Born in Oklahoma City in June of 24, Jim Barnett started working around the wrestling business in his teens for Fred Kohler in his NWA Chicago territory. 5/1/70 Thank you for keeping up with us in this series as we delve into the history of the wrestling territories. Jones was so infirmed by this time (he died in 1988) that Gunkel effectively ran the promotion. 6/23/44 1/20/70 12/28/55 Ray Gunkel died of a heart attack later that year after a match versus Ox Baker in Savannah, Georgia. 11/4/55 12/30/60 1/30/68 2/20/50 Along with the squash matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the upcoming, inaugural WrestleMania I. 2/27/50 2/18/44 Herb Abrams' UWF had a weekly program that aired on SportsChannel America. This left Ole out in the financial cold with his drawls in the breeze. 4/11/70 1/24/69 Fast shipping! 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. In July 2018, the Black Saturday episode was made available as a hidden gem on the WWE Network.[7]. 1/10/57 Excellent communication! GCW's program was hosted by NWA announcer Gordon Solie, who also hosted programs for various other NWA affiliated promotions at the time (such as Championship Wrestling from Florida). The NWA Georgia Television Title was also battled for by some of the best in the business. 3/25/70 1/20/50 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. The restaurants were sold in 2000, and Ray "El Mongol" Molina passed away in 2016 at 86. McMahon, undeterred, tried to find another way of securing the slot for the WWF; he discovered that method shortly after his rejection by Turner. 4/23/70 West Virginia (Wheeling, Bluefield, Huntington) 1/4/69 4/22/70 4/28/70 Gerald Brisco (19741984) 3/2/70 Noah competed at the 170 lbs weight class and was the eventual Georgia State Freshman Champion. 1/2/59 , 1/9/50 12/22/55 1/1/68 1/27/69 The 2nd image is a modern satellite image. 10/14/58 12/9/66 3/12/61 Wrestling promoter Jim Barnett at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Showground, March 7, 1973. 4/18/70 11/25/63 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. 9/16/57 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. Gunkel quickly made moves to open her own outlaw promotion outside of the NWA banner and run shows against Watts. 12/16/55 3/11/70 On June 23, 2018, a tribute event to the late Bill Dromo was held in Carrollton, Georgia. 2/13/50 Great Female Inventors 1/24/61 Jim Barnett went on to become Vice President at Titan Sports, the parent company of the WWF. It was considered a power-brokering move by Barnett to secure his tight hold on the NWA office during that time. 3/30/70 The Wrecking Crew left Georgia for a short time and formed the four-man powerhouse, The Four Horsemen, in the Mid-Atlantic territory. Verne Gagne's AWA debuted on ESPN in 1985 and aired on the network until the company folded in 1991. 11/9/57 free shipping. 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. 11/14/58 Upon receiving the news that Titan Sports had purchased the promotion and its valued time slot on TBS, Ole Anderson temporarily blocked McMahon by obtaining a restraining order against Titan and he hoped that the court system would find the forced buyout to be unlawful. Styles Dusty Rhodes Jake Roberts Ric Flair Randy Savage Andr the Giant All items (429) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M Tommy Rich was born in the Volunteer State of Tennessee at the height of the 1956 summer. 3/4/70 11/26/56 In 2011 he began promoting a string of reunion shows in Macon, Cordele, Athens and Augusta which saw many legends of GCW along with upcoming local talents. 3/11/57 12/29/58 , 1/1/57 11/15/56 2/27/70 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. 2/8/61 The territory was affiliated with what had been the world's top sanctioning body of championship titles for decades before, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and Luke Graham . In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling changed its main programming name to World Championship Wrestling. While that may only be a story, it always tells the truth if you follow the money. Refresh your browser window to try again. There's no doubt about it, wrestling tops the list of intense, highly-competitive sports. 4/2/70 4/22/70 He got his early training in part by Pat OConnor and made his professional debut as Johnny Walker at 20. Jim Oates (19801984) 1/28/57 No one was safe, and no quarter was given when the Wrecking Crew hit the ring. 1/4/61 I don't exactly know the dates for these things, so they'll just go up in parts. 12 All-Time Legends the WWE Hall of Fame Did Wrong, Wrestler Nanjo Singh and His Wifes Brutal Murder, Global Force Wrestling: Its Brief History and Why It Broke Down, Yam Bag: The Night I Wrestled an Elderly Woman, Kurt Von Hess Lifestyle of an Old-School Ethnic Heel, Lou Thesz The Side Business Hustles of a Champion Wrestler, Buddy Rogers The Man Who Drove a Wedge in the NWA, Steve Austin and his Flat-Out Refusal to Work with Jeff Jarrett. 