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Throughout the season Mr. Stutler made his mark by beating several high level state contending wrestlers from around the state. 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. 5/6/55 The promotion underwent some big changes in 1972. 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. 4/23/70 1/3/66 11/9/57 Championship vacated for unknown reasons. 9/23/61 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 8/26/54 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 Events Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 2063 items that match the search parameters. They took the titles in 1980 when they defeated both teams of The Assassins and Mr. Wrestling I & II. 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. 1/21/63 History of Spies 8/26/69 After two years of strife, a trouble-shooter was called in: Jim Barnett, who had owned promotions in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Colorado and Australia. 1/28/69 Longtime GCW booker, Ray Gunkel, died suddenly from a heart attack shortly after a match with Ox Baker in Savannah. 1/9/69 Overview; News and Rumors; Articles; . One such leap of growth was catalyzed by Barnett himself when he saw an opportunity to go nationwide in 1976. 1/25/69 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. 2/2/61 He died on September 18, 2004, from complications of pneumonia. 5/1/70 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. 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. A power struggle in late 1983 forced Barnett to sell most of his shares in GCW to a conglomerate consisting of wrestlers and brothers Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco; Paul Jones; and Al Rogowski, a match booker, who also wrestled as "Ole Anderson." 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. The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. 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. This left Ole out in the financial cold with his drawls in the breeze. National Tag Team title (1980-1986) 3/7/70 11/6/57 No pads or helmets or jerseys. The 2nd image is a modern satellite image. 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. National Heavyweight title (1980-1986) The NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). By 1980, Georgia mainstays like Dusty Rhodes, Mr. Wrestling II, Tommy Wildfire Rich, The Masked Superstar, Tony Atlas, Austin Idol, Ole Anderson, Wahoo McDaniel and many others were genuine national wrestling celebrities due to the fact that Georgia Championship Wrestling had become cable TVs first legitimate hit show. 7/22/70 3/14/70 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. Excellent communication! 1/21/70 The WWF version of the show received somewhat lower Nielsen ratings than its NWA-associated forerunner. Professional Wrestling Online Museum, Copyright 2020 Adscape International, LLC - All Rights Reserved, Dr. George Zahorian Convicted Of Selling Steroids To WWF Wrestlers. 9/26/55 8/24/59 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 3/14/70 1/25/70 2/8/63 , 10/29/60 2/22/70 9/9/55 Event Name: 2/14/70 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. Compare and contrast the images below. 3/1/70 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. 1/13/50 11/15/56 8/21/57 11/19/57 1/1/69 Consequently, he approached Turner with an offer to buy the Saturday night GCW time slot, only for Turner to reject him out of hand. President Jimmy Carter & Mr. Wrestling II. Vince McMahon is a very ambitious individual. 1/19/70 3/18/70 In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling changed its main programming name to World Championship Wrestling. Michigan (Lansing, Dearborn, Grand Rapids) His battles with Wahoo McDaniel were also the stuff of legend in GCW. In 1984, the Brisco brothers sold their stock in GCW to McMahon for $900,000. 4/12/70 Following Black Saturday, Ole sued Barnett and tried to continue with his own Championship Wrestling from Georgia. free shipping. 1/8/69 Notes - Delivery *Estimated delivery dates include seller's handling time, origin ZIP Code, destination ZIP Code and time of acceptance and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment. 3/9/70 If you are willing to volunteer a few hours a year or a few hours a week, please let us know. 10/30/58 1/14/57 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. 1/20/69 1/14/44 10/21/55 What had once been a model of success began to crumble internally due to overspending, mismanagement and in-fighting. 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. On June 23, 2018, a tribute event to the late Bill Dromo was held in Carrollton, Georgia. 6/17/55 11/14/58 Lots of Buzz Sawyer though, for the people that like him.Match listing:Buzz . 2/12/70 6/15/57 , 11/14/56 3/25/55 1/14/69 4/27/70 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. 8/17/55 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 1/7/57 Georgia Heavyweight title (1964-1981) 8/7/61 , 1/31/58 1/14/70 > Ted Oates versus Bobby Eaton . 6/8/10U-7:00 - 7:30AM - Wrestling will start at 8:00AM. 1/2/68 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. The new Omni Coliseum had opened up in the facility that would become the CNN Center in later years. 11/5/55 11/4/55 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. 10/14/55 6/30/61 3/26/70 1/17/57 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 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. 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. Along with these matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the first WrestleMania card. 9/17/68 Jim Barnett quickly saw the marketability in Rich and christened him "Wildfire" Tommy Rich due to his ability to captivate and pop a crowd. 1/11/70 The NWA Georgia Television Championship shuffled around a lot, but it also gave many wrestlers the chance to make it their own and push their careers in the process. 9/23/55 ", 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. 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. 7/15/53 6/10/68 10/14/58 12/9/55 12/2/55 2/4/57 Shipping calculated at checkout. The footprint left by Georgia Championship Wrestling can still be felt in the way the product is presented today. 4/13/70 2/28/70 World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was founded in 1964 by Jim Barnett in Australia and represented much of the NWA's Asian and Oceania territory. 