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Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization while Ole Anderson was head booker and was basically in charge of operations. 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. Another great transaction from this seller! 1/17/57 3/2/70 4/11/70 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. 1/9/61 Michigan (Lansing, Dearborn, Grand Rapids) 2/20/70 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. 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. 4/27/70 7/27/50 2/21/70 Gerald Brisco (19741984) That man? The footprint left by Georgia Championship Wrestling can still be felt in the way the product is presented today. 5/5/44 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. 3/12/70 5/19/44 1/1/65 [5] He also entered into negotiations to bring Championship Wrestling from Georgia,[3] an NWA affiliate founded by Ole Anderson after his ouster by McMahon and which the NWA regarded as the successor to GCW, to the station on Saturday mornings with Gordon Solie as announcer. What had once been a model of success began to crumble internally due to overspending, mismanagement and in-fighting. 2/23/70 6/16/44 Boasting a rotating but consistently first-rate roster of talent that was now being seen by fans from coast to coast, the already popular Georgia territory quickly became the place to be in professional wrestling and its television program, hosted by the legendary Gordon Solie, was a bona fide ratings giant during the infancy of cable TV. 8/21/57 Georgia Championship Wrestling. 8/26/55 McMahon promised the GCW fans who were tuned in that they would enjoy his new program just as much. 11/14/58 3/24/70 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. 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. 1/2/68 Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $18.75 with. Click here to send us your information. 8/20/59 3/8/69 Black Inventors Online Museum 8/8/60 3/12/61 2/6/50 3/31/70 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 4/15/61 2/17/70 1/21/44 7/4/69 1/9/69 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. 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. Team Georgia's Mission & Vision, Click the donate button below to help support our athletes in achievingtheir Olympic Dreams. 1/14/69 12/30/60 All wrestlers report to the awards area immediately following their medal match. 1/22/69 Although positive changes were being made internally, things were not good at Georgia Championship Wrestling during this time. Losing money on the deal and desperately looking for help, McMahon turned to Jim Barnett, who directed him to NWA President Jim Crockett Jr., the owner of Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which promoted wrestling shows in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. 3/27/50 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. Excellent communication! 1/29/59 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. His battles with Wahoo McDaniel were also the stuff of legend in GCW. [6] McMahon was not happy with either of Turner's decisions, thinking his control of GCW would make the WWF the exclusive wrestling company on TBS. Gunkel quickly made moves to open her own outlaw promotion outside of the NWA banner and run shows against Watts. 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. 11/3/44 3/5/70 12/29/58 , 1/1/57 Georgia Tag Team title (1968-1980) 1/5/68 free shipping. 10/28/55 6/30/44 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]. 2/18/44 3/15/70 One such leap of growth was catalyzed by Barnett himself when he saw an opportunity to go nationwide in 1976. Instead of injuring them, they promptly informed the Briscos and told them not to worry because, "We're not those kinds of business people. 1/31/59 , 9/3/43 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. 2/18/70 11/22/63 7/8/55 9/19/69 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 Year: All-Time Roster Displaying items 1 to 117 of total 117 items that match the search parameters. 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. No matter how many top-tier competitors came after it, the Georgia Heavyweight Title was dominated by one man. 3/16/70 Still, the incarnation with "nephew" Arn Anderson is the unit that memory evokes when you hear the name. 11/14/58 McMahon had underestimated two major factors, however. 9/16/70 3/9/70 1/16/64 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. 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. 