12/23/68 9/5/69 3/31/70 1/30/67 The two sometimes ran shows against the NWA Detroit brand periodically but mostly kept within the confines of the organizations umbrella. 9/16/70 First, Turner made an offer to Bill Watts, a promoter who ran Mid South Wrestling out of Oklahoma, to take a Sunday afternoon time slot on TBS. 1/9/70 3/4/55 10/30/58 free shipping. 1/4/70 7/15/53 1/8/70 Nick Bockwinkel and Thunderbolt Patterson both held the title three times in the 70s, with Bob Armstrong holding it twice in those years as well. 4/3/70 Georgia Television title (1969-1979) While it probably wasnt a good idea to screw over Ole, the partners all came out of the deal financially or occupationally sound for the rest of their careers in the business. Mid-South Sports's longterm prospects were not good at that point, most of their wrestlers had gone with Ann, and Ann's promotion had gotten Mid-South's television time slot, though both promotions aired on WTCG. 1/24/69 This was considered heresy in the wrestling world and probably did Vince more harm than good over the decade and a half that followed. Thousands of complaints were received, many of which focused on the loss of Gordon Solie. 3/16/70 NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship: INACTIVE: xx.xx.2016 : 8: NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship: INACTIVE: xx.xx.1979 : 9: NWA Macon Tag Team . 1/14/57 10/2/59 4/21/70 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. 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. 6/17/55 free shipping. 1/11/69 7/22/58 Verne Gagne's AWA debuted on ESPN in 1985 and aired on the network until the company folded in 1991. 3/7/67 CAGEMATCH Promotions Database Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) Titles. The team of Gene and Lars Anderson originated the Minnesota Wrecking Crew back in 1966. 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. 2/5/70 After two years of strife, a trouble-shooter was called in: Jim Barnett, who had owned promotions in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Colorado and Australia. 9/10/68 1/8/69 1/4/69 1/5/62 By this point, Ann Gunkels ASWA went out of business, and everything was re-absorbed by Barnetts newly built juggernaut. 3/14/70 On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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All three men agreed to sell their stakes in GCW to McMahon, giving the WWF the controlling stake in GCW and McMahon access to the Saturday night time slot. 1/20/50 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. The revival of a brand of pro wrestling that was the forerunner throughout the 70s & 80s. 2/21/70 > Ted Oates versus Bobby Eaton . 11/15/56 3/24/70 Gunkel quickly made moves to open her own outlaw promotion outside of the NWA banner and run shows against Watts. This was in direct violation of a promise McMahon had made at the time of the purchase to provide original programming for TBS,[1] including having shows taped at the TBS studios. 8/26/54 GCW's main show, which aired on Saturday evenings, was complemented with a Sunday evening edition. 2/18/70 The first was the differences in tastes between fanbases of different geographical regions. [4] Turner himself was angered by the sinking ratings and made two decisions that would fix the ratings problem. Overview; News and Rumors; Articles; . (Use code PWS for a nice surprise). 3/15/70 8/30/61 2/24/70 11/22/63 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. 3/11/70 4/25/70 , 1/2/61 While the new WWE may not have the freeform promos that made the territory days great, or the bloody cage matches and specialty stipulation matches we all came to love as kids, so many of their stars today still have roots in not only the NWA but in the Southern Wrestling movement, and GCW as well. 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. On June 23, 2018, a tribute event to the late Bill Dromo was held in Carrollton, Georgia. 2/21/70 Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired its first show on WTCG, a UHF independent station in Atlanta, as a Christmas special on December 25, 1971. Some wrestlers, such as Roddy Piper, say that he was in fact doing so, but was prevented by fears of crossing organized crime figures involved with the sport. The WWF's style of wrestling sharply differed from that of GCW, with the WWF featuring cartoonish characters and storylines and squash matches and GCW featuring more athletic competition. 10/29/68 1/29/69 1/9/61 Along with the squash matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the upcoming, inaugural WrestleMania I. 11/15/56 He can be reached by e-mail at squints72hhi@gmail.com. 3/18/55 1/7/69 6/21/69 7/28/44 In 1976 WTCG (renamed WTBS in 1979) began retransmitting its signal via satellite and became a superstation available to cable systems across the United States. While that may only be a story, it always tells the truth if you follow the money. McMahon promised the GCW fans who were tuned in that they would enjoy his new program just as much. Something went wrong. After it was merged into the NWA World and subsequently the NWA National Television Title, the duo of Ron Garvin and Bob Roop battled back and forth for the belt. 11/15/56 3/7/70 4/27/63 , 8/14/50 By Coach Chad Smith Noah Stutler, a 8th grade wrestler for Bainbridge Middle School and also a Junior Varsity starter for the Bainbridge High School wrestling team competed at the Georgia All Freshman State Competition yesterday in Atlanta. 