2/6/50 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. 4/11/70 There, Barnett learned the workings of the office and how to book to draw from Kohler during his early years. On April 27's main event, Arn Anderson wrestled Thunderbolt Patterson to a no contest in the Columbus Municipal Auditorium, then CWG disappeared. 2/8/63 , 10/29/60 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. GCW's main show, which aired on Saturday evenings, was complemented with a Sunday evening edition. 4/21/70 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. 1/14/57 12/29/58 , 1/1/57 6/15/57 , 11/14/56 8/7/57 Seeing this turmoil, McMahon approached the Brisco brothers and Jim Barnett, the fourth owner of the company, and discussed a potential sale. 4/21/70 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]. 1/25/61 7/29/60 4/28/70 , 1/3/57 1/14/44 1/28/69 3/16/70 November 23, 1972, Atlanta, Georgia. 4/13/70 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. 10/27/60 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. 2/20/70 Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. Bill Watts (1972-1980) Paul Jones (1944-1984) 2/4/70 4/16/70 , 7/17/67 4/15/70 WWE: The Incredible Story Of Black Saturday, Explained. Please make sure you are signing up for the correct tournament. 9/23/61 The NWA Georgia Television Title was also battled for by some of the best in the business. 9/16/60 Parade Of Champions Tommy Rich was born in the Volunteer State of Tennessee at the height of the 1956 summer. What became known as Black Saturday happened solely due to greed and spite. We will no longer refund for incorrect registration. $15.99. 1/30/69 1/21/63 1/16/64 1/4/69 Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $18.75 with. 6/10/68 The shortest reigning champion was Hiro Matsuda, whose first and only reign lasted 21 days. 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. 1/20/61 Georgia Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. Lots of Buzz Sawyer though, for the people that like him.Match listing:Buzz . Gunkel quickly made moves to open her own outlaw promotion outside of the NWA banner and run shows against Watts. 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. Georgia's Olympic hopefuls, This website is powered by SportsEngine's. 1/30/61 Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! Ann Gunkel decided to start her own promotion outside of the National Wrestling Alliance, which she named the "All-South Wrestling Alliance.". However, the story of its heyday really begins in 1944, with the first cards held by promoter Paul Jones. 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. 3/13/70 3/4/55 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. 8/24/59 1/26/61 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. 4/6/70 1/14/57 7/16/59 (The Australian promotion was called World Championship Wrestling.) 9/12/69 1/20/70 11/15/56 2/11/70 1/12/61 Georgia Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. 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. 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. 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. 4/16/70 7/21/60 2/6/70 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. 4/4/70 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. 1/6/69 > Ted Oates versus Bobby Eaton . 4/5/70 ", 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. 11/22/63 After a falling out there, Ole was booted out of the faction, and he returned to Georgia Championship Wrestling. As the Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion headed into 1972, some major changes were set into motion. 2/28/70 3/6/70 3/30/70 The Georgia titles were absorbed, and The Freebirds carried on as NWA National Tag Champs. The 2nd image is a modern satellite image. To register for novice tournaments you must be a first or second year wrestler, you can not have placed at kids state. 8/30/61 The 2022 NJSIAA Wrestling Championships kicked off on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. 2/3/66 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. 3/7/67 3/16/70 View cart for details. Well discuss one of the most prolific territories to have ever opened its doors on the way. Though many teams like Buddy Fuller and Ray Gunkel managed to wrangle the belts away from them on a few occasions, The Assassins always seemed to get them back in short order. 3/7/70 No pads or helmets or jerseys. 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.) 2/13/70 1/19/70 3/9/70 PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! 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. All final champions are for this promotion, the title may have continued in other promotions. 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. Awards ceremonies will take place by weight-class as each weight class is completed. 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. 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. 7/18/56 The WWF version of the show received somewhat lower Nielsen ratings than its NWA-associated forerunner. 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. legends of wrestling - pedro morales vols 1-10 - pro wrestling. 1/1/65 2/13/50 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. A secondary title complementing the NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. 10/14/55 Georgia (Atlanta, Columbus, Marietta, Gainesville, Canton, Macon, Athens, Savannah, Augusta, Rome) A small percentage was even owned by part-time booker and a man with one expression: Ole Anderson. 4/9/70 9/1/61 Hamilton began wrestling as the original Assassin in the Georgia territory in the mid-60s. 11/26/56 After moving to Sydney, Australia, Barnett would open the original World Championship Wrestling there in 1964. He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. 