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REAL NAME: Roy Lee Welch, Sr.
MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA

APRIL 4, 1939 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WARREN ARENA
(Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters)
> Southern Light Heavyweight Title Match: Jack McAdams* defeated Roy Welch
Notes: Jack McAdams had been the reigning Southern Light Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Eddie Williams on November 14, 1938, in Atlanta, GA.

OCTOBER 5, 1945 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Roy Welch defeated Jack Kelly by disqualification

FEBRUARY 16, 1946 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P]
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Jack LaRue, Vic Emanuel & Bill Collins defeated Herb, Jack & Roy Welch
Notes: The match between Jack LaRue, Vic Emanuel & Bill Collins and Herb, Jack & Roy Welch was reported to be the first six-man tag team match in Atlanta.  Collins substituted for Rex Mobley in the match, for which there were two referees.

JUNE 21, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Jack Dillon & Jack Hader defeated Nick Carter & Roy Welch

JULY 5, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Gene Blakely defeated Roy Welch

OCTOBER 30, 1946 (WEDNESDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters)
> Gene Blakely defeated Roy Welch

NOVEMBER 22, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P]
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Roy Welch defeated Ed White by disqualification
Notes: Roy Welch substituted for Danno O’Mahoney in the match with Ed White.

DECEMBER 13, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Carlos Rodriguez defeated Roy Welch

SEPTEMBER 10, 1948 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Roy Welch versus the Russian Lion
Notes: No documented results for this match have been found.

JANUARY 22, 1949 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Lester & Roy Welch versus Jack LaRue & Red Roberts
Notes: No documented results for this match have been found.

JANUARY 28, 1949 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Jack LaRue & Red Roberts defeated Lester & Roy Welch

JULY 15, 1949 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P]
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Johnny Long defeated Roy Welch

SEPTEMBER 2, 1949 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Dick Lever defeated Roy Welch

SEPTEMBER 16, 1949 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Joe Wolfe versus Roy Welch
Notes: No documented results for this match have been found.

DECEMBER 2, 1949 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Roy Welch and Rex Mobley wrestled to a draw

AUGUST 25, 1950 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Roy Welch versus Chief Little Fox
Notes: No documented results for this match have been found.

OCTOBER 30, 1963 (WEDNESDAY) – CALHOUN, GA – CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
(Nick Gulas, Roy Welch, and Harry Thornton – Promoters)
> Carlos Mendoza versus the Hermit
> Jackie Fargo & Corsica Joe versus Karl & Skull Von Stroheim
Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 17, 1964 (TUESDAY) – CALHOUN, GA – CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
(Nick Gulas, Roy Welch, and Harry Thornton – Promoters)
> Women’s Match: Cora Combs versus Sherri Lee
> The Black Monsters versus the Bavarian Boys
Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.
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