6/16/44 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. 2/18/57 1/9/61 Coach Paul Coleman has done a great job getting Noah mat time at the high school level and putting him in position to elevate and push his skills further. The oldest city in Georgia and a strategic port city in the American Revolution, Savannah was the last city occupied by the British before they sailed back home in 1782. 1/12/70 McMahon also guaranteed jobs with the WWF for the Briscos; Jerry Brisco remained with WWF/WWE before suffering three strokes in 2009. 1/28/69 3/14/70 ( 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 7/22/58 Well see you here next time and never forget: Our wrestling history is gold. In professional wrestling, the term Black Saturday refers to Saturday, July 14, 1984, the day when Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF) took over the time slot on Superstation WTBS that had been home to Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) and its flagship weekly program, World Championship Wrestling, for 12 years. ABC held its matches at Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium on Friday evenings. 2/25/57 7/21/60 1/1/68 12/22/55 Team Georgia is an all volunteer organization and is always looking for volunteers. All final champions are for this promotion, the title may have continued in other promotions. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling changed its main programming name to World Championship Wrestling. 3/7/67 The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! 1/2/59 , 1/9/50 8/24/59 3/27/50 4/27/63 , 8/14/50 In 1983, Barnett was edged out of any shot calling in GCW through politicking and backroom dealings. Awards ceremonies will take place by weight-class as each weight class iscompleted. On December 25, 1971, Georgia Championship Wrestling made its television debut with a special Christmas program. 2/9/70 Paul Jones (1944-1984) John Walker was born in the midst of the Turbulent Thirties in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. As the NWA tried to broaden its scope and unify the territories, instead of seeing them bought out by the McMahon machine, many titles were absorbed and ceased to exist, as weve learned so far. 8/20/59 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. Instead of injuring them, they promptly informed the Briscos and told them not to worry because, "We're not those kinds of business people. 1/14/70 4/18/70 In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. While GCW's programming had a loyal fan base and was fairly popular, things were not as great for the promotion behind the scenes. 3/28/70 Jim Barnett. 8/17/55 WWE: The Incredible Story Of Black Saturday, Explained. 1/16/69 Fast shipping! 5/13/57 6/23/44 7/4/69 At the time, Crockett was trying to counter the WWF's national expansion by unifying the remaining NWA territories that McMahon had not driven out of business into one nationwide unit. El Mongol would retire from wrestling in 1982 to open a pair of Mexican restaurants with his wife in Doraville, Georgia. 1/21/69 3/11/70 1/22/69 7/20/61 , 1/7/55 9/1/61 1/21/44 We will still have the brackets posted to Floarena after registration closes and brackets become available. We look forward to seeing Noah excel in both sports as well as the classroom. [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. 3/10/70 3/30/70 (Use code PWS for a nice surprise). 1/20/70 Many of the NWA's regional promoters were unhappy, but Barnett claimed since he was only using Georgia-based wrestlers, that there was no harm. 3/3/70 3/27/67 There, Barnett learned the workings of the office and how to book to draw from Kohler during his early years. Four hundred and seventy-two wrestlers will . Wrestlers can not be addedafterregistrationcloses. 1/14/44 President Jimmy Carter & Mr. Wrestling II. 4/4/70 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. 10/31/67 The Georgia Tag Team Championships also saw more than its fair share of action in the late 70s and into the 80s. 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. WRESTLING LEGENDS - JACK BRISCO VOLS 1-15 - PRO WRESTLING (#185736680115), WRESTLING SUPERSTARS -BILLY JACK HAYNES VOLs 1-5 - PRO WRESTLING (#185727442110). 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. Before he left GCW, Rich also feuded with the newly arrived Road Warriors. legends of wrestling - pedro morales vols 1-10 - pro wrestling. 2/10/70 2/23/70 11/14/58 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. ", 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. Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. Georgia Heavyweight title (1964-1981) Shipping calculated at checkout. A+++ Thank you again!!! The NWA Georgia Tag Team Championships also saw their origin in the late 60s. 2/6/59 What had once been a model of success began to crumble internally due to overspending, mismanagement and in-fighting. 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. The revival of a brand of pro wrestling that was the forerunner throughout the 70s & 80s. Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and Luke Graham . National Tag Team title (1980-1986) Simultaneously, unbeknownst to Barnett, McMahon also began making deals with the majority stockholders, The Brisco Brothers. 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. No pads or helmets or jerseys. 4/11/70 11/6/57 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. 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. 7/22/70 2/15/70 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. However, the story of its heyday really begins in 1944, with the first cards held by promoter Paul Jones. 