3/19/70 10/2/57 1/14/55 We look forward to seeing Noah excel in both sports as well as the classroom. This was considered heresy in the wrestling world and probably did Vince more harm than good over the decade and a half that followed. There's no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. In 1979, Austin Idol made his bid for the belt and took it from Ray Candy, and captured it two more times by the end of 1980, feuding with Tommy Rich and Kevin Sullivan, who held it three times himself. 8/21/57 2/18/44 12/2/60 9/5/69 1/1/65 Join us to honor history and carve. 4/6/70 1/6/61 On December 25, 1971, Georgia Championship Wrestling made its television debut with a special Christmas program. 7/23/59 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. 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. By 1994, none of these companies remained in business, with the exception of the Memphis-based branch of the USWA, which folded in 1997. 1/7/57 World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was founded in 1964 by Jim Barnett in Australia and represented much of the NWA's Asian and Oceania territory. 9/19/69 4/15/70 1/17/67 Barnett saw this as an opportunity to go beyond the confines of just his home base of Atlanta to get his product into any cable market in the country. This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! 9/13/56 1/18/69 7/21/61 McMahon promised the GCW fans who were tuned in that they would enjoy his new program just as much. Mr. Wrestling I & II gave them their most competition while at GCW, but very few teams stood in their way for long. 3/20/69 1/13/70 Join Al Getz as he looks at all the known house shows for Georgia Championship Wrestling for a one-week period in 1971. **this is not for the State or Novice Championships tournaments***. 12/9/68 8/26/58 1/23/67 2/28/70 2/6/59 The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. 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. Vincent K. McMahon (1984), STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: The NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 1/23/50 The source of the problem was Ole Anderson, who had begun to alienate his fellow owners with his booking and operation of the company. 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. 3/14/67 Before he left GCW, Rich also feuded with the newly arrived Road Warriors. 2/7/67 4/20/70 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." Learn more: Battle for Atlanta How The NWA Crushed Ann Gunkels Outlaw Promotion. Barnett then joined Vince McMahon as the Vice President of the World Wrestling Federation, a move that would come back to haunt his former booker. 1/1/69 2/28/67 Before they joined the NWA, they were a member. Jim Crockett Promotions took over production of the television show using the same set. PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! 11/15/69 1/16/69 12/7/62 Eventually, the friction between Barnett and Anderson led to Barnett being forced out of GCW and giving up his long-held position of power within the National Wrestling Alliance. 3/28/70 1/30/50 The Brisco Brothers also worked GCW during these years. ABC held its matches at Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium on Friday evenings. 4/27/70 Professional Wrestling Online Museum, Copyright 2020 Adscape International, LLC - All Rights Reserved, Dr. George Zahorian Convicted Of Selling Steroids To WWF Wrestlers. 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. 3/28/67 3/6/70 Once back on American soil, Barnett was involved with the wrestling business full bore, and things started to turn around for Watts and his Mid-South one-off. 4/13/70 3/28/70 These programs ran until March 30, 1985, using the same set that would later be used by Jim Crockett when he purchased the WWF time slot from McMahon (see below).[2]. 6/30/44 7/21/60 The earliest recorded champions were The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2), and the last-known champions were Robert Fuller and Bob Armstrong. 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. - 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. Noah was the only Bainbridge wrestler to compete while the tournament was an open invitation to all wrestlers. Jackson most regularly worked with GCW based out of Atlanta and Continental Championship Wrestling based out of Dothan, Ala., as well as working TV tapings for . Bill Watts (1972-1980) 7/28/60 4/23/57 4/5/70 11/3/44 Black Inventors Online Museum 3/21/67 After two years of strife, a trouble-shooter was called in: Jim Barnett, who had owned promotions in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Colorado and Australia. 11/2/57 3/20/67 10/15/57 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. > Ted Oates versus Bobby Eaton . 1/7/57 1/8/70 Merged with Mid-Atlantic / Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985-03 and became a national promotion. National Television title (1979-1984). The company was also known for its self-titled TV program, which aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta-based superstation WTBS. The Grahams worked there for a bit, and Eddie managed to get a piece of the promotion as well. 