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. He can be reached by e-mail at squints72hhi@gmail.com. 3/17/70 The Wrecking Crew left Georgia for a short time and formed the four-man powerhouse, The Four Horsemen, in the Mid-Atlantic territory. 7/29/55 There are no bats or balls, or pucks or sticks. In 2001, the WWF gained the rights to Crockett's library of GCW/WCW/NWA matches and shows, augmenting the WWE Tape Library through its purchase of assets and trademarks belonging to the now-defunct WCW (now a legal entity called WCW, Inc.). 3/22/70 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. 7/14/58 History of Spies Although positive changes were being made internally, things were not good at Georgia Championship Wrestling during this time. Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, U.S., superstatio. 1/16/50 Merged with Mid-Atlantic / Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985-03 and became a national promotion. 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. Secondly, Southerners resented the symbolism of a "Yankee" company coming down from the North and "taking over" their wrestling. The promotion underwent some big changes in 1972. 6/23/44 3/4/70 National Heavyweight title (1980-1986) 2/7/70 Following Black Saturday, Ole sued Barnett and tried to continue with his own Championship Wrestling from Georgia. 3/7/70 Yes this is some of the most legendary of all Georgia Championship Wrestling television with the angle in full and all the promos in the aftermath from every. 2/5/69 3/23/70 3/26/70 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. 4/23/70 Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization while Ole Anderson was head booker and was basically in charge of operations. Jim Crockett Promotions took over production of the television show using the same set. 4/18/70 4/14/70 2/5/70 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. 3/20/67 4/11/70 2/4/57 4/27/70 1/31/67 4/3/70 1/18/69 Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization while Ole Anderson was head booker and was basically in charge of operations. 1/11/70 4/8/70 3/10/44 The team of Gene and Lars Anderson originated the Minnesota Wrecking Crew back in 1966. Wrestling is perhaps the purest form of athletic competition to exist in the realm of organized sports. WWE's purchase of Georgia Championship Wrestling set forth a course of events that would change pro wrestling forever. 9/30/55 1/4/61 1/1/69 8/11/58 Herb Abrams' UWF had a weekly program that aired on SportsChannel America. 4/15/70 8/27/58 The Grahams worked there for a bit, and Eddie managed to get a piece of the promotion as well. 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. 11/19/57 The first was the differences in tastes between fanbases of different geographical regions. 3/20/50 1/12/70 5/19/44 4/15/70 Instead of injuring them, they promptly informed the Briscos and told them not to worry because, "We're not those kinds of business people. Both Mid South Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Georgia outdid the WWF in ratings. 1/2/59 , 1/9/50 7/22/70 3/8/70 4/29/70 11/14/58 McMahon, undeterred, tried to find another way of securing the slot for the WWF; he discovered that method shortly after his rejection by Turner. The NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 12/14U - 12:30-1:00PM Wrestling will start at 2:00PM or at the conclusion of the 1st session. It opened the door for more nationalization of contracts and the shuffling of top-tier talents between the existing NWA promotions. 5/13/57 4/28/70 Georgia High School Wrestling Photo by Steven Ryan In Partnership with the GA High School Assn. 6/8/10U-7:00 - 7:30AM - Wrestling will start at 8:00AM. Noah is also a stand out football player for the BMS football team playing running back and linebacker. 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. Jack Brisco (1974-1984) georgia championship wrestling vols 11-20- pro wrestling. 12/9/68 [2] In time, the show was renamed WCW Saturday Night, reflecting an overhauled look and a new home studio-arena at the CNN Center. Refresh your browser window to try again. National Tag Team title (1980-1986) There's no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. The Masked Superstar Bill Eadie would later make a significant impact in the WWF as Ax in Demolition. They bought into the promotion alongside Graham, Barnett, and Paul Jones. Another great transaction from this seller! Its only a five-hour drive up I-95 from our last stop, Championship Wrestling in Florida, so lets get going. 7/21/61 11/2/57 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. 3/3/70 OWNERS/PROMOTERS: 3/14/70 One such leap of growth was catalyzed by Barnett himself when he saw an opportunity to go nationwide in 1976. 5/10/63 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. 1/27/70 McMahon worked one against the other and bulldozed down the middle like something out of Fistfull of Dollars, coming out a winner of everything in the end. 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. A+++Thank you again!!! 3/12/65 9/30/55 1/6/61 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. 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. 2/4/57 4/22/70 3/28/67 The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. 1/30/67 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. 4/21/61 Click here to send us your information. 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. 3/9/70 1/1/69 4/7/70 Hulk Hogans Rock n Wrestling | When Wrasslin Shifted to Entertainment, Gorgeous George and the Don Eagle Chicago Short Count Screwjob, Freddie Blassie The Truth (and Somewhere In-Between). 