1/11/69 You do not have to qualify for Novice Championship, 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), Saturday, March 4th, 2023 - Little Kids - 8/10U - Must be in line 7AM, Sunday, March 5th, 2023 - 12/14U - Must be in line 7AM, Schedule of Tournaments (teamgawrestling.org), 2/12/23 The Commerce Clash, https://www.usawmembership.com/usaw_events/2300150502?section=registration, 2/18/23 Dawsonville Mean Streak Open, https://www.usawmembership.com/usaw_events/2300149702?section=registration, https://www.usawmembership.com/usaw_events_registrations/participant?event_category_id=&state_id=11&month=&year=, 2/26/23 Freshman/Girls State, https://www.usawmembership.com/usaw_events/2300148102?section=registration, Team Georgia USA Wrestling Events and Tickets by GoFan, 3/4-3/5/2023 Kids State & Novice Championship, https://www.usawmembership.com/usaw_events/2300148202?section=registration. 3/8/70 4/17/55 November 23, 1972, Atlanta, Georgia. 4/13/70 Join us to honor history and carve. 1/26/70 Both images show the WTBS Techwood Drive studios on the right and Alexander Memorial . WWE's purchase of Georgia Championship Wrestling set forth a course of events that would change pro wrestling forever. Both Mid South Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Georgia outdid the WWF in ratings. 9/4/69 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. 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. 3/18/55 legends of wrestling - pedro morales vols 1-10 - pro wrestling. At 131 days, Armstrong's second reign was the longest in the title's history. 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 Results Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 2063 items that match the search parameters. Shipping calculated at checkout. A+++ Thank you again!!! 10/14/55 Firstly, it started promoting matches at the then-brand-new Omni Coliseum. 2/28/70 1/20/61 The CNN Complex housed the now booming Omni Coliseum and his ground-breaking twenty-four-hour news service and the newly crowned "Superstation," WTBS. 1/10/69 6/17/55 1/14/57 After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. While there have certainly been many instances of this . Throughout the 1970s, Georgia Championship Wrestling was one of the main shows that kept the Superstation alive.[1]. Paul Jones, the promoter responsible for the territory, began booking shows in the mid-1940s, and he was aided by a former . He continued to achieve and grow with further expansions into the Indianapolis office as well, where he ran shows with Johnny Doyle. [2] In time, the show was renamed WCW Saturday Night, reflecting an overhauled look and a new home studio-arena at the CNN Center. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Saturday_(professional_wrestling)&oldid=1117413106, TBS (American TV channel) original programming, Mass media-related controversies in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 21 October 2022, at 16:07. 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. 3/14/70 4/6/70 4/12/70 2/26/70 3/30/70 GCW's main show, which aired on Saturday evenings, was complemented with a Sunday evening edition. Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! 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. If you have not purchased your USA card please do ASAP. Well see you here next time and never forget: Our wrestling history is gold. 4/23/70 We look forward to seeing Noah excel in both sports as well as the classroom. Mr. Wrestling I & II gave them their most competition while at GCW, but very few teams stood in their way for long. The NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 1/21/55 3/28/70 ( GHSA) Photo Galleries All Galleries GHSA Traditional State Championships Day 1 (Class 5A & 6A) Published: 2023 | 148 Photos GHSA Traditional Consolidation Finals (Classes 1A, 4A, 5A & 6A) Published: 2023 | 178 Photos 10/18/55 Wrestling is perhaps the purest form of athletic competition to exist in the realm of organized sports. The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! 4/8/55 > Tony Atlas vs. Alexis. 9/9/57 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. 4/18/70 1/12/61 3/19/70 2/5/70 3/7/70 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. 1/31/57 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. Following Black Saturday, Ole sued Barnett and tried to continue with his own Championship Wrestling from Georgia. 3/20/69 In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. 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. 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. 10/14/55 CAGEMATCH Promotions Database Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) Titles. However, greed, Vince McMahon, and a dark day in wrestling forever remembered as Black Saturday led to the demise of this territory, leaving many to wonder what could have been. Championship Wrestling from Georgia 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. The July 14 program opened with show co-host Freddie Miller (Gordon Solie was absent for reasons never made clear; he either resigned in protest or was terminated following the purchase, as were many other people involved with the production) introducing McMahon and welcoming the WWF to TBS. 1/10/61 The WWF show on TBS was a ratings disaster from the start. Smirnoff > NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Les Thornton* vs. Kevin Sullivan > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy . **this is not for the State or Novice Championships tournaments***. 