GEORGIA WRESTLING NEWS, NOTES, AND NOSTALGIA: 12/09/2007

Courtesy of Georgia Wrestling History's Rich Tate:

NEWS

Great Championship Wrestling results from Phenix City, AL, on December 8: J-Rod & Tex Monroe over the RJ Connection (Randall Johnson & Reuben Johnson); Scotty Beach over Devin Cutter; Orion Bishop (w/ Wicked Nemesis) over David Young; Zero Tolerance (w/ Quentin Michaels) over Skinny Jimmy; Mason Cutter over Jonathan Davis; Cru Jones (w/ Wicked Nemesis) over Sonny Siaki; and A.J. Steele over Johnny Swinger to retain the GCW Interstate Heavyweight Title. It was reported that 75 were in attendance for this card. Click here for a report from Brian Slack.

Total Championship Wrestling results from Douglasville, GA, on December 8: Ken Timbs, Jr., over Cameron Valentine; Peanut over Magnum; Cody Gun & Terrible T over Josh Stone & Josh Storm; and Damon Taz over Pretty Boy Floyd to become the inaugural TCW Heavyweight Champion. Fantasy and Stephanie Starr no-showed for their scheduled match.

Georgia Wrestling Promotions will be in Woodstock, GA, on December 23 at the Hot Wheels Skate Center, with a bell time of 8:00 PM. Call (770) 296-5290 for more info. Advertised: Shaun Tempers (w/ the Rev) defends the GWP Southern Heavyweight Title versus Buff Bagwell; Gangrel & Shadow Jackson versus Iceberg & Tank (w/ the Rev); the Hollywood Brunettes (w/ Jeff G. Bailey) versus Bob & Brad Armstrong; the Regular Guys defend the GWP Southern Tag Team Title versus Talent & Money; Chad Parham versus Ace Rockwell; and a thirty-man battle royal. Also scheduled to appear are Jess Wade, Slim J, Jay Clinton, Aaron Voight, Big Head Hansen, VIP, Ace Heffner, Flatline, the Hellbillies, Billy Love, Kid Ego, Jr., the Notorious D.O.G., D.L. Norris, Danny Horne, and even Santa Claus. Bagwell, Gangrel, and the Armstrongs will participate in a meet-and-greet beginning at 7:00 PM.

Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling runs in Villa Rica, GA, tonight at the SECW Arena, beginning at 6:00 PM. Call (770) 355-5742 for more info. Advertised: the Super Destroyer defends the SECW Heavyweight Title versus Bull Buchanan (back from Japan); Frankie Valentine & the Nightmare versus Billy Love & El Mexicano; Bulldog Raines versus Loco Motive; War Daddy versus the New York Gangster; Adrian Hawkins versus Tim Renesto (yes, Tom’s son); and Kyle Matthews versus L.T. Faulk.

GCW will be in Phenix City, AL, on December 15 at the GR8 SK8plex, starting at 7:30 PM. Call (334) 297-2223 for more info. This will be the final card of the year. Advertised: Bull Buchanan defends the GCW Heavyweight Title versus Sonny Siaki; a midget match between Puppet and Little Kato; and Orion Bishop (w/ Wicked Nemesis) versus Scotty Beach (w/ Santa Claus) – Beach saved Claus when he was threatened by Bishop and Nemesis during his appearance on December 8.

Ultimate Christian Wrestling returns to Canton, GA, on December 31 at the National Guard Armory, with matches getting underway at 8:00 PM. Admission is free of charge. Call (770) 713-6367 for more info. They will be taping this event for their second DVD. Advertised: Rob Adonis, Adrian Hawkins, Colt Derringer, Justin Dirt, Dustin Powers, Alex Phoenix, and Todd Zane are scheduled to appear.

NOTES

Happy birthday to Kurt Angle, who turns 39 today.

We realize the holidays tend to be quite busy for everyone, but we encourage everyone to make a conscious effort to please support the local wrestling community over the next few weeks. We have discussed here that it could be near an end, if the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission has its way. Perhaps a great showing of support from wrestling fans from all over the state can help in the battle. So we ask that you either make every possible effort to attend the December 18 meeting, as outlined here, and/or go to a show being presented the closest to you over the next week or two. A listing of local events can be found here.

NOSTALGIA

1936: Jack Ross defeated Mike Nazarian to win the Southern Light Heavyweight Title at the American Legion in Augusta for promoter Bill Metzger. Nazarian had been the reigning champion since he defeated Lon Chaney on September 23, 1936, in Augusta.

1937: Joe Cox defeated Wally Dusek in the main event at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Frank Speer.

1949: Dan O’Connor defeated Ray Villmer to retain the Southern Heavyweight Title at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Paul Jones. O’Connor had been the reigning champion since he defeated Don McIntyre on November 25, 1949, in Atlanta.

1952: George Curtis defeated Billy Steele in the main event at the Macon City Auditorium for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Fred Ward.

1955: Don McIntyre & Jerry Graham defeated Freddie & Billy Blassie to win the World Tag Team Title at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Paul Jones. The Blassies had been billed as champions upon arrival.

1957: Reggie & Stan Lisowski defeated Ray Gunkel & Marco Polo two falls to one to retain the World Tag Team Title at the William Bell Auditorium in Augusta for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Tom Mahoney. The Lisowskis had been the reigning champions as recognized by the Chicago, IL, office since they defeated Nicoli & Boris Volkoff on June 29, 1957, in Chicago. It was reported that 800 were in attendance for this card.

1961: On the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral, the Assassins allowed Jerry Graham to pick any partner he wanted for a match on December 15, 1961, and to the fans surprise, he selected Ray Gunkel.

1963: A main event match between Joe Scarpa and the Mighty Hercules was ruled a no contest at the William Bell Auditorium in Augusta for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Steve Manderson.

1967: A main event match between Don McClarty and Butcher Vachon was ruled a no contest at the Paul Jones Sports Arena in Atlanta for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Paul Jones.

1967: On the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral, Jack Crawford and Paul Jones joined Capral to discuss the pending suspension of El Mongol, and Crawford remained adamant that Mongol did not have to sign for a match waiving the disqualification rule to defend the Georgia Heavyweight Title. By the end of the discussion, Jones had made the suspension effective immediately, much to the dismay of Crawford and Mongol.

1969: Choo-Choo Lynn defeated Aldo Bogni in the main event at the Macon City Auditorium for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Fred Ward.

1972: In what was probably a must see match, Jack Brisco and Dory Funk, Jr., wrestled to a draw on the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Sterling Brewer.

1974: Steve Keirn defeated Bob Orton, Jr., in a main event Texas death match at the William Bell Auditorium in Augusta for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Steve Manderson. Also, a match between Buddy Colt, managed by Bearcat Wright, and Mr. Wrestling #2 was ruled a no contest in the semi-main event. Rocky Johnson defeated Roger Kirby, also managed by Wright, to retain the Georgia Heavyweight Title. Johnson had been the reigning champion since he defeated Colt on November 22, 1974, in Atlanta.

1976: Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ric Flair in the main event at the Savannah Civic Center for Jim Crockett Promotions promoter Aaron Newman. Also, Haystacks Calhoun & Tiger Conway, Jr., defeated Doug Somers & Jacques Goulet in the semi-main event.

1979: Tony Atlas defeated the Masked Superstar in the main event at the Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Paul Jones. Also, Ole Anderson & Tommy Rich defeated Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnoff in the semi-main event.