11/3/44 USA gave McMahon another time slot when WWF Prime Time Wrestling, a similar program to the WWF's TBS program that aired on Monday nights and was a forerunner to the current Monday Night Raw, debuted early in 1985. BMS Coach and Athletic Director, Chad Smith, had the opportunity of welcoming in Noah on day one of his enrollment and was immediately excited about the skill set Noah contained in both sports. 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. 9/30/55 1/7/57 Click here to send us your information. Gunkel also used her inside connections with Ted Turner, rumored to be romantically linked from their college days at Brown University, to acquire the television spot occupied by Watts at WTCG. 4/1/70 Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. When Georgia Championship Wrestlings local television carrier, WTCG Channel 17 (later renamed WTBS) was broadcast nationally via satellite beginning on December 17, 1976, it became cable TVs first superstation and the NWAs Georgia promotion was poised to become the first wrestling program with nationwide coverage since the days of the Dumont network in the 1950s. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. When the National Wrestling Alliance formed in 1948, one of the primary benefits it offered its members was protection from (and support against) an "outlaw" promotion entering a territory and working in opposition to the established NWA office. In 1984, the Brisco brothers sold their stock in GCW to McMahon for $900,000. 2/17/70 Additionally, in September of 1982, the name of the promotions highly-rated TV program was officially changed to World Championship Wrestling. 9/12/69 10/24/67 3/27/50 IF YOU DOUBLE BRACKET YOU WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. 3/6/70 1/14/55 Beginning in late January 1972 the promotion's regular series, Big Time Wrestling, began airing on Saturday afternoons on WQXI-TV in Atlanta; the show was recorded for later broadcast over WJBF in Augusta and WTOC-TV in Savannah, stations located in two of GCW's major cities. 1/14/70 2/18/57 3/3/66 No matter how many top-tier competitors came after it, the Georgia Heavyweight Title was dominated by one man. During the 1990s, Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) rose to become the third-largest wrestling company in North America, behind the WWF and WCW. 1/5/70 While Barnett is scapegoated with the demise of GCW, when he sold his shares to McMahon, it allowed the WWF to run its product in the venerated 6:05 time slot on TBS. 4/13/70 What became known as Black Saturday happened solely due to greed and spite. This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! Jim Oates (19801984) This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 19:24. After documenting 9 house shows durin. 1/14/57 2/14/67 When WTCG became distributed via satellite in 1976, the renamed Georgia Championship Wrestling became the first television program produced by an NWA-affiliated promotion to be broadcast nationally. 4/16/70 , 7/17/67 4/28/70 , 1/3/57 3/25/70 Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. superstar sgt. The Grahams worked there for a bit, and Eddie managed to get a piece of the promotion as well. 6/16/44 12/17/68 10/21/55 While Barnett and Anderson were very successful in their efforts to expand into new markets, that success came at a price and the cities within Georgia that had long been the lifeblood of the promotion soon began to suffer from a lack of attention. 1/27/66 All final champions are for this promotion, the title may have continued in other promotions. Est 3:30PM Finalist Ceremonies and Finals for 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th place matches - -State Championship ONLY - - Novice Championship will run straight through the finals. 1/20/66 1/25/61 Rich was a fan favorite during his run in the NWA, working the babyface angle to the hilt as he battled with Buzz Sawyer, The Fabulous Freebirds, among many others. 3/25/57 1/21/70 Noah was the only Bainbridge wrestler to compete while the tournament was an open invitation to all [] **this is not for the State or Novice Championships tournaments***. 4/4/70 1/2/69 Jim Phillips is a contributor for Pro Wrestling Stories. 7/18/60 Awards ceremonies will take place by weight-class as each weight class iscompleted. Georgia Heavyweight title (1964-1981) - Top Rated Plus - opens in a new window or tab, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING Vols 21-30- PRO WRESTLING, cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab, Report this item - opens in new window or tab. 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. 6/27/52 It opened the door for more nationalization of contracts and the shuffling of top-tier talents between the existing NWA promotions. 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. 9/30/55 This left the trio of The Briscoes and Paul Jones in the decision-making end of the office with Ole along for the ride with his little percentage of stock. 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. 