1/11/61 1/24/67 2/1/61 Ted Turner had taken his investment capital and made the right moves to secure himself a swath of prime real estate in downtown Atlanta. 10/27/60 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 5/1/70 , 6/10/57 9/4/57 Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization while Ole Anderson was head booker and was basically in charge of operations. The Georgia Tag Team Championships also saw more than its fair share of action in the late 70s and into the 80s. 2/7/70 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. 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. 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. 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. 5/20/60 , 6/21/50 2/1/70 The NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 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. 4/20/70 The 2nd image is a modern satellite image. Savannah, Georgia is steeped in U.S. history as much as it is the wrestling business. 1/8/70 3/16/70 He was 80 years old. 9/30/55 7/24/57 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. 2/23/70 9/26/55 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. 1/19/63 Consequently, he approached Turner with an offer to buy the Saturday night GCW time slot, only for Turner to reject him out of hand. 7/18/60 History of Spies McMahon also guaranteed jobs with the WWF for the Briscos; Jerry Brisco remained with WWF/WWE before suffering three strokes in 2009. 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. 12/29/61 2/6/70 The Masked Superstar Bill Eadie would later make a significant impact in the WWF as Ax in Demolition. 11/18/55 Jim Barnett (1974-1984) 4/3/70 12/29/62 After a falling out there, Ole was booted out of the faction, and he returned to Georgia Championship Wrestling. 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). 1/21/57 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. 5/5/44 President Jimmy Carter & Mr. Wrestling II. Tommy Rich was born in the Volunteer State of Tennessee at the height of the 1956 summer. 4/4/70 3/14/70 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 1/21/69 The final champion was Angelo Mosca and the title was eventually abandoned after 1979. 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. This program was hosted by Gordon Solie and was recorded in the studios of WTCG in Midtown Atlanta. 4/16/70 Georgia Heavyweight title (1964-1981) 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. There, Barnett learned the workings of the office and how to book to draw from Kohler during his early years. Awards ceremonies will take place by weight-class as each weight class is completed. 1/14/70 4/23/57 4/28/70 , 1/3/57 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. The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. 3/23/70 Despite his setback with regard to the TBS time slot, McMahon's USA Network contract and syndicated programming were not affected in any way. 9/19/60 4/7/70 7/17/57 12/6/53 Though he had a tough time getting his product out there as easily as he thought, things began to pick up swiftly. 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. 10/14/58 10/23/57 12/7/62 11/6/57 1/1/69 9/13/46 Walker made a name for himself, working with NWA promoter Paul Boesch out of Houston but opted to start a family and retired as a young man just ten years after his debut. 2/19/70 Secondly, it switched its television outlet from its original home, then-ABC-affiliated WQXI-TV (now WXIA-TV) to UHF independent station WTCG, then owned by Ted Turner. Merged with Mid-Atlantic / Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985-03 and became a national promotion. 9/25/58 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. 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. He died on September 18, 2004, from complications of pneumonia. The Brisco Brothers also worked GCW during these years. Ole Anderson (1980-1984) 12/2/69 Likewise, Savannah was one of the last cities ran before the folding of WCW and its assimilation into the WWE. Rich got his training from Jerry Jarrett when he was still a young man, and he took to the roads and worked most of the major NWA markets in the South and Southeast. Wrestling promoter Jim Barnett at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Showground, March 7, 1973. January 1, 1981 (Thursday) - Columbus, GA - Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward - Promoter / Georgia Championship. 6/9/44 Members of the National Wrestling Alliance after 1949-11 except between 1957 and 1962. 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. This angered WTBS owner Ted Turner, who believed McMahon reneged on a promise to have live matches originating from Turner Broadcasting System's Atlanta studios. 