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1/19/70 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. 7/29/55 10/27/60 3/7/70 Another great transaction from this seller! Tales From The Territories - GCW - Georgia Championship Wrestling - Full Episode 17/30 Original Wrestling Documentaries 61.1K subscribers Subscribe 1.9K 212K views 4 years ago. 4/15/70 These teams dominated the tag division until The Fabulous Freebirds came to town. Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. Professional Wrestling Online Museum, Copyright 2020 Adscape International, LLC - All Rights Reserved, Dr. George Zahorian Convicted Of Selling Steroids To WWF Wrestlers. Both images show the WTBS Techwood Drive studios on the right and Alexander Memorial . 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. The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. At 6:05 p.m. the following Saturday, July 14, 1984, WWF World Championship Wrestling made its debut on TBS, an event that was later dubbed Black Saturday. For his part, Ted Turner was not at all pleased with news of the takeover and he soon allocated a Saturday morning time slot for Andersons new Championship Wrestling from Georgia program, as well as a Sunday afternoon spot for Bill Watts popular Mid South Wrestling Association. 1/10/57 Georgia's Olympic hopefuls, This website is powered by SportsEngine's. In 1999, it secured a cable deal to air a show on TNN, but the next year, TNN gained rights to WWF programming and dropped ECW, which folded in April 2001, shortly after the WWF's purchase of WCW's assets. The CNN Complex housed the now booming Omni Coliseum and his ground-breaking twenty-four-hour news service and the newly crowned "Superstation," WTBS. 1/13/50 Jack Brisco (1974-1984) 2/7/70 2/8/70 4/18/70 1/6/50 Georgia Heavyweight title (1964-1981) 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 12/29/58 , 1/1/57 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. 3/25/55 The 2nd image is a modern satellite image. 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. Georgia Championship Wrestling. 1/23/61 11/14/58 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. Shows were taped before a small (yet enthusiastic), live in-studio audience, as were most professional wrestling TV shows of that era. McMahon also guaranteed jobs with the WWF for the Briscos; Jerry Brisco remained with WWF/WWE before suffering three strokes in 2009. 3/7/53 He got his early training in part by Pat OConnor and made his professional debut as Johnny Walker at 20. 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. 9/9/57 4/8/55 The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. 4/23/70 3/17/70 1/2/69 No one was safe, and no quarter was given when the Wrecking Crew hit the ring. 1/1/69 4/28/70 , 1/3/57 2/3/66 Thousands of complaints were received, many of which focused on the loss of Gordon Solie. 3/30/70 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. Jim Phillips is a contributor for Pro Wrestling Stories. WRESTLING STARS - PAUL ELLERING VOLS 1-3 - PRO WRESTLING (#185720955946). Promoter and businessman, Grady Odum acquired the rights to Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. 6/10/68 7/29/61 Lots of Buzz Sawyer though, for the people that like him.Match listing:Buzz . 1/30/70 1/21/69 7/4/66 9/17/68 Georgia Tag Team title (1968-1980) Rich defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Championship in April of 1981, only to lose the title back to Race four days later. 1/6/61 10/14/55 12/9/55 2/15/70 Event Name: In April 1985, shows began being co-promoted with Jim Crockett Promotions. 9/16/70 9/13/46 Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. Jim Crockett Promotions took over production of the television show using the same set. They bought into the promotion alongside Graham, Barnett, and Paul Jones. 3/14/70 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. He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. 2/14/70 11/15/56 Gunkel quickly made moves to open her own outlaw promotion outside of the NWA banner and run shows against Watts. Georgia Championship Wrestling Back to Solie's Wrestling Videos Catalog Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, U.S., superstation WTBS. This does not mean by any chance, though, that those divisions cooled down. 9/25/58 1/30/61 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. Learn more: 11 Unforgettable Wrestling Moments at The Omni. Today, wrestling operates on a global level and McMahon is the person . 3/20/50 1/21/44 Black History Moments 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. 11/14/58 By 1994, none of these companies remained in business, with the exception of the Memphis-based branch of the USWA, which folded in 1997. Four hundred and seventy-two wrestlers will . ", After Black Saturday, Ole Anderson tried to carry on in the territory, promoting Championship Wrestling from Georgia (CWG), which briefly aired out of Atlanta. On June 23, 2018, a tribute event to the late Bill Dromo was held in Carrollton, Georgia. He can be reached by e-mail at squints72hhi@gmail.com. 4/15/70 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. 2/9/70 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. 