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| WHO'S WHO: ED CAPRAL |
| REAL NAME: Ed Capral |
| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 28, 1956 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: The program we have for this card is the first we have that provides information on the local televised “Live Atlanta Wrestling”, which can be seen “on Channel 11 every Monday night at 10:15”, with a plug to sponsor Budweiser Beer. Ed Capral has been hosting since he replaced Ray McCay sometime in 1955. JULY 24, 1957 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WLWA STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Angelo Poffo defeated Red McIntyre Notes: Bronko Lubich managed Angelo Poffo. Following the match between Poffo and Red McIntyre, Lubich attacked McIntyre with his walking cane, but was stopped when Don McIntyre left his co-host seat with Ed Capral and rushed the ring to help his brother Red. Don’s shirt was destroyed in the melee, but he managed to clear the ring. OCTOBER 23, 1959 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Handicap Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Don McIntyre & Ed Capral Notes: Ed Capral, announcer for the local televised wrestling program, only entered the ring for introductions, as he was never tagged into the match where he was teaming with Don McIntyre against Freddie Blassie. Prior to the match, McIntyre had vowed to retire if he felt compelled to tag Capral in the ring and put him in harms way. NOVEMBER 25, 1960 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Cyclone Tag Team Match: Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle defeated Freddie Blassie & Johnny Weaver Notes: Ed Capral was the special referee for the match between Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle and Freddie Blassie & Johnny Weaver. DECEMBER 30, 1960 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Special Attraction Match: Ed Capral versus Reginald Gable Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. JULY 14, 1961 (FRIDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Handicap Match: Gypsy Joe versus Ray Gunkel & Ed Capral Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. AUGUST 18, 1961 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Handicap Match: Ray Gunkel & Ed Capral defeated Gypsy Joe DECEMBER 26, 1964 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WAII STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter) Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Don Fargo and Billy Strong joined Capral to announce that they were brothers and would begin using their actual names, Jack and Bob Dalton, respectively. JANUARY 9, 1965 (SATURDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM [P] (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: According to the program we have, the Marietta office staff includes Ed Capral as Ring Announcer. OCTOBER 30, 1965 (SATURDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – FRANKLIN DRIVE ARENA (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Freddie Blassie versus Chief Little Eagle Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. Ed Capral was one of two referees for the match between Freddie Blassie and Chief Little Eagle. APRIL 15, 1966 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – PAUL JONES SPORTS ARENA [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This is the last program listing credits for the Atlanta office staff for a while, and it references Ed Capral as Ring Announcer. JULY 29, 1966 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – PAUL JONES SPORTS ARENA [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: With the program for this card, Atlanta office members are once again listed, and Ed Capral is referenced as Announcer. OCTOBER 14, 1967 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WAII STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Oki Yama & El Mongol defeated Bob Armstrong & Enrique Torres Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed El Mongol & Oki Yama. In the match between Oki Yama & El Mongol and Bob Armstrong & Enrique Torres, Yama used a swinging Hangman hold to finish off Torres, and it was instantly noted by Capral that the hold was the one used by Butcher Vachon to subdue his opponents. This began speculation that Vachon was perhaps the man under the mask. NOVEMBER 4, 1967 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WAII STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Lou Thesz joined Capral to announce that the masked man in the picture from the November 3, 1967, program was known as the Destroyer, and should not serve as proof that Butcher Vachon was not Oki Yama. DECEMBER 9, 1967 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WAII STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford and Paul Jones joined Capral to discuss the pending suspension of El Mongol, and Crawford remained adamant that Mongol did not have to sign for a match waiving the disqualification rule. By the end of the discussion, Jones had made the suspension effective immediately, much to the dismay of Crawford and Mongol. APRIL 27, 1968 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Big O (1) defeated Dick Steinborn > Bobby Hart defeated El Mongol by disqualification Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (1) managed the Big O & El Mongol. Following his match with the Big O, Dick Steinborn announced to Capral that he believed the masked man was Bob Orton. Gentleman X said that the Big O would unmask and reveal his identity after he