4/25/70 Thousands of complaints were received, many of which focused on the loss of Gordon Solie. Refresh your browser window to try again. Excellent communication! 7 min read. Friday Night Weigh Ins - Will be determined by the Tournament Director. Awards ceremonies will take place by weight-class as each weight class iscompleted. 2/10/70 The first image is an aerial image of the Techwood Drive area from the mid-1960s (which looked very similar to this during the 70s and 80s when wrestling TV was taped there.) 1/12/70 1/7/69 Jim Barnett also worked for JCP for a short time as well. Current name: Georgia Championship Wrestling Current abbreviation: GCW Status: Inactive Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Active Time: 1944 - 1984 Details Names: Georgia Championship Wrestling (1944 - 14.07.1984) Abbreviations: GCW Owners: Vince McMahon (1984) Gerald Brisco, Jack Brisco, Ole Anderson & Paul Jones (1983 - 1984) PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! The NWA Georgia Television Title was also battled for by some of the best in the business. 7/16/63 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. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DOUBLE BRACKET IN A NOVICE TOURNAMENT. Eadie was a hard-hitting bruiser that met every challenge with a flurry of fists and a hail of boots. 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. 3/17/44 1/2/59 , 1/9/50 3/12/65 1/23/70 The promotion underwent some big changes in 1972. To register for novice tournaments you must be a first or second year wrestler, you can not have placed at kids state. Well, times a-wasting, yall. 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. 3/11/57 The most up-to-date schedule for the season can be found here:Schedule of Tournaments (teamgawrestling.org), The directions on how to register can be found here:www.teamgawrestling.org/register, Registrations will close on Friday before tournament at 9AM. 4/7/70 9/10/68 superstar sgt. WTCG would become a satellite-distributed superstation in 1976, change its call letters to WTBS in 1979, and became WPCH-TV after its over-the-air Atlanta-area signal was spun off from the national TBS cable channel in 2007. 2/16/70 9/5/47 3/7/70 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. 2/13/70 4/17/70 He brought with him his former partner Lars to continue as The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, where he and Arn had left off. 10/30/58 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. Today, wrestling operates on a global level and McMahon is the person . After working out a few prior commitments, Georgia Championship Wrestling ceased to exist. 6/3/61 (The Australian promotion was called World Championship Wrestling.) 3/30/57 Noah was the only Bainbridge wrestler to compete while the tournament was an open invitation to all wrestlers. He was very respectful from the first day I met him and his Step Dad. Wrestlers can not be addedafterregistrationcloses. 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. 3/20/67 The shortest reigning champion was Hiro Matsuda, whose first and only reign lasted 21 days. National Television title (1979-1984). 9/23/55 12/22/55 1/14/57 2/25/44 11/17/55 12/21/57 NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship: INACTIVE: xx.xx.2016 : 8: NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship: INACTIVE: xx.xx.1979 : 9: NWA Macon Tag Team . 9/23/61 3/30/70 4/3/70 Something went wrong. 2/9/51 7/28/44 6/23/44 DVD $8.00 Buy It Now +$3.60 shipping 5 watchers Sponsored GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HOUSE SHOWS 1981-82 PRO WRESTLING DVD (W-992) Bad Fads Museum Jim Barnett quickly saw the marketability in Rich and christened him "Wildfire" Tommy Rich due to his ability to captivate and pop a crowd. I am extremely proud of Noah and his record setting accomplishments this year. 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]. Tennessee (Johnson City, Knoxville, Chattanooga) Overview; News and Rumors; Articles; . Learn more. 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. 1/5/70 There's only you, and your opponent of equal weight and size. 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. 7/14/58 50 talking about this. 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. The last World Championship Wrestling program under GCW control aired on July 7, 1984. He got his early training in part by Pat OConnor and made his professional debut as Johnny Walker at 20. 1/13/61 It was a regular stop-off for the NWA Champion, but they maintained their own set of NWA-branded Georgia championships. It looked like Ann had Mid-South against the ropes, but it was an audible call by Watts to bring in outside help that would finally help him win the insurrection. / Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985-03 and became a national promotion with his own Championship Wrestling ceased exist! 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