2/18/44 There's no doubt about it, wrestling tops the list of intense, highly-competitive sports. 3/30/57 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. 11/22/63 What became known as Black Saturday happened solely due to greed and spite. 3/2/70 WRESTLING LEGENDS - JACK BRISCO VOLS 1-15 - PRO WRESTLING (#185736680115), WRESTLING SUPERSTARS -BILLY JACK HAYNES VOLs 1-5 - PRO WRESTLING (#185727442110). Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. Hamilton began wrestling as the original Assassin in the Georgia territory in the mid-60s. The NWA Georgia Television Title was also battled for by some of the best in the business. Georgia High School Wrestling Photo by Steven Ryan In Partnership with the GA High School Assn. 2/15/70 3/21/70 Seeing this turmoil, McMahon approached the Brisco brothers and Jim Barnett, the fourth owner of the company, and discussed a potential sale. WWE's purchase of Georgia Championship Wrestling set forth a course of events that would change pro wrestling forever. Wrestling promoter Jim Barnett at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Showground, March 7, 1973. 3/7/67 We look forward to seeing Noah excel in both sports as well as the classroom. Noah was the only Bainbridge wrestler to compete while the tournament was an open invitation to all [] The NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 3/7/53 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]. Vincent K. McMahon (1984), STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: [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. 1/10/61 12/28/55 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. 4/27/70 2/8/61 4/25/70 , 1/2/61 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. 1/21/44 The 2022 NJSIAA Wrestling Championships kicked off on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. 1/23/67 Despite his setback with regard to the TBS time slot, McMahon's USA Network contract and syndicated programming were not affected in any way. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DOUBLE BRACKET IN A NOVICE TOURNAMENT. 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. 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. After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. 9/14/62 4/20/70 After documenting 9 house shows durin. In 1983, Barnett was edged out of any shot calling in GCW through politicking and backroom dealings. Promoter and businessman, Grady Odum acquired the rights to Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. 6/16/44 Well see you here next time and never forget: Our wrestling history is gold. 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. PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! 2/16/70 He was 80 years old. 1/23/69 Well, times a-wasting, yall. We will still have the brackets posted to Floarena after registration closes and brackets become available. 4/11/70 11/15/56 12/9/57 Bad Fads Museum 12/2/60 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. 1/7/70 10/2/59 3/20/50 11/11/55 They bought into the promotion alongside Graham, Barnett, and Paul Jones. > Tony Atlas vs. Alexis. After a falling out there, Ole was booted out of the faction, and he returned to Georgia Championship Wrestling. 10/7/55 11/21/69 On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1/15/69 Jim Barnett also worked for JCP for a short time as well. Its only a five-hour drive up I-95 from our last stop, Championship Wrestling in Florida, so lets get going. 9/1/61 The company was also known for its self-titled TV program, which aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta-based superstation WTBS. 3/15/70 9/9/57 2/20/70 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. 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. Gerald Brisco (19741984) 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. Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and Luke Graham . 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. 3/24/70 All Wrestlers Must Make Scratch Weight - No Allowance. 7/28/60 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. 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.) It can be purchased here:https://www.usawmembership.com/login. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), GCA Cougars baseball seeing progress in 2023 under new coach, GCA Cougars basketball defeats Fullington before falling to RTCA in final seconds, Bearcats track programs set to kickoff 2023 Larry Clark Invitational, GCA Lady Cougars basketball looking ahead as 2023 season comes to a close. 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. Whether or not Barnett was in fact taking the promotion national is a matter of dispute. 1/10/57 Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. 3/17/70 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. On April 27's main event, Arn Anderson wrestled Thunderbolt Patterson to a no contest in the Columbus Municipal Auditorium, then CWG disappeared. 1/4/70 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. By Malik umar Khalid mahmood. 1/14/57 11/2/57 3/18/55 4/27/63 , 8/14/50 No matter how many top-tier competitors came after it, the Georgia Heavyweight Title was dominated by one man. The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! 2/16/70 2/6/69 8/26/70 DVD $8.00 Buy It Now +$3.60 shipping 5 watchers Sponsored GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HOUSE SHOWS 1981-82 PRO WRESTLING DVD (W-992) 5/20/60 , 6/21/50 2/25/44 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. Georgia Wrestling Announcer Freddie Miller Introducing Vince McMahon, That did not turn out to be the case and on July 11, 1984, Titan Sports officially took legal control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, Inc. and its two weekend time slots on Ted Turners Superstation. The Grahams worked there for a bit, and Eddie managed to get a piece of the promotion as well. 2/1/61 A secondary title complementing the NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. 4/19/70 1/30/50 Georgia Championship Wrestling alumni Category page Edit this page This category is for all wrestlers who have wrestled in Georgia Championship Wrestling at some point within their career. The Masked Superstar Bill Eadie would later make a significant impact in the WWF as Ax in Demolition. 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