defeated all the masked men in Georgia. Capral responded that he would have his hands full in trying to defeat Mr. Wrestling. X replied that O had already defeated Mr. Wrestling years ago in Kansas City when he was wrestling under his real name of Tim Woods. Paul Jones announced that Jack Crawford had visited him during the week, and was on crutches, claiming he had been in an automobile accident, which seemed ironic since Gentleman X walked with a limp. MAY 18, 1968 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Capral announced that Jack Crawford told him that he would have Gentleman X unmask if anyone could defeat the Big O at any time. SEPTEMBER 7, 1968 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral, and was the final live broadcast. JANUARY 4, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Professional defeated the Blue Destroyer Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. During the match between the Professional and the Blue Destroyer, the Pro removed the Destroyer’s mask to identify him as Gene Kiniski. Kiniski explained to Capral that he wanted to test the Pro without his NWA World Heavyweight Title on the line. JANUARY 18, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. The Assassins joined Capral, announcing that Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller had still not proven themselves worthy of a shot at the World Tag Team Title. Gunkel & Fuller came on later claiming the Assassins were dodging them because they were scared. JANUARY 25, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Dale Lewis. Crawford told Capral that both El Mongol and the Professional were scared of Dale Lewis, who had issued a challenge against the winner of their match in an effort to secure the top contender position for Gene Kiniski’s NWA World Heavyweight Title. He also claimed that he believed the Assassin to be Bobby Graham. In a response to the NWA investigation into his tactics against El Mongol from their match on January 24, 1969, the Professional told Capral that he had never used a foreign object during his career, and that the only reason he knocked Mongol cold with his head butt was that he had an unusually hard head. He also countered that Leo Garibaldi, referee for the match, had allowed Mongol to use illegal karate chops on him during the match, claiming Garibaldi was biased and partial toward Mongol. FEBRUARY 8, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Dale Lewis joined Capral, along with manager Jack Crawford, and told him that he blamed special referee Hans Schmidt for his loss of the Georgia Heavyweight Title to El Mongol on February 7, 1969. Lewis challenged Schmidt to a match on February 14, 1969, and by the end of the program Schmidt had accepted under the conditions that Crawford not be at ringside during the bout, to which Lewis agreed. Lewis also said that after he took care of Schmidt, he was going after Mongol for participating in what he considered a double-cross to remove him as champion. FEBRUARY 22, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Ray Gunkel joined Capral as a co-host on this episode, and was confronted by the Assassins. At one point, one of the Assassins slapped Gunkel in the face, but Gunkel kept his composure, leaving the Assassins claiming he was a coward. Gunkel, however, stated to Capral as the Assassins left the area that as a commentator, he felt he should be partly responsible for maintaining order rather than contributing to chaos. MARCH 29, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. The Professional joined Ed Capral to announce that he was no longer associated with the Assassins, as he felt he was being used to carry the load, and had become increasingly concerned about his status with the team since they treated Jack Crawford they way they did. JUNE 21, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Terry Funk & Dory Funk, Jr., told Capral that they were looking to get their hands on the Assassins to get some revenge for their father Dory Funk, Sr., for a beating the masked men gave him in Texas a couple years back. JULY 5, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. The Assassins joined Capral to address the challenge issued to them by Terry Funk & Dory Funk, Jr., and said they would wrestle them as long as Leo Garibaldi was not assigned to referee the match. JULY 12, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. The Assassins joined Capral and announced that they had proof that the Professional was Doug Gilbert under a mask. JULY 19, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. The Super Manager managed the Super Assassins. The Assassins had reportedly been upset with the Super Assassins using their name, and the Super Manager joined Capral, admitting to the name theft, going further saying he added “Super” in front of it because he believed them to be superior to the other team. OCTOBER 18, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. Aldo Bogni joined Capral and announced that the only reason he had come to Atlanta and worn the mask as the Super Pro was because the Assassins had paid him to do so, in an effort to have him risk the mask against the mask of the Professional, rather than risk their own. OCTOBER 25, 1969 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WQXI STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral. The Assassins joined Capral to announce that they attacked Bogni on the October 24, 1969, card because they felt he had double-crossed them the previous week on television. |
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