8/19/60 12/9/55 On April 27's main event, Arn Anderson wrestled Thunderbolt Patterson to a no contest in the Columbus Municipal Auditorium, then CWG disappeared. 1/17/67 In the Summer of 1984, McMahon began a correspondence with Barnett in an attempt to buy his portion of GCW. 11/19/57 3/14/70 10/23/57 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew sold out anywhere they wrestled in Georgia and tore the house down in Arns birthplace of Rome anytime they made their way through the area. 1/3/61 If you have not purchased your USA card please do ASAP. 3/9/70 From that date, GCW's program aired for two hours (from 6-8 PM and later from 6:05 to 8:05 following the introduction of TBS' "Turner Time" in 1981) every Saturday night. 1/30/61 3/7/53 1/10/57 The second half, however, ushered in such promotional notables as Ray Gunkle, Jim Barnett, and Paul Jones, who made Georgia Championship Wrestling, Inc. (a member of the National Wrestling Alliance) a household term throughout the state via television. 2/6/59 All final champions are for this promotion, the title may have continued in other promotions. Wrestling promoter Jim Barnett at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Showground, March 7, 1973. 12/23/68 Noah was the only Bainbridge wrestler to compete while the tournament was an open invitation to all [] 1/1/69 WWE's purchase of Georgia Championship Wrestling set forth a course of events that would change pro wrestling forever. Team Georgia is an all volunteer organization and is always looking for volunteers. Barnett would actually be the one to broker the deal between Jim Crockett Promotions and Titan Sports to sell the 6:05 time slot to JCP when Vinces product wasnt received well by the Southern loyalist fans, and it took a big dump in the ratings. 4/16/70 , 7/17/67 No matter how many top-tier competitors came after it, the Georgia Heavyweight Title was dominated by one man. 1/21/55 Jim Barnett (1974-1984) 9/9/55 9/4/69 It can be purchased here:https://www.usawmembership.com/login. 11/23/55 McMahon worked one against the other and bulldozed down the middle like something out of Fistfull of Dollars, coming out a winner of everything in the end. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Though he got his break in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, it was in Georgia Championship Wrestling that he really made his mark on the NWA. 4/27/63 , 8/14/50 6/8/10U-7:00 - 7:30AM - Wrestling will start at 8:00AM. 8/14/57 4/20/70 The Masked Superstar became known for his hour-long cage matches against Blackjack Mulligan. Georgia Championship Wrestling was a promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, Georgia superstation WTBS. 9/26/55 In addition, WWF World Championship Wrestling was mainly used as a re-cap show, featuring matches which had previously aired on the WWF's main programming venues such as WWF Championship Wrestling and WWF All-Star Wrestling. Tributes: Remembering Some of the World's Greatest Wrestlers, "End of an era on TBS Solie, Georgia and 'Black Saturday', "Full List Of WWE Network Additions (07/12/2018): Historic WWE Network Hidden Gem, Smackdown, and More! View cart for details. However, unlike World Championship Wrestling, which had been a weekly show from the TBS studios in Atlanta, the WWF's TBS show at first consisted solely of highlights from the WWF's USA Network and syndicated programming, as well as house show clips from Madison Square Garden, Boston Garden, and most of the other major arenas it did business in. 7/18/60 6/23/61 McMahon, undeterred, tried to find another way of securing the slot for the WWF; he discovered that method shortly after his rejection by Turner. 1/5/70 12/12/55 Finally, on March 2, 1985, the WWF changed the name of their program to WWF Georgia Championship Wrestling and began airing in-studio squash matches co-hosted by ring announcer Miller and play-by-play commentator Gorilla Monsoon. 12/29/61 The restaurants were sold in 2000, and Ray "El Mongol" Molina passed away in 2016 at 86. 11/7/70 , 7/5/67 1/9/69 With Gordon Solie providing the soundtrack that only he could, Georgia Championship Wrestling began to tape shows for television at a small studio on Peachtree Street. The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. 8/20/59 Along with these matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the first WrestleMania card. 1/9/70 This failed to last, and JCP took over everything that was GCW when Crockett bought out the contract from Vince in late 1984, as McMahon was trying to pool all his resources for WrestleMania I. 11/25/63 1/10/61 I am extremely proud of Noah and his record setting accomplishments this year. 1/18/70 The NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship was a sought-after belt from its inception in the territory, but it was the man from Mexico known as El Mongol that really made the title his for the taking throughout the 60s and as far up as 1972. 5/1/70 , 6/10/57 Tennessee (Johnson City, Knoxville, Chattanooga) The changing of hands and promotional banners that Georgia Championship Wrestling went through in the early 70s leaves its history somewhat clouded during that time. 3/31/70 A+++ Thank you again!!! 