4/18/70 4/28/70 , 1/3/57 5/20/60 , 6/21/50 2/25/70 1/4/69 Excellent communication! 4/6/70 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. Noah was the only Bainbridge wrestler to compete while the tournament was an open invitation to all [] Friday Night Weigh Ins - Will be determined by the Tournament Director. Ole Anderson (1980-1984) 6/4/68 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. 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. 6/24/55 President Jimmy Carter & Mr. Wrestling II. 4/16/70 , 7/17/67 Vince McMahon is a very ambitious individual. 1/18/70 1/1/70 The restaurants were sold in 2000, and Ray "El Mongol" Molina passed away in 2016 at 86. Please make sure you are signing up for the correct tournament. 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. 5/5/44 1/1/69 3/7/70 Georgia Championship Wrestling's first weekly television series had premiered on then-WTCG in 1972 when station owner Ted Turner purchased the rights to air the program from station WQXI. 1/18/61 10/23/57 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. 7/15/53 8/17/55 Jim Barnett went on to become Vice President at Titan Sports, the parent company of the WWF. 3/9/70 In April 1985, shows began being co-promoted with Jim Crockett Promotions. He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. 11/2/62 11/14/58 - 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. 2/17/70 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. The promotion was affiliated with what had been the world's top sanctioning body of championship titles for decades before, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and ran live wrestling shows throughout its geographic "territory" of Georgia. In 1976, GCW became the first National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory to earn a national cable television contract as the soon-to-be-renamed Superstation WTBS began to be carried by various cable and satellite providers nationwide. 7/21/61 This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 19:24. 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. Consequently, he approached Turner with an offer to buy the Saturday night GCW time slot, only for Turner to reject him out of hand. Today, wrestling operates on a global level and McMahon is the person . 1/17/67 In 2001, the WWF gained the rights to Crockett's library of GCW/WCW/NWA matches and shows, augmenting the WWE Tape Library through its purchase of assets and trademarks belonging to the now-defunct WCW (now a legal entity called WCW, Inc.). 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 Throughout the season Mr. Stutler made his mark by beating several high level state contending wrestlers from around the state. McMahon promised the GCW fans who were tuned in that they would enjoy his new program just as much. 10/21/55 6/9/44 3/3/44 7/22/58 Join Al Getz as he looks at all the known house shows for Georgia Championship Wrestling for a one-week period in 1971. 4/13/70 Pennsylvania (Johnstown, Scranton, Erie, Reading, Altoona, Harrisburg) GCW moved its weekly live shows to the new venue, and it held wrestling events there over the next 25 years. Wrestling is perhaps the purest form of athletic competition to exist in the realm of organized sports. 3/31/70 Noah was the only Bainbridge wrestler to compete while the tournament was an open invitation to all wrestlers. Gunkel quickly made moves to open her own outlaw promotion outside of the NWA banner and run shows against Watts. Click here to send us your information. 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. 3/1/70 Jim Phillips is a contributor for Pro Wrestling Stories. 2/20/70 Without Andersons knowledge, Jim Barnett, with help from the Briscos, facilitated the buyout of minority shareholders Frances Jones and Jim Oates, which allowed McMahon to acquire 51% of the company and controlling interest of the stock on April 9, 1984. WRESTLING LEGENDS - JACK BRISCO VOLS 1-15 - PRO WRESTLING (#185736680115), WRESTLING SUPERSTARS -BILLY JACK HAYNES VOLs 1-5 - PRO WRESTLING (#185727442110). 1/29/69 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. 1/27/69 2/7/61 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. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 1/20/70 1/25/70 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]. Well discuss one of the most prolific territories to have ever opened its doors on the way. 9/1/61 It can be purchased here:https://www.usawmembership.com/login. Given the programs nationwide reach, it was soon common to see performers who were not normally associated with Georgia to come into the territory for short stints in order to benefit from the exposure that WTBS and Georgia Championship Wrestling afforded them, men like AWA legend The Crusher, Texas Kevin Von Erich, Calgarys Bret Hart, Mid Atlantics Ric Flair, Roddy Piper and Greg Valentine and even WWF Heavyweight champion Bob Backlund. Refresh your browser window to try again. 1/30/50 Likewise, Savannah was one of the last cities ran before the folding of WCW and its assimilation into the WWE. Another great transaction from this seller! 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. 2/4/57 12/2/55 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. Wrestlers from all over began to pour into the promotion, and the title scene exploded. 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. 