9/19/60 2/23/70 That man? 12/2/55 7/17/57 Hamilton began wrestling as the original Assassin in the Georgia territory in the mid-60s. 1/1/70 11 Unforgettable Wrestling Moments at The Omni, Battle for Atlanta How The NWA Crushed Ann Gunkels Outlaw Promotion, the tag division until The Fabulous Freebirds, Championship Wrestling from Florida | Wrestling Territories, A Ghost Story: How a Long-forgotten Territory Still Haunts WWE, Battle for Atlanta | How The NWA Crushed Ann Gunkels Outlaw Promotion, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_HWwv81Oni3PeOwYGuclbA, Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. 1/28/55 2/28/70 All of the NWA National Titles that were active in GCW went on to see time in JCP and the later World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in one capacity or another. 3/6/70 Merged with Mid-Atlantic / Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985-03 and became a national promotion. 6/10/68 There's no doubt about it, wrestling tops the list of intense, highly-competitive sports. The past wrestling season Noah transferred in from Ohio to begin the season and finish with a near flawless record losing only once during the middle school and high school season. Still, the incarnation with "nephew" Arn Anderson is the unit that memory evokes when you hear the name. 10/27/60 In the shakeup that occurred following the death of his top star (and minority owner in ABC Booking) Ray Gunkel, Jones company went into an unforeseen tailspin that took some time to recover from. Members of the National Wrestling Alliance after 1949-11 except between 1957 and 1962. 1/7/57 John Walker was born in the midst of the Turbulent Thirties in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The Top Ten in All Areas of Pro Wrestling, The Longest Running Pro Wrestling Columnist, Dave Meltzer, Mike Mooneyham, Steve Yohe, Tim Hornbaker, Greg Oliver, Bill Apter, Karl Stern, Scott Teal, wrestlingclassics.com, wwe.com, kayfabememories.com, wrestling-titles.com, The Lapsed Fan podcast, 6:05 Superpodcast, Great Black Heroes 11/9/57 1/21/57 1/22/69 The only other national cable deal available at the moment was the one GCW had with WTBS; if McMahon was able to acquire this time slot, he would control all nationally televised professional wrestling in the United States. As our story unfolds, we will see how this little city by the Atlantic, with its moss-laden live oaks and old money, had a hand in guiding the outcome of Georgia Championship Wrestling. 1/30/50 1/31/61 Long before some territories adopted a Light Heavyweight or Junior Heavyweight Title, the Television Championship was one where the smaller wrestlers, or workers that werent in the major title hunt at that time, could still achieve gold and carry the notoriety that went along with it. 7/8/55 1/28/69 4/15/61 According to Ric Flair in his book To Be The Man, Ole vowed revenge, and he even attempted to pay the Road Warriors to cripple The Briscos in a tag match over the NWA National Tag Titles in Georgia. 4/4/70 1/30/69 2/6/70 6/3/61 3/23/70 7/29/60 Wrestlers from all over began to pour into the promotion, and the title scene exploded. 4/15/70 1/13/50 2/20/70 The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. 1/20/61 World Titles World Heavyweight Title World Junior Heavyweight Title World Women's Title World Tag Team Title World Television Title While there have certainly been many instances of this . As G.C.W.s national popularity continued to grow and demand for the product increased, it made sense for the promotion to expand its base of operations. DVD $8.00 Buy It Now +$3.60 shipping 5 watchers Sponsored GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HOUSE SHOWS 1981-82 PRO WRESTLING DVD (W-992) 8/6/57 11/17/55 3/16/70 Georgia football coach Kirby Smart said the accusations surrounding Bulldogs star defensive lineman Jalen Carter, and his alleged . Tommy Rich was born in the Volunteer State of Tennessee at the height of the 1956 summer. (Ted Turner and Ann Gunkel had both attended Brown University and were rumored to be romantically involved.) 11/26/56 9/5/47 1/1/68 10/31/67 No pads or helmets or jerseys. 7/8/67 3/19/70 Many of the NWA's regional promoters were unhappy, but Barnett claimed since he was only using Georgia-based wrestlers, that there was no harm. Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! Another great transaction from this seller! 12/30/60 4/6/70 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. Lots of Buzz Sawyer though, for the people that like him.Match listing:Buzz . From Bill Watts and Buddy Colt to Abdullah the Butcher and Stan Hansen, they all lost their titles to one man, who in total held that championship almost a dozen times between 1973-78. Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization while Ole Anderson was head booker and was basically in charge of operations. 1/10/61 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. 4/11/70 Learn more about the rise and fall of Georgia Championship Wrestling: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. 9/13/56 4/20/70 He brawled his way through the Georgia heavyweight division, capturing the title four times during his time there, and he unified his belt with the newly formed NWA National Heavyweight Championship in September 1981. Then, only a month later, in a match where they defeated NWA National Tag Team Champions Robert Fuller and Stan Frazier, better known for his time in the WWF as Uncle Elmer, The Freebirds unified the NWA and Georgia Tag Titles. There, Barnett learned the workings of the office and how to book to draw from Kohler during his early years. Both images show the WTBS Techwood Drive studios on the right and Alexander Memorial . 