9/9/55 The Brisco Brothers also worked GCW during these years. All wrestlers report to the awards area immediately following their medal match. 8/26/55 1/11/69 9/23/61 He was very respectful from the first day I met him and his Step Dad. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling changed its main programming name to World Championship Wrestling. 2/22/70 1/10/69 Sunday, March 5, 2023(Little Kids State), 7:00AM Weigh Ins for 6/8/10U State and 12/14U Novice - MUST BE IN LINE AT 7AM, Est 3:30pm Finalist Ceremonies and Finals for 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th place matches. 9/1/60 1/23/70 The final champion was Angelo Mosca and the title was eventually abandoned after 1979. 3/30/57 Instead of injuring them, they promptly informed the Briscos and told them not to worry because, "We're not those kinds of business people. 4/2/70 1/3/61 3/27/67 Compare and contrast the images below. Along with these matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the first WrestleMania card. 5/6/66 $15.99. 3/30/70 3/16/70 1/20/69 1/14/69 To register for novice tournaments you must be a first or second year wrestler, you can not have placed at kids state. 6/9/44 1/9/70 10/14/58 4/21/61 McMahon promised the GCW fans who were tuned in that they would enjoy his new program just as much. 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. 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. 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. 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. 7/28/44 1/28/57 1/31/67 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. 7/21/61 Word began to spread between workers who lived on the East Coast and out to California that Georgia was one of the places to get over and make some money. 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. 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. Its only a five-hour drive up I-95 from our last stop, Championship Wrestling in Florida, so lets get going. 8/26/54 Promoting events through the mid-1990s across central Georgia, Odum was successful in keeping the brand alive. 3/3/44 4/17/64 The NWA Georgia Television Title was also battled for by some of the best in the business. El Mongol worked in Championship Wrestling from Florida during this time, and he ventured into the tag ranks while he was at Georgia Championship Wrestling and floating between the two territories. Simultaneously, unbeknownst to Barnett, McMahon also began making deals with the majority stockholders, The Brisco Brothers. What became known as Black Saturday happened solely due to greed and spite. To this point, the NWA National Heavyweight Title and the NWA National Tag Team Titles were the only really active titles, along with the NWA National TV title in the background. 2/14/61 As the Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion headed into 1972, some major changes were set into motion. 1/17/67 1/11/56 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). While the stars of World Championship Wrestling were off packing houses in states far from their home base, local fans were offered a substandard product and attendance in Georgia dwindled. No matter how hard they tried, the might of Vince McMahon would not be stymied from reeling in everything he could, and Georgia Championship Wrestling would be no exception. 12/12/55 4/11/70 In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. History of Spies He continued to achieve and grow with further expansions into the Indianapolis office as well, where he ran shows with Johnny Doyle. A secondary title complementing the NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. 2/1/61 Merged with Mid-Atlantic / Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985-03 and became a national promotion. Still, the incarnation with "nephew" Arn Anderson is the unit that memory evokes when you hear the name. 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. 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. 3/18/70 1/16/64 10/24/67 7/17/57 2/25/70 The show featured wrestling matches, plus melodramatic monologues and inter-character confrontationssimilar to the programming offered by other territories, including the Northeast-based World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). 9/23/55 6/23/44 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. National Tag Team title (1980-1986) 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. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. 11/11/55 Join us to honor history and carve. 9/30/55 Longtime GCW booker, Ray Gunkel, died suddenly from a heart attack shortly after a match with Ox Baker in Savannah. 4/15/44 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. 8/26/69 Well see you here next time and never forget: Our wrestling history is gold. 1/25/70 While that may only be a story, it always tells the truth if you follow the money. McMahon, undeterred, tried to find another way of securing the slot for the WWF; he discovered that method shortly after his rejection by Turner. 7/22/58 Meanwhile, The Briscos payday, besides the near one million dollars they sold their stock for, was guaranteed spots at the WWF as road agents and later an on-air role for Gerald in the Attitude Era. Vincent K. McMahon (1984), STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: It was a secondary title, complementing the NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship, and defended almost exclusively at the Columbus Municipal Auditorium throughout the 1970s.