4/11/70 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. Honoring the history of the greatest in professional wrestling while writing the next chapter. Event Name: 11/9/57 1/31/67 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. Team Georgia is an all volunteer organization and is always looking for volunteers. The revival of a brand of pro wrestling that was the forerunner throughout the 70s & 80s. 2/10/61 Jones staged his weekly cards at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium every Friday evening beginning in 1944 until his retirement in 1974 and, under his watch, pro wrestling in the state of Georgia flourished. 7 min read. 9/14/62 It opened the door for more nationalization of contracts and the shuffling of top-tier talents between the existing NWA promotions. Big Time Wrestling was hosted by Ed Capral, and featured ring announcer Charlie Harben and referee Leo Garibaldi, and included interviews with wrestlers pertaining to their upcoming matches. 1/12/61 (1981-1985) $75.00 $75.00. The promotion was affiliated with what had been the world's top sanctioning body of championship titles for decades before, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and ran live wrestling shows throughout its geographic "territory" of Georgia. 4/20/70 On April 27's main event, Arn Anderson wrestled Thunderbolt Patterson to a no contest in the Columbus Municipal Auditorium, then CWG disappeared. 9/4/69 1/21/44 Thank you for keeping up with us in this series as we delve into the history of the wrestling territories. Ray Gunkel died of a heart attack later that year after a match versus Ox Baker in Savannah, Georgia. 6/23/61 1/21/57 Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) Inactive promotion in the Americas region. OWNERS/PROMOTERS: Wrestlers can not be addedafterregistrationcloses. 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. 4/8/55 1/13/61 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. 1/1/70 50 talking about this. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 1/22/70 12/7/62 3/20/50 3/20/69 By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in ourDisclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. Michigan (Lansing, Dearborn, Grand Rapids) 3/8/69 1/28/55 1/12/70 4/8/70 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! Georgia Championship Wrestling was a promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, Georgia superstation WTBS. 1/23/67 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. Instead of injuring them, they promptly informed the Briscos and told them not to worry because, "We're not those kinds of business people. 12/29/62 3/13/70 The Tag and Heavyweight Titles werent the only championships in the Georgia Championship Wrestling territory being fought over in the promotions heyday. 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. 7/14/58 12/30/60 Georgia Championship Wrestling had many glory years that saw wrestlings finest journey through its doors. 2/8/70 1/2/68 3/10/44 1/31/61 > Ted Oates versus Bobby Eaton . 1/27/70 11/15/56 Smirnoff > NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Les Thornton* vs. Kevin Sullivan > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy . Well see you here next time and never forget: Our wrestling history is gold. 3/16/70 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. 3/26/70 The Grahams worked there for a bit, and Eddie managed to get a piece of the promotion as well. 2/23/70 9/5/69 Promoter and businessman, Grady Odum acquired the rights to Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. 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. On June 23, 2018, a tribute event to the late Bill Dromo was held in Carrollton, Georgia. He held the Georgia Tag titles with Tarzan Tyler for a short time, but it was short-lived as the Torres and Vachon families battled for the straps for most of 1968. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. Trending pages Lars Anderson Hulk Hogan A.J. 1/25/69 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. Jones was so infirmed by this time (he died in 1988) that Gunkel effectively ran the promotion. Mid-South Championship Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida and Jim Crockett Promotions were all homes to Jackson at various points in the 80s. Noah, who was accompanied by his family, entered the tournament as an individual through USA Wrestling certification.The Georgia Freshman State Championship exists to give college coaches and high school coaches a glimpse of what is to come skillswise in wrestling. 11/14/58 3/30/70 Following Black Saturday, Ole sued Barnett and tried to continue with his own Championship Wrestling from Georgia. 3/16/70 2/28/70 3/28/70 6/30/61 10/18/55 9/4/57 9/16/57 Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. 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. 2/9/70 9/23/55 3/12/70 1/1/69 Rich defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Championship in April of 1981, only to lose the title back to Race four days later. What had once been a model of success began to crumble internally due to overspending, mismanagement and in-fighting. 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. They captured their first tag titles in November 1968 and held them a record ten times over the next four years. Savannah, Georgia is steeped in U.S. history as much as it is the wrestling business. 