11/15/69 2/28/70 3/25/55 1/8/69 Current name: Georgia Championship Wrestling Current abbreviation: GCW Status: Inactive Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Active Time: 1944 - 1984 Details Names: Georgia Championship Wrestling (1944 - 14.07.1984) Abbreviations: GCW Owners: Vince McMahon (1984) Gerald Brisco, Jack Brisco, Ole Anderson & Paul Jones (1983 - 1984) 1/11/69 If you are willing to volunteer a few hours a year or a few hours a week, please let us know. 1/24/61 Jim Barnett went on to become Vice President at Titan Sports, the parent company of the WWF. 4/27/70 I don't exactly know the dates for these things, so they'll just go up in parts. Thousands of complaints were received, many of which focused on the loss of Gordon Solie. Well, times a-wasting, yall. 9/5/69 He continued to achieve and grow with further expansions into the Indianapolis office as well, where he ran shows with Johnny Doyle. February 27, 2023 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship, GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com (Official Website), Georgia Championship Wrestling at CAGEMATCH.net. There have been a total of 11 recognized champions who have had a combined 18 official reigns, with "Bullet" Bob Armstrong holding the most at four. 4/7/70 4/3/70 1/21/63 The oldest city in Georgia and a strategic port city in the American Revolution, Savannah was the last city occupied by the British before they sailed back home in 1782. 2/4/70 World Championship Wrestling was a program featuring the "rasslin'" style of wrestling, that emphasized a more athletic product and put less emphasis on cartoonish gimmicks. ", After Black Saturday, Ole Anderson tried to carry on in the territory, promoting Championship Wrestling from Georgia (CWG), which briefly aired out of Atlanta. This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This was considered heresy in the wrestling world and probably did Vince more harm than good over the decade and a half that followed. GCW- Georgia Championship Wrestling 6/10/68 4/2/70 143 talking about this. free shipping. After losing the titles for a final time in Savannah, The Vachons were pushed out of the way and sent packing by the team of Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto, better known as The Assassins. National Heavyweight title (1980-1986) 1/23/61 [6] McMahon was not happy with either of Turner's decisions, thinking his control of GCW would make the WWF the exclusive wrestling company on TBS. It was launched under the ABC Booking company run by Paul Jones (not to be confused with Paul Frederik, who was later given the name), a former wrestler who went by the name of Andrew Lutzi. 4/18/70 7/16/63 This did not last long, and after starting a family, he went back to wrestling under the mask, firstly as The Grappler, but then as the name that would be his legacy: Mr. Wrestling II. 4/17/64 While there have certainly been many instances of this . 2/28/67 As the NWA tried to broaden its scope and unify the territories, instead of seeing them bought out by the McMahon machine, many titles were absorbed and ceased to exist, as weve learned so far. There's only you, and your opponent of equal weight and size. 11/6/57 4/17/70 4/19/70 Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) joined ESPN in 1986 and its Dallas-based successors, the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) and the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF), later occupied time slots on the network as well. They took the titles in 1980 when they defeated both teams of The Assassins and Mr. Wrestling I & II. Along with the squash matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the upcoming, inaugural WrestleMania I. 11/14/58 The Georgia titles were absorbed, and The Freebirds carried on as NWA National Tag Champs. 4/15/70 2/11/55 2022-2023 FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION, 7:00 Weighs in for 12/14U State and 8/10U Novice - -MUST BE IN LINE AT 7AM -. 2/17/70 7/22/58 ( GHSA) Photo Galleries All Galleries GHSA Traditional State Championships Day 1 (Class 5A & 6A) Published: 2023 | 148 Photos GHSA Traditional Consolidation Finals (Classes 1A, 4A, 5A & 6A) Published: 2023 | 178 Photos The two sometimes ran shows against the NWA Detroit brand periodically but mostly kept within the confines of the organizations umbrella. Vince McMahon is a very ambitious individual. Buddy Fuller and Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods gave El Mongol his best matches, but he managed to capture the title ten times in that stretch of time. 1/14/57 1/16/64 One worked under the mask, while the other lit the territory up like wildfire. 1/2/68 Her new All-South Wrestling Alliance looked to be stronger than Watts had anticipated, and they began to draw business away from his new promotion. 3/21/67 In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. 