[5]. 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. 1/14/57 Team Georgia is an all volunteer organization and is always looking for volunteers. 1/21/70 West Virginia (Wheeling, Bluefield, Huntington) 1/23/50 The following year, in addition to the cable contract and his nationally syndicated offerings (WWF Championship Wrestling and WWF All-Star Wrestling), McMahon expanded further by premiering Tuesday Night Titans on USA. 2/24/70 1/20/50 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. GCW's main show, which aired on Saturday evenings, was complemented with a Sunday evening edition. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. WWE: The Incredible Story Of Black Saturday, Explained. 11/7/70 , 7/5/67 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. 2/9/61 1/23/69 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. Alongside the new spot at the Omni, Ted Turner also secured the rights to produce wrestling for his WTCG station that would eventually morph into the TBS cable station. 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. Members of the National Wrestling Alliance after 1949-11 except between 1957 and 1962. 12/30/60 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. (The Australian promotion was called World Championship Wrestling.) The shortest reigning champion was Hiro Matsuda, whose first and only reign lasted 21 days. 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. 1/27/70 2/14/67 1/1/68 10/7/55 Austin Idol is still in the aftermath of breaking Tommy Rich's leg plus other great moments from that day at TBS Studios The Masked Superstar became known for his hour-long cage matches against Blackjack Mulligan. 4/29/70 12/9/68 The promotion underwent some big changes in 1972. 12/16/55 Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.226), NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, List of National Wrestling Alliance territories, List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States, Championship Wrestling from Georgia profile, from WrestlingData.com, "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (July-September 1971)", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (October-December 1971)", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (July-September 1972)", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (January 1973)", "On this day in pro wrestling history: Gagne wins AWA title from Fritz Von Erich, Wahoo beats Piper, Guerrera over Jericho", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (November 1973)", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (April-June 1974)", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (January-March 1977)", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (January-March 1978)", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (April-June 1978)", "Pulse Wrestling's Top 100 Wrestlers of the Modern Era: #35 Stan Hansen", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (October-December 1978)", "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (January 1979)", Georgia Championship Wrestling Title History, Pay-per-view and closed circuit events (19831990), Professional wrestling in the United States, Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams), Heart of America Sports Attractions/Central States Wrestling, Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance, International World Class Championship Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling/Portland Wrestling, Southern Championship Wrestling (Georgia), Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)/Mid-South Wrestling, Wrestling Association of Championship Krushers, Ladies Professional Wrestling Association, Jim Crockett Promotions (Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling), NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament, Funny or Die Presents: America's Next Weatherman, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Championship_Wrestling&oldid=1141177481, American professional wrestling television series, American companies disestablished in 1984, Entertainment companies established in 1944, Independent professional wrestling promotions based in Georgia (U.S. state), TBS (American TV channel) original programming, 1944 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state), Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. It was a regular stop-off for the NWA Champion, but they maintained their own set of NWA-branded Georgia championships. 2/11/70 2/2/61 If you are willing to volunteer a few hours a year or a few hours a week, please let us know. 12/17/68 1/23/67 6/3/61 The NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 12/8/61 Pennsylvania (Johnstown, Scranton, Erie, Reading, Altoona, Harrisburg) All donations are tax deductible. 1/18/61 Despite his setback with regard to the TBS time slot, McMahon's USA Network contract and syndicated programming were not affected in any way. 9/19/69 Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. 8/14/57 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. 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