bartush MARCH 23, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush and Milo Steinborn wrestled to a draw MAY 4, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Henry Piers defeated Bill Bartush MAY 11, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Ernest Kelly MAY 18, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Frank Speer defeated Bill Bartush JULY 6, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Frank Sexton defeated Bill Bartush JULY 13, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush and Red Ryan wrestled to a draw OCTOBER 5, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Marsh defeated Bill Bartush by disqualification OCTOBER 12, 1938 (WEDNESDAY) Notes: A card was scheduled at the Warren Arena in Atlanta, but L.C. Warren cancelled it when the wrestlers scheduled to appear insisted on a guarantee. Those wrestlers included Tiny Morgan, Bill Bartush, Rudy Strongberg, Joe Marsh, Fred Carone, and Ben Stein. MARCH 26, 1940 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LOEW’S GRAND THEATRE (Bill Hartman and Thad Holt – Promoters / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Bartush defeated Marvin Jones APRIL 2, 1940 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LOEW’S GRAND THEATRE (Bill Hartman and Thad Holt – Promoters / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Everett Marshall defeated Bill Bartush OCTOBER 22, 1941 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dorv Roche defeated Bill Bartush |