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. President Jimmy Carter & Mr. Wrestling II. 1/14/44 7/28/44 7/14/58 1/2/69 1/11/69 1/26/61 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. 2/25/70 7/16/59 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. 6/17/55 6/16/44 National Tag Team title (1980-1986) 6/10/68 7/8/67 [2] In time, the show was renamed WCW Saturday Night, reflecting an overhauled look and a new home studio-arena at the CNN Center. 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]. After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. 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. 1/10/69 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. 1/13/50 Consequently, he approached Turner with an offer to buy the Saturday night GCW time slot, only for Turner to reject him out of hand. 9/17/68 Experience, preparation and the will to succeed will determine the victor. 3/17/70 4/4/70 11/22/63 To register for novice tournaments you must be a first or second year wrestler, you can not have placed at kids state. 1/14/57 Vince McMahon is a very ambitious individual. Jim Barnett. 6/15/57 , 11/14/56 Friday Night Weigh Ins - Will be determined by the Tournament Director. 1/1/70 Austin Idol is still in the aftermath of breaking Tommy Rich's leg plus other great moments from that day at TBS Studios 11/19/57 Secondly, Southerners resented the symbolism of a "Yankee" company coming down from the North and "taking over" their wrestling. The revival of a brand of pro wrestling that was the forerunner throughout the 70s & 80s. 2/20/70 Wrestling is perhaps the purest form of athletic competition to exist in the realm of organized sports. 5/4/62 Georgia Championship Wrestling was a promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, Georgia superstation WTBS. GCW's core audience began writing and calling TBS in droves,[3] furious over the fact that GCW was no longer airing on the station and demanding to know why. 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. The footprint left by Georgia Championship Wrestling can still be felt in the way the product is presented today. 7/29/61 During the season I decided to move Noah from the BMS wrestling team to the Bainbridge High School team due to his ability and work ethic. ", After Black Saturday, Ole Anderson tried to carry on in the territory, promoting Championship Wrestling from Georgia (CWG), which briefly aired out of Atlanta. The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. McMahon also guaranteed jobs with the WWF for the Briscos; Jerry Brisco remained with WWF/WWE before suffering three strokes in 2009. The situation was further complicated by a growing rift in the working relationship between Barnett and Anderson, as well as dissatisfaction in the profit levels by shareholders Jack & Jerry Brisco and Jim Oates. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Black History Moments 3/9/70 2/22/70 Jim Phillips is a contributor for Pro Wrestling Stories. 7/27/50 10/2/59 1/21/63 Finally, on March 2, 1985, the WWF began airing in-studio matches (while changing the name of the program to WWF Georgia Championship Wrestling) co-hosted by ring announcer Miller and play-by-play commentator Gorilla Monsoon. 4/17/70 1/1/68 9/13/46 4/6/70 2/18/70 2/12/70 3/26/70 7/18/60 4/1/55 4/15/70 While still a shareholder in the company, Paul Jones was, by this point, a silent partner and the day-to-day operations of the promotion were primarily handled by the Chief Executive Officer of Mid South Sports, James E. Barnett and his booker, Ole Anderson. 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. 1/20/69 8/26/70 When Georgia Championship Wrestling's local television carrier, WTCG Channel 17 (later renamed WTBS) was broadcast nationally via satellite beginning on December 17, 1976, it became cable TV's first "superstation" and the NWA's Georgia promotion was poised to become the first wrestling program with nationwide coverage since the days of the Dumont 2/4/57 1/14/69 Longtime GCW booker, Ray Gunkel, died suddenly from a heart attack shortly after a match with Ox Baker in Savannah. 2/10/61 One worked under the mask, while the other lit the territory up like wildfire. 8/11/58 January 1, 1981 (Thursday) - Columbus, GA - Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward - Promoter / Georgia Championship. He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. 2/14/67 The two sometimes ran shows against the NWA Detroit brand periodically but mostly kept within the confines of the organizations umbrella. Crockett, who had just bought out Championship Wrestling from Georgia, bought the World Championship Wrestling program from McMahon for $1 million and returned NWA programming to TBS. Wrestlers from all over began to pour into the promotion, and the title scene exploded. 1/25/70 Michigan (Lansing, Dearborn, Grand Rapids) 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. However, once he paired with Renesto, the team of The Assassins tore through the Southern and Southeastern wrestling area and left no prisoners in their wake. It would be a position he would hold for the next several years. 