4/11/70 3/3/44 7/23/59 That man? However, greed, Vince McMahon, and a dark day in wrestling forever remembered as Black Saturday led to the demise of this territory, leaving many to wonder what could have been. 3/26/70 9/17/68 Turner's decision to give time slots to Bill Watts and Ole Anderson indirectly led to other wrestling organizations gaining national cable television contracts. DVD $8.00 Buy It Now +$3.60 shipping 5 watchers Sponsored GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HOUSE SHOWS 1981-82 PRO WRESTLING DVD (W-992) 9/16/57 9/9/57 Bill Watts (1972-1980) Georgia Championship Wrestling is mostly remembered for its glory days from the 70s through the mid-80s as the likes of Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase, The Hollywood Blonds (Rip Rogers & Ted Oates), Randy Savage, Dusty Rhodes and Harley Race were regularly featured in the promotion on WTBS in Atlanta. 3/30/57 The Wrecking Crew left Georgia for a short time and formed the four-man powerhouse, The Four Horsemen, in the Mid-Atlantic territory. 3/12/65 He first started as the tag partner to the original Mr. Wrestling but would eventually take the character full-time once Tim Woods moved on to work the Mid-Atlantic territory. 2/25/44 4/21/70 Throughout the 1970s, Georgia Championship Wrestling was one of the main shows that kept the Superstation alive.[1]. 2/18/57 The NWA Georgia Television Championship shuffled around a lot, but it also gave many wrestlers the chance to make it their own and push their careers in the process. 2/9/51 Professional Wrestling Online Museum, Copyright 2020 Adscape International, LLC - All Rights Reserved, Dr. George Zahorian Convicted Of Selling Steroids To WWF Wrestlers. 4/4/70 Wrestling is perhaps the purest form of athletic competition to exist in the realm of organized sports. Wrestlers can not be addedafterregistrationcloses. While The Torres Brothers and The Vachons went to war in the fall of that year, there was another powerhouse that was about to get the titles in their grasp. Georgia Wrestling Announcer Freddie Miller Introducing Vince McMahon, That did not turn out to be the case and on July 11, 1984, Titan Sports officially took legal control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, Inc. and its two weekend time slots on Ted Turners Superstation. 7/18/56 6/16/44 Eadie was a hard-hitting bruiser that met every challenge with a flurry of fists and a hail of boots. Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. Georgia Championship Wrestling alumni Category page Edit this page This category is for all wrestlers who have wrestled in Georgia Championship Wrestling at some point within their career. 1/19/70 1982 Has no April or July. At the time, Crockett was trying to counter the WWF's national expansion by unifying the remaining NWA territories that McMahon had not driven out of business into one nationwide unit. 4/21/61 1/26/61 2/10/70 Georgia Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. 9/1/60 2/7/57 1/30/70 10/14/58 Ratings for the WWFs TBS programs ranged from mediocre to low while the handful of live events that the Federation staged in Georgia drew poorly. 10/14/55 It looked like Ann had Mid-South against the ropes, but it was an audible call by Watts to bring in outside help that would finally help him win the insurrection. 3/25/57 Ohio (Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Marion, Stoobenville, Canton), MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2/15/70 While GCW's programming had a loyal fan base and was fairly popular, things were not as great for the promotion behind the scenes. 4/8/70 Click here to send us your information. The CNN Complex housed the now booming Omni Coliseum and his ground-breaking twenty-four-hour news service and the newly crowned "Superstation," WTBS. 1/27/66 7/20/61 , 1/7/55 3/6/70 The two main titles in the promotion in those days were the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship and the Tag Team Championships, both of which got their starts in the early 50s. 1/13/50 He is not only taking care of his responsibilities on the mat and field but is an A/B student in his academics with great behavior for Bainbridge Middle School. 1/20/69 10/7/55 Georgia football coach Kirby Smart said the accusations surrounding Bulldogs star defensive lineman Jalen Carter, and his alleged . As a result, on March 30, 1985, McMahon sold the Saturday night time slot (but not the Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion) to Jim Crockett, Jr., a Charlotte-based promoter who ran NWA-branded shows in the Mid-Atlantic states. A respected member of the National Wrestling Alliance for the vast majority of his three decades as a promoter, his ABC Booking company was one of the most successful regional wrestling companies of the era and, not excluding the normal fluctuations in attendance that were a part of the promotional business, that success continued through to the early 1970s when ABC Booking became Mid South Sports, Inc. and Georgia Championship Wrestling was born. Georgia's Olympic hopefuls, This website is powered by SportsEngine's. 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