4/17/64 Championship vacated for unknown reasons. The death set off some internal problems, with Ray's widow Ann, who had worked closely with Ray and expected to get her share of the promotion being shut out in favor of Bill Watts, with the promotion being renamed "Mid-South Sports." After his death, Rays widow Ann wanted to take over her husbands share in the business, but the promotion was sold from under her to Bill Watts, who began to spin off his own Mid-South Sports out of the business move. The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. 2/9/70 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. As the Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion headed into 1972, some major changes were set into motion. Mr. Wrestling II worked as a singles and tag competitor during his time at Georgia Championship Wrestling, but two of his opponents really moved that promotion into the 80s and stood out among the many who worked there. 1/26/70 10/23/57 1/16/50 1/30/70 3/13/70 9/23/61 7/27/62 7/22/70 Mr. Wrestling I & II gave them their most competition while at GCW, but very few teams stood in their way for long. 2/11/55 7/4/66 2/4/57 3/26/70 2/8/63 , 10/29/60 With the grizzled, stoic Ole calling the shots, and the pitbull of a young worker in Arn delivering the heavy hits and suffocating spine busters that looked like Rembrandt in motion, the two decimated any pair that they laid their gaze on. 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. His battles with Wahoo McDaniel were also the stuff of legend in GCW. PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! 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. 4/6/70 Ohio (Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Marion, Stoobenville, Canton), MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1/11/56 11/7/70 , 7/5/67 1/1/69 In April 1985, shows began being co-promoted with Jim Crockett Promotions. A+++ Thank you again!!! 11/21/69 Team Georgia's Mission & Vision, Click the donate button below to help support our athletes in achievingtheir Olympic Dreams. Georgia Championship Wrestling was formed in Atlanta in 1944 by promoter Paul Jones (retired wrestler Andrew Lutzi, not Paul Frederik who later was given the name) as ABC Booking. The Masked Superstar was born under the name Bill Eadie on December 27, 1947. 8/3/68 10/14/58 2/8/70 3/20/69 If you can not find the information you are looking for click here for help, Georgia Amateur Wrestling Association is a 501c3 all volunteer organization Non-profit organization. In return McMahon received GCW's television time slots on WTBS, which McMahon then claimed for his WWF, which was in the midst of expanding into a national promotion. Georgia Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. Excellent communication! 11/25/63 At this point, Ann's promotion went downhill, being locked out of arena dates, with wrestlers defecting to Mid-South, and finally Ann Gunkel's All-South Wrestling Alliance folded in 1974. 4/22/70 There's no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. 12/9/57 8/26/70 Following a 1962 scandal that involved film star Rock Hudson and accusations of homosexual improprieties with some of Barnetts wrestlers, the promoter began to sell off shares and stockholdings he had in several ventures across the country. 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. Watts pulled out and headed to Oklahoma full-time with his Mid-South brand that would morph into the UWA before its eventual demise at the hands of national expansions. 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. He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. 8/20/59 3/8/70 50 talking about this. 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. 1/23/61 8/8/60 Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) Inactive promotion in the Americas region Overview News and Rumors Articles Events Event Statistics Results Titles All-Time Roster Matchguide Win/Loss Records Promos Tournaments Rivalries Books Ratings Comments Events Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 2063 items that match the search parameters. $17.99. As a result of its far-reaching television program as well as its newly expanded territory, the decision was made to rename the promotions major championships and the Georgia Heavyweight title became the National Heavyweight title, as did the Georgia Tag Team and TV titles. In addition to the cities within Georgia that made up its traditional circuit, the stars of GCW began appearing in markets that had no specific NWA affiliation and soon cities in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Michigan became part of the Georgia promotions touring schedule. He was 80 years old. The National titles, originally created in 1980 in Georgia, were carried on by Crockett until 1986, when they were either abandoned or unified with equivalent titles.[3]. According to Ric Flair in his autobiography To Be the Man, The Road Warriors were offered $5,000 to injure the Brisco brothers during a tag team match by an unnamed, disgruntled source. This promotion would eventually become World Championship Wrestling (WCW) when Turner bought the promotion from Crockett in 1988 and later withdrew it from the NWA. Late Bill Dromo was held in Carrollton, Georgia button below to support! 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