4/17/64 9/5/69 2/13/70 7/17/57 4/2/70 2/25/55 Georgia Championship Wrestling was a promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, Georgia superstation WTBS. 1/2/69 6/24/55 Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $18.75 with. 6/3/61 10/23/57 Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, U.S., superstatio. While that may only be a story, it always tells the truth if you follow the money. 3/13/70 Jack Brisco (1974-1984) WRESTLING STARS - PAUL ELLERING VOLS 1-3 - PRO WRESTLING (#185720955946). 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. 9/12/69 9/17/68 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. 2/14/67 McMahon, undeterred, tried to find another way of securing the slot for the WWF; he discovered that method shortly after his rejection by Turner. 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. 3/9/70 3/2/70 2/1/69 By Malik umar Khalid mahmood. 3/24/70 Both Mid South Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Georgia outdid the WWF in ratings. Parade Of Champions Throughout the season Mr. Stutler made his mark by beating several high level state contending wrestlers from around the state. 3/25/70 9/23/61 2/21/70 1/8/70 Jim Barnett went on to become Vice President at Titan Sports, the parent company of the WWF. 4/6/70 The Masked Superstar was born under the name Bill Eadie on December 27, 1947. 4/29/70 . 2/7/70 They bought into the promotion alongside Graham, Barnett, and Paul Jones. 2022-2023 FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION, 7:00 Weighs in for 12/14U State and 8/10U Novice - -MUST BE IN LINE AT 7AM -. Georgia Championship Wrestling is mostly remembered for its glory days from the 70s through the mid-80s as the likes of Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase, The Hollywood Blonds (Rip Rogers & Ted Oates), Randy Savage, Dusty Rhodes and Harley Race were regularly featured in the promotion on WTBS in Atlanta. 9/10/68 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. The WWF show on TBS was a ratings disaster from the start. Ann Gunkel decided to start her own promotion outside of the National Wrestling Alliance, which she named the "All-South Wrestling Alliance.". 2/27/50 8/8/60 6/10/68 Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. It opened the door for more nationalization of contracts and the shuffling of top-tier talents between the existing NWA promotions. 1/11/61 A+++Thank you again!!! The footprint left by Georgia Championship Wrestling can still be felt in the way the product is presented today. 9/5/47 11/11/55 This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 19:24. The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. 8/15/56 4/15/44 He can be reached by e-mail at squints72hhi@gmail.com. The source of the problem was Ole Anderson, who had begun to alienate his fellow owners with his booking and operation of the company. 3/20/69 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. Her new All-South Wrestling Alliance looked to be stronger than Watts had anticipated, and they began to draw business away from his new promotion. His battles with Wahoo McDaniel were also the stuff of legend in GCW. 1/12/61 3/19/70 1/14/57 National Television title (1979-1984). 1/23/50 9/4/69 2/11/55 At 131 days, Armstrong's second reign was the longest in the title's history. Turner's decision to give time slots to Bill Watts and Ole Anderson indirectly led to other wrestling organizations gaining national cable television contracts. The first was the differences in tastes between fanbases of different geographical regions. 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." 12/29/61 11/22/63 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. 1/30/67 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. 3/17/70 Great Female Inventors 7/18/60 2/11/70 1/15/69 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. The CNN Complex housed the now booming Omni Coliseum and his ground-breaking twenty-four-hour news service and the newly crowned "Superstation," WTBS. 1/28/70 4/16/70 5/4/62 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. Georgia (Atlanta, Columbus, Marietta, Gainesville, Canton, Macon, Athens, Savannah, Augusta, Rome) These teams dominated the tag division until The Fabulous Freebirds came to town. 5/6/66 [4] Turner himself was angered by the sinking ratings and made two decisions that would fix the ratings problem. 7/28/44 1/21/44 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. 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. 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! 3/2/70 There are no bats or balls, or pucks or sticks. 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. 2/12/70 ", After Black Saturday, Ole Anderson tried to carry on in the territory, promoting Championship Wrestling from Georgia (CWG), which briefly aired out of Atlanta. I don't exactly know the dates for these things, so they'll just go up in parts. 1/18/69 The company was also known for its self-titled TV program, which aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta-based superstation WTBS. 12/28/55 7/8/67 4/9/70 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. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was founded in 1964 by Jim Barnett in Australia and represented much of the NWA's Asian and Oceania territory. By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in ourDisclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. 