1/10/61 At 131 days, Armstrong's second reign was the longest in the title's history. 5/6/66 10/29/68 4/21/61 50 talking about this. 7/16/63 Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) Inactive promotion in the Americas region. Georgia football coach Kirby Smart said the accusations surrounding Bulldogs star defensive lineman Jalen Carter, and his alleged . 2/4/55 He ended his time in Georgia with a series of matches against Ted DiBiase, where he lost his title and began wrestling under the mask against DiBiase as Mr. R. Tommy wrapped up his time in GCW in 1984 before he headed on to Memphis. Although Ole had a run in the tag division with many partners, including Stan Hansen, the two lost the titles due to too many disqualifications. By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in ourDisclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. Trending pages Lars Anderson Hulk Hogan A.J. 2/5/70 11/11/55 9/16/70 As the Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion headed into 1972, some major changes were set into motion. 10/30/58 1/20/66 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. 3/17/44 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. The shortest reigning champion was Hiro Matsuda, whose first and only reign lasted 21 days. They bought into the promotion alongside Graham, Barnett, and Paul Jones. The Masked Superstar was born under the name Bill Eadie on December 27, 1947. 9/1/61 1/18/61 4/29/70 1/25/61 8/7/57 4/30/57 2/11/55 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. 4/27/63 , 8/14/50 2/25/44 3/23/70 Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. 2/15/70 2/13/70 12/2/69 wrestling superstars - road warrior hawk vols 1 & 2 - pro wrestling. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. Rich defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Championship in April of 1981, only to lose the title back to Race four days later. Hulk Hogans Rock n Wrestling | When Wrasslin Shifted to Entertainment, Gorgeous George and the Don Eagle Chicago Short Count Screwjob, Freddie Blassie The Truth (and Somewhere In-Between). 11/30/55 4/29/70 11/17/55 Dating back to the 1920s, professional wrestling has enjoyed a long and rich history with the city of Atlanta. 10/14/55 2/19/70 A+++Thank you again!!! 11/23/55 10/27/60 6/30/61 2/16/70 This program was hosted by Gordon Solie and was recorded in the studios of WTCG in Midtown Atlanta. 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. 8/8/60 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. Promoter and businessman, Grady Odum acquired the rights to Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. 12/8/61 1/8/70 1/11/56 In 1983, WWF owner Vince McMahon, who promoted the cartoonish gimmicks that GCW fans were not traditionally supportive of and who in recent months had begun to expand his promotion nationwide, took control of the other major cable television contract at the time when he purchased Southwest Championship Wrestling's Sunday morning USA Network time slot for his All American Wrestling program. In 1984, the Brisco brothers sold their stock in GCW to McMahon for $900,000. 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. After a falling out there, Ole was booted out of the faction, and he returned to Georgia Championship Wrestling. However, the combination of a restructured front office, a talented new booker in Jerry Jarrett (and, later, Bill Watts) and a great deal of support from the NWA enabled the Atlanta office to eventually overcome the serious challenge that was posed by Ann Gunkels All-South Wrestling Alliance and regain its position as the dominant promotion in the lucrative Georgia market. 3/15/70 2/7/61 Bad Fads Museum Jones operated ABC for thirty years until his retirement in 1974, though from about 1970 until 1972 he was assisted by his booker Ray Gunkel. 3/14/70 Georgia Television title (1969-1979) georgia championship wrestling vols 11-20- pro wrestling. 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. Shows were taped before a small (yet enthusiastic), live in-studio audience, as were most professional wrestling TV shows of that era. 1/28/57 4/3/70 4/1/70 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. 9/16/55 DVD $8.00 Buy It Now +$3.60 shipping 5 watchers Sponsored GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HOUSE SHOWS 1981-82 PRO WRESTLING DVD (W-992) 2/1/69 3/10/70 6/4/68 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. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. 8/26/55 11/15/56 All Wrestlers Must Make Scratch Weight - No Allowance. No pads or helmets or jerseys. 12/6/53 Wrestling Arrests You May Not Be Aware Of! 3/4/55 10/29/68 The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! 6/8/10U-7:00 - 7:30AM - Wrestling will start at 8:00AM. Once they did, the tag ranks became their turf. 3/12/70 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. 1/21/69 4/15/44 4/29/70 . 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