4/3/70 5/1/70 1/7/57 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. This did not last long, and after starting a family, he went back to wrestling under the mask, firstly as The Grappler, but then as the name that would be his legacy: Mr. Wrestling II. 12/21/57 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. 2/7/61 2/25/44 Jim Barnett (1974-1984) 4/11/70 Still, the incarnation with "nephew" Arn Anderson is the unit that memory evokes when you hear the name. 12/9/66 1/24/67 2/21/70 Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Within a year of McMahons debut on the Superstation, Jim Crockett, Jr. was able to purchase the WWFs TBS time slots and Jim Crockett Promotions absorbed Andersons Championship Wrestling from Georgia group, thus establishing the entity that would eventually become WCW. McMahon, undeterred, tried to find another way of securing the slot for the WWF; he discovered that method shortly after his rejection by Turner. 9/26/55 4/27/70 7/27/50 There are no bats or balls, or pucks or sticks. Wrestling promoter Jim Barnett at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Showground, March 7, 1973. 9/16/60 4/17/64 There have been a total of 13 recognized individual champions and 8 recognized teams, who have had a combined 10 official reigns. No pads or helmets or jerseys. Once Barnett sold, The Briscos were quick to follow, leaving Paul Jones little choice but to scramble and get what he could out of his piece of the pie. 1/18/61 3/6/70 3/13/70 1/13/61 superstar sgt. 4/21/61 7/29/61 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. No one was safe, and no quarter was given when the Wrecking Crew hit the ring. 2/14/61 Instead of injuring them, they promptly informed the Briscos and told them not to worry because, "We're not those kinds of business people. Noah is also a stand out football player for the BMS football team playing running back and linebacker. They captured their first tag titles in November 1968 and held them a record ten times over the next four years. 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. ( 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 1/11/70 The NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 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. 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 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. 2/20/50 slaughter vols 1-12 - pro wrestling. There, Barnett learned the workings of the office and how to book to draw from Kohler during his early years. 9/16/55 GCW- Georgia Championship Wrestling 3/11/57 1/25/69 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]. The CNN Complex housed the now booming Omni Coliseum and his ground-breaking twenty-four-hour news service and the newly crowned "Superstation," WTBS. While Barnett still held stock, it was less than even Ole, so they all thought they were in fairly safe waters, but McMahon smelled the stench of a dying animal and went in for blood like any good predator. 2/20/70 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. 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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. 1/30/68 1/30/61 In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling changed its main programming name to World Championship Wrestling. 7/14/58 He brought with him his former partner Lars to continue as The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, where he and Arn had left off. 4/17/55 12/28/55 3/9/70 2/16/70 3/2/70 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. Jones ran shows out of the Municipal Auditorium for nearly thirty years before his retirement. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. 3/17/44 4/14/70 The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. 1/2/69 7/8/67 1/29/59 4/15/61 Barnett would actually be the one to broker the deal between Jim Crockett Promotions and Titan Sports to sell the 6:05 time slot to JCP when Vinces product wasnt received well by the Southern loyalist fans, and it took a big dump in the ratings. 2/6/59 4/2/70 1/12/61 It was considered a power-brokering move by Barnett to secure his tight hold on the NWA office during that time. 1/25/61 4/28/70 , 1/3/57 1/17/67 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. Jim Phillips is a contributor for Pro Wrestling Stories. 5/18/67 10/14/55 Add to Cart. 4/28/70 2/18/57 4/8/55 Trending pages Lars Anderson Hulk Hogan A.J. 3/4/55 11/19/57 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. 8/8/60 Herb Abrams' UWF had a weekly program that aired on SportsChannel America. 2/27/70 3/10/70 1/14/44 12/16/55 $15.99. 2/9/70 8/19/70 10/14/58 1/21/70 3/18/70 They bought into the promotion alongside Graham, Barnett, and Paul Jones. 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 . 1/20/69 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. 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. 1/4/69 Smirnoff > NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Les Thornton* vs. Kevin Sullivan > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy . After Gunkle's death in 1972, his widow Ann started a rival group called the All South . 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. This program was hosted by Gordon Solie and was recorded in the studios of WTCG in Midtown Atlanta. 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. 3/21/70 11/14/58 1/2/68 Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization while Ole Anderson was head booker and was basically in charge of operations. 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. 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. As a result of its far-reaching television program as well as its newly expanded territory, the decision was made to rename the promotions major championships and the Georgia Heavyweight title became the National Heavyweight title, as did the Georgia Tag Team and TV titles. After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. 5/19/44 > Tony Atlas vs. Alexis. Pennsylvania (Johnstown, Scranton, Erie, Reading, Altoona, Harrisburg) 1/20/61 3/17/70 1/8/69 4/18/70 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. 3/12/70 A+++ Thank you again!!! Savannah, Georgia is steeped in U.S. history as much as it is the wrestling business. 4/16/70 3/7/67 3/22/70 This was considered heresy in the wrestling world and probably did Vince more harm than good over the decade and a half that followed. The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. Hamilton began wrestling as the original Assassin in the Georgia territory in the mid-60s. 4/12/70 9/13/56 3/26/70 After moving to Sydney, Australia, Barnett would open the original World Championship Wrestling there in 1964. 2/6/70 3/5/70 I am extremely proud of Noah and his record setting accomplishments this year. Wrestlers can not be addedafterregistrationcloses. 2/6/50 The two sometimes ran shows against the NWA Detroit brand periodically but mostly kept within the confines of the organizations umbrella. 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) 9/5/69 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. 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. Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and Luke Graham . 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. 4/8/70 There's no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. 1/14/69 6/23/61 ", After Black Saturday, Ole Anderson tried to carry on in the territory, promoting Championship Wrestling from Georgia (CWG), which briefly aired out of Atlanta. 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