1/6/50 Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) Inactive promotion in the Americas region. 4/1/70 Honoring the history of the greatest in professional wrestling while writing the next chapter. World Titles World Heavyweight Title World Junior Heavyweight Title World Women's Title World Tag Team Title World Television Title Whether or not Barnett was in fact taking the promotion national is a matter of dispute. 4/22/70 9/16/70 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Georgia's Olympic hopefuls, This website is powered by SportsEngine's. 12/16/55 All wrestlers report to the awards area immediately following their medal match. 1/21/63 9/14/62 1/21/55 1/20/66 Firstly, it started promoting matches at the then-brand-new Omni Coliseum. free shipping. 5/10/63 GCW's main show, which aired on Saturday evenings, was complemented with a Sunday evening edition. Though based in Atlanta, the company also ran live wrestling shows throughout its geographic "territory" of Georgia. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. 4/2/70 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. [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. 1/4/69 7/28/60 Following Black Saturday, Ole sued Barnett and tried to continue with his own Championship Wrestling from Georgia. Excellent communication! 5/5/44 January 1, 1981 (Thursday) - Columbus, GA - Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward - Promoter / Georgia Championship. Born in Oklahoma City in June of 24, Jim Barnett started working around the wrestling business in his teens for Fred Kohler in his NWA Chicago territory. 9/25/58 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. He got his early training in part by Pat OConnor and made his professional debut as Johnny Walker at 20. 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. 3/3/66 Promoting events through the mid-1990s across central Georgia, Odum was successful in keeping the brand alive. The 2022 NJSIAA Wrestling Championships kicked off on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. 4/21/70 After a falling out there, Ole was booted out of the faction, and he returned to Georgia Championship Wrestling. 11/21/69 3/20/50 Paul Jones, the promoter responsible for the territory, began booking shows in the mid-1940s, and he was aided by a former . 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 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. 6/9/44 National Heavyweight title (1980-1986) 11/25/55 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. 3/4/70 1/16/67 Dating back to the 1920s, professional wrestling has enjoyed a long and rich history with the city of Atlanta. Their main interest was the 3 hours of national television time on Superstation WTBS (local Atlanta channel 17), as well as eliminating their competition in the state of Georgia which also gave them Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia . Ray Gunkel died of a heart attack later that year after a match versus Ox Baker in Savannah, Georgia. 1/30/69 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. 1/11/56 After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. 2/6/69 Barnett wasnt the only one growing a company in the 70s. Along with the squash matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the upcoming, inaugural WrestleMania I. Published Nov 7, 2021. 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. 1/27/69 1/16/64 The team of Gene and Lars Anderson originated the Minnesota Wrecking Crew back in 1966. 6/25/48 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. What became known as Black Saturday happened solely due to greed and spite. 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. 12/28/55 Vincent K. McMahon (1984), STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: CAGEMATCH Promotions Database Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) Titles. 1/2/68 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. 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. Jim Oates (19801984) 2/6/59 By 1994, none of these companies remained in business, with the exception of the Memphis-based branch of the USWA, which folded in 1997. 8/3/68 2/22/70 9/4/57 3/15/70 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. The 2nd image is a modern satellite image. 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. Not only was he the state champion but was the first to ever win this level of tournament for a Bainbridge wrestler. 4/15/70 3/28/67 Overview; News and Rumors; Articles; . Although Ole had a run in the tag division with many partners, including Stan Hansen, the two lost the titles due to too many disqualifications. 12/2/69 1/27/66 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. Tommy Rich was born in the Volunteer State of Tennessee at the height of the 1956 summer. 1/7/69 The Georgia titles were absorbed, and The Freebirds carried on as NWA National Tag Champs. > Ted Oates versus Bobby Eaton . 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. 1/19/70 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. 1/1/68 11/26/56 2/20/50 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. 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. georgia championship wrestling vols 11-20- pro wrestling. Herb Abrams' UWF had a weekly program that aired on SportsChannel America. 4/3/70 4/4/70 1/7/70 Well, times a-wasting, yall. 2/4/55 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. 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. 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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