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| WHO'S WHO: BILLY RED LYONS |
| REAL NAME: William Lyons |
| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA
OCTOBER 4, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: It was announced that Billy Red Lyons would be wrestling in Atlanta soon. OCTOBER 14, 1957 (MONDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis versus Billy Red Lyons Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. OCTOBER 18, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Red Lyons defeated the Black Monster Notes: During the match between Billy Red Lyons and the Black Monster, Lyons removed the Monsters mask, but he was apparently not identified. OCTOBER 21, 1957 (MONDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis & Baron Gattoni versus Bill Melby & Billy Red Lyons Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. OCTOBER 25, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Melby & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mike Paidousis & Baron Gattoni OCTOBER 29, 1957 (TUESDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Red Lyons versus Baron Gattoni Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. NOVEMBER 1, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Red Lyons defeated Mike Paidousis by disqualification > Ray Gunkel, Bill Melby, Billy Red Lyons & Tarzan White versus Mike Paidousis, Gorgeous George, Kurt Von Brawner & Wild Red Berry Notes: Ray Gunkel, Bill Melby, Billy Red Lyons & Tarzan White and Mike Paidousis, Gorgeous George, Kurt Von Brawner & Wild Red Berry were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card. NOVEMBER 8, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons defeated Gorgeous George & Wild Red Berry NOVEMBER 11, 1957 (MONDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Gunkel, Billy Red Lyons & Marco Polo versus Wild Red Berry, Gorgeous George & Fritz Von Brawner Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. NOVEMBER 15, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Baron Gattoni defeated Billy Red Lyons NOVEMBER 22, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis and Billy Red Lyons wrestled to a draw NOVEMBER 29, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > World Tag Team Title Match: Reggie & Stan Lisowski* defeated Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons Notes: Reggie & Stan Lisowski had been the reigning World Tag Team Champions as recognized by the Chicago, IL, office since they defeated Nicoli & Boris Volkoff on June 29, 1957, in Chicago. DECEMBER 13, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Galento and Billy Red Lyons wrestled to a draw DECEMBER 20, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis, Jack Steele & Bibber McCoy defeated Bob Nandor, Tarzan White & Billy Red Lyons JANUARY 10, 1958 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Boris & Nicoli Volkoff defeated Tarzan White & Billy Red Lyons JANUARY 17, 1958 (FRIDAY) MARIETTA, GA LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Mighty Yankee defeated Billy Red Lyons JANUARY 31, 1958 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Boris Volkoff and Billy Red Lyons wrestled to a draw FEBRUARY 7, 1958 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Red Lyons and the Mighty Yankee wrestled to a draw FEBRUARY 14, 1958 (FRIDAY) MARIETTA, GA LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Galento and Billy Red Lyons wrestled to a draw > International Tag Team Title Match: Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons* defeated Al Galento & the Mighty Yankee Notes: It is unclear as to how Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons came to be recognized as International Tag Team Champions. The last references we have show that on November 15, 1957, Ray Gunkel & Don McIntyre were still recognized after having beaten Kurt & Fritz Von Brawner to win the title on October 4, 1957, in Atlanta. MARCH 7, 1958 (FRIDAY) MARIETTA, GA LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Kurt Von Brawner and Billy Red Lyons wrestled to a draw > Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner defeated Rocky Columbo & Billy Red Lyons MARCH 10, 1958 (MONDAY) AUGUSTA, GA ARMORY HALL (Robert McCoy Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Red Lyons defeated Kurt Von Brawner by disqualification > Ray Gunkel, Billy Red Lyons & Rocky Columbo defeated Kurt Von Brawner, Karl Heinkler & the Mighty Yankee MARCH 14, 1958 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Red Lyons defeated Don Lee MARCH 17, 1958 (MONDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don Lee versus Billy Red Lyons Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. MARCH 21, 1958 (FRIDAY) MARIETTA, GA LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Steele versus Billy Red Lyons Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. MARCH 28, 1958 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Karl Heinkler and Billy Red Lyons wrestled to a draw MARCH 31, 1958 (MONDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons defeated Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner (2-1) APRIL 4, 1958 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > International Tag Team Title Match: Don Lee & the Mighty Yankee defeated Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons* to win title Notes: Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since February 14, 1958. APRIL 7, 1958 (MONDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > No DQ / No TL Match: Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons versus Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. APRIL 22, 1958 (TUESDAY) MARIETTA, GA LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Kurt Von Brawner versus Billy Red Lyons Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. APRIL 25, 1958 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don Lee defeated Billy Red Lyons |
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