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. Georgia Championship Wrestling was a promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, Georgia superstation WTBS. free shipping. By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in ourDisclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. Mr. Wrestling I & II gave them their most competition while at GCW, but very few teams stood in their way for long. 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. Simultaneously, unbeknownst to Barnett, McMahon also began making deals with the majority stockholders, The Brisco Brothers. 4/17/55 Wrestlers from all over began to pour into the promotion, and the title scene exploded. Dating back to the 1920s, professional wrestling has enjoyed a long and rich history with the city of Atlanta. 9/4/69 January 1, 1981 (Thursday) - Columbus, GA - Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward - Promoter / Georgia Championship. 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. This was in direct violation of a promise McMahon had made at the time of the purchase to provide original programming for TBS,[1] including having shows taped at the TBS studios. Rich defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Championship in April of 1981, only to lose the title back to Race four days later. 1/24/61 7/8/55 Michigan (Lansing, Dearborn, Grand Rapids) He went on and on about sports and what he wanted to accomplish as a wrestler. 2/27/50 On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He continued to achieve and grow with further expansions into the Indianapolis office as well, where he ran shows with Johnny Doyle. Published Nov 7, 2021. 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. Firstly, it started promoting matches at the then-brand-new Omni Coliseum. Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. 12/9/55 Savannah, Georgia is steeped in U.S. history as much as it is the wrestling business. 1/15/69 11/11/55 8/17/55 After documenting 9 house shows durin. 11/5/55 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. 9/1/60 10/15/57 Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. 10/7/55 The death set off some internal problems, with Ray's widow Ann, who had worked closely with Ray and expected to get her share of the promotion being shut out in favor of Bill Watts, with the promotion being renamed "Mid-South Sports." 4/7/70 1/1/68 1/28/57 - Top Rated Plus - opens in a new window or tab, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING Vols 21-30- PRO WRESTLING, cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab, Report this item - opens in new window or tab. 1/4/70 Jim Barnett also worked for JCP for a short time as well. 3/31/70 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. Ohio (Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Marion, Stoobenville, Canton), MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: 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. 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. 3/20/69 [Photo: Mervyn George Bishop/Fairfax Media]Barnett stayed in Australia for the next decade until he got the call to return to Georgia in 1974. 1/7/70 3/18/55 4/1/55 12/23/68 1/1/69 7/27/50 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. One worked under the mask, while the other lit the territory up like wildfire. 8/15/56 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. 7/29/61 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. 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. From that date, GCW's program aired for two hours (from 6-8 PM and later from 6:05 to 8:05 following the introduction of TBS' "Turner Time" in 1981) every Saturday night. ( 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 Ole Anderson (1980-1984) GCW was one of the most powerful wrestling promotions in the NWA. John Walker was born in the midst of the Turbulent Thirties in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. 1/28/55 4/20/70 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. 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 3/15/70 Overview; News and Rumors; Articles; . 1/10/61 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) 12/16/55 1/25/69 10/23/57 12/7/62 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. 12/12/55 This left Ole out in the financial cold with his drawls in the breeze. 6/24/55 12/29/61 1/27/66 Fast shipping! Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. 2/7/67 The National titles, originally created in 1980 in Georgia, were carried on by Crockett until 1986, when they were either abandoned or unified with equivalent titles.[3]. 8/19/60 2/11/55 Published 2:21 pm Tuesday, February 28, 2023. All donations are tax deductible. 12/21/57 (Use code PWS for a nice surprise). 1/21/70 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. Add to Cart. 1/21/69 9/10/68 After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. 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. 4/20/70 3/21/70 10/31/67 11/25/55 2022-2023 FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION, 7:00 Weighs in for 12/14U State and 8/10U Novice - -MUST BE IN LINE AT 7AM -. 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. 11/17/55 3/18/70 Still, the incarnation with "nephew" Arn Anderson is the unit that memory evokes when you hear the name. 2/23/70 6/17/55 3/8/69 5/5/44 2/24/70 All wrestlers report to the awards area immediately following their medal match. 1/22/70 1/5/70 4/8/70 2/25/70 This was considered heresy in the wrestling world and probably did Vince more harm than good over the decade and a half that followed. 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