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| WHO'S WHO: VERNE GAGNE |
| REAL NAME: Laverne Gagne |
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| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA
AUGUST 21, 1953 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Wild Man Zimm FEBRUARY 19, 1954 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Art Nelson MARCH 26, 1954 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Sky Hi Lee MAY 7, 1954 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Hans Hermann JUNE 25, 1954 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Art Nelson by disqualification JULY 30, 1954 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Gorgeous George Notes: Gorgeous George was escorted to the ring by his valet Jeffries. SEPTEMBER 17, 1954 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Roy McClarty OCTOBER 29, 1954 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Jerry Graham by disqualification APRIL 19, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Babe Zaharias APRIL 24, 1957 (WEDNESDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne versus Babe Zaharias Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. AUGUST 16, 1957 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Freddie Blassie by disqualification MAY 2, 1958 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: It was announced that Verne Gagne would be wrestling in Atlanta soon. NOVEMBER 6, 1959 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > One-Night Tournament: Baron Gattoni defeated Adrien Baillargeon; Tony Marino defeated Gorgeous George; Johnny Weaver defeated Ed Sharpe; Lenny Montana defeated Ray Gunkel by disqualification; Marino defeated Gattoni; Montana defeated Powell; Weaver defeated Marino; Montana defeated Weaver to win tournament Notes: The tournament was to determine a challenger to face Verne Gagne on November 13, 1959. NOVEMBER 13, 1959 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Weaver defeated Lenny Montana Notes: Johnny Weaver substituted for Verne Gagne in the match with Lenny Montana. Gagne was scheduled to defend the US Television Title against Montana, who had won a tournament on November 6, 1959, for the title shot. DECEMBER 4, 1959 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > US Television Title Match: Verne Gagne* defeated Freddie Blassie Notes: The title Verne Gagne defended against Freddie Blassie was actually called the US Heavyweight Title, and Gagne had been recognized as such by the Minneapolis, MN, office since he defeated Dick the Bruiser on April 12, 1958, in Chicago, IL. DECEMBER 28, 1962 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Don McIntyre Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: It was announced that Verne Gagne would be wrestling on the card on January 25, 1963. JANUARY 25, 1963 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Don McIntyre Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Verne Gagne defeated Bronko Lubich by disqualification Notes: Homer ODell managed Bronko Lubich. DECEMBER 1, 1967 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: There was an interesting item in the program for this card where Jack Crawford made allegations that Mr. Wrestling was Tim Woods. He said he had narrowed it to Woods after considering it was not Ray Gunkel, Verne Gagne, or Dale Lewis. |