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| WHO'S WHO: VIC EMANUEL |
| REAL NAME: No verification of full name is available to us at this time |
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| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA
DECEMBER 7, 1945 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rudy Strongberg defeated Vic Emanuel by disqualification DECEMBER 14, 1945 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tarzan White & Barto Hill defeated Vic Emanuel & Ben Bennicasa by disqualification DECEMBER 21, 1945 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tarzan White defeated Vic Emanuel DECEMBER 28, 1945 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Laverne Baxter defeated Vic Emanuel JANUARY 4, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey & Laverne Baxter defeated Jack LaRue & Vic Emanuel JANUARY 18, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* defeated Vic Emanuel Notes: Herb Welch had been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he defeated the Red Masked Marvel on June 27, 1945, in Nashville, TN. Part of the proceeds for this card went to the Milk Fund, raising $2,133.93 for the cause. Future television talk show host Morton Downey, Jr., at the time a twelve-year old cadet at the Georgia Military Academy, was in attendance for this card, and was invited to the dressing room to meet the wrestlers. JANUARY 26, 1946 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey & Laverne Baxter defeated Dick Lever & Vic Emanuel Notes: Bill Crussell and Bill Collins were credited as being referees for this card. Billy Wolfe was in attendance at ringside for this card. FEBRUARY 1, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Herb & Jack Welch and Jack LaRue & Vic Emanuel wrestled to a draw FEBRUARY 8, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vic Emanuel defeated Jack Welch Notes: Charlie Harben was credited as being a referee for this card. No attendance was reported for this card, but it was reported that this card drew a record crowd. 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. FEBRUARY 22, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vic Emanuel defeated Mike Kilonis MARCH 1, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vic Emanuel and Laverne Baxter wrestled to a draw Notes: Laverne Baxter substituted for Herb Welch in the match with Vic Emanuel. Welch had been injured in a severe automobile accident near Nashville, TN, and could not wrestle. MARCH 22, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vic Emanuel and Abe Zvonkin wrestled to a draw MARCH 29, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Carter defeated Vic Emanuel by disqualification APRIL 5, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ralph Garibaldi and Vic Emanuel wrestled to a draw APRIL 11, 1946 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vic Emanuel defeated Bob Shipp Notes: It was reported that proceeds from this card went to benefit the Junior Optimist Club on Bankhead Avenue. APRIL 19, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Vic Emanuel APRIL 26, 1946 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey defeated Vic Emanuel |