3/19/70 11/15/56 PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! 9/23/61 The NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 2/1/61 WWE's purchase of Georgia Championship Wrestling set forth a course of events that would change pro wrestling forever. McMahon's purchase led to a longstanding rivalry between himself and WTBS owner Ted Turner, who later bought GCW's successor Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and formed his own company under the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) name. No one was safe, and no quarter was given when the Wrecking Crew hit the ring. 7/24/57 11/15/56 5/6/55 The Garvins, Ronny and Terry, also held the titles in the early 70s and battled with Bullet Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller until a new pair of heels took the title scene and made it their playground. 2/18/70 The old NWA cage matches are some of the bloodiest Ive ever seen, and The Masked Superstar was up at the top of that list with Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair for the amount of blood let onto the canvas. 4/24/70 4/14/70 The new television deal would be one of Gunkel's last decisions. Following the Dromo event, GCW again lay dormant until October 3, 2020, when Odum granted local wrestlers and businessmen Tim Rice and Chris Nelms the rights to begin promoting their events under the Georgia Championship Wrestling banner. The Columbus titles were one of two sets of GCW's city-wide championships, along with the NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship and NWA Macon Tag Team Championship, and one of a select few city championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. This left Ole out in the financial cold with his drawls in the breeze. 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. The source of the problem was Ole Anderson, who had begun to alienate his fellow owners with his booking and operation of the company. 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. GCW also expanded its reach into Ohio and Michigan; wrestling returned to Dayton, Ohio in January 1983 after a lay-off of no wrestling in Dayton for five years. Bill Watts (1972-1980) The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. The following is a chronological list of teams that have been Columbus Tag Team Champions by ring name. 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. 4/2/70 In 1984, the Brisco brothers sold their stock in GCW to McMahon for $900,000. 2/2/70 2/6/69 One worked under the mask, while the other lit the territory up like wildfire. 9/13/56 The WWF version of the show received somewhat lower Nielsen ratings than its NWA-associated forerunner. 1/29/70 There's only you, and your opponent of equal weight and size. 6/16/44 The shortest reigning champion was Hiro Matsuda, whose first and only reign lasted 21 days. Its only a five-hour drive up I-95 from our last stop, Championship Wrestling in Florida, so lets get going. Four hundred and seventy-two wrestlers will . He brought with him his former partner Lars to continue as The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, where he and Arn had left off. 4/16/68 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. 2/18/44 McMahon had underestimated two major factors, however. By 1994, none of these companies remained in business, with the exception of the Memphis-based branch of the USWA, which folded in 1997. He can be reached by e-mail at squints72hhi@gmail.com. I am extremely proud of Noah and his record setting accomplishments this year. 2/27/50 1/4/61 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. 13/9/54 While there have certainly been many instances of this . 10/24/67 Something went wrong. 1/21/57 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. 2/7/67 4/25/70 , 1/2/61 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. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling changed its main programming name to World Championship Wrestling. 12/22/55 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. 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. Novice Championship is for 1st and 2nd year wrestlers who have not placed at Kids State You can do both Kids State and Novice Championship (you must qualify for Kids State on 2/25/23) Novice Championship Weigh Ins: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 - Little Kids - 8/10U - Must be in line 7AM Sunday, March 5th, 2023 - 12/14U - Must be in line 7AM 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. Walker would also travel to the transplanted Mid-South territory in the early 80s to work, and while he was there, he trained a few names that would change the business: "Magnum TA" Terry Allen and Rick Rude, among others. The footprint left by Georgia Championship Wrestling can still be felt in the way the product is presented today. 8/3/68 History of Spies 1/9/69 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. 1/23/61 8/11/58 In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. The Georgia Tag Team Championships also saw more than its fair share of action in the late 70s and into the 80s. After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. If you are willing to volunteer a few hours a year or a few hours a week, please let us know. 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