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. 3/11/57 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. 1/29/59 12/9/68 1/8/70 1/14/57 WRESTLING LEGENDS - JACK BRISCO VOLS 1-15 - PRO WRESTLING (#185736680115), WRESTLING SUPERSTARS -BILLY JACK HAYNES VOLs 1-5 - PRO WRESTLING (#185727442110). 1/9/61 9/30/55 The source of the problem was Ole Anderson, who had begun to alienate his fellow owners with his booking and operation of the company. 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. 7/16/63 9/13/46 3/9/70 2/22/70 Georgia Championship Wrestling was a promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, Georgia superstation WTBS. 1/1/69 9/5/69 1/21/63 12/12/55 There's only you, and your opponent of equal weight and size. 1/18/70 5/13/57 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. 11/25/55 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. 2/16/70 3/31/70 11/11/55 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]. Members of the National Wrestling Alliance after 1949-11 except between 1957 and 1962. Michigan (Lansing, Dearborn, Grand Rapids) 2/9/70 1/21/69 1/31/61 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. This was considered heresy in the wrestling world and probably did Vince more harm than good over the decade and a half that followed. There, Barnett learned the workings of the office and how to book to draw from Kohler during his early years. 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. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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. 2/4/70 1/6/61 A secondary title complementing the NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. 11/15/56 Team Georgia's Mission & Vision, Click the donate button below to help support our athletes in achievingtheir Olympic Dreams. 5/1/70 , 6/10/57 2/18/70 1/31/57 4/12/70 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. 1/30/68 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. 1/31/67 10/21/55 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. The past wrestling season Noah transferred in from Ohio to begin the season and finish with a near flawless record losing only once during the middle school and high school season. Jones was so infirmed by this time (he died in 1988) that Gunkel effectively ran the promotion. 2/24/70 It was a regular stop-off for the NWA Champion, but they maintained their own set of NWA-branded Georgia championships. 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 . 10/29/68 1/1/69 Noah competed at the 170 lbs weight class and was the eventual Georgia State Freshman Champion. 11/22/63 , 10/13/55 The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. 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 He went on and on about sports and what he wanted to accomplish as a wrestler. 6/8/10U-7:00 - 7:30AM - Wrestling will start at 8:00AM. 5/5/44 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. 8/11/58 1/15/70 12/9/55 1/16/64 The Wrecking Crew left Georgia for a short time and formed the four-man powerhouse, The Four Horsemen, in the Mid-Atlantic territory. 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. 1/5/68 12/9/57 4/3/70 Jim Barnett. 9/30/55 9/5/47 9/16/57 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. Today, wrestling operates on a global level and McMahon is the person . 9/23/61 9/19/60 1/1/65 ( 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 1/2/59 , 1/9/50 10/2/59 3/14/70 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. 4/9/70 3/6/70 11/26/56 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. 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. No pads or helmets or jerseys. 9/12/69 4/6/70 9/10/68 3/2/70 2/15/70 1/23/69 1/28/57 4/6/70 **this is not for the State or Novice Championships tournaments***. Championship Wrestling from Georgia (1981-1985) $75.00 $75.00. McMahon also guaranteed jobs with the WWF for the Briscos; Jerry Brisco remained with WWF/WWE before suffering three strokes in 2009. Wrestling Arrests You May Not Be Aware Of! After working out a few prior commitments, Georgia Championship Wrestling ceased to exist. He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. The CNN Complex housed the now booming Omni Coliseum and his ground-breaking twenty-four-hour news service and the newly crowned "Superstation," WTBS. 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. 1/22/70 World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was founded in 1964 by Jim Barnett in Australia and represented much of the NWA's Asian and Oceania territory. 1/30/70 1/13/70 7/22/70 Tennessee (Johnson City, Knoxville, Chattanooga) 3/3/44 1/21/57 1/21/44 2/13/70 However, the story of its heyday really begins in 1944, with the first cards held by promoter Paul Jones. 8/26/54 National Heavyweight title (1980-1986) Friday Night Weigh Ins - Will be determined by the Tournament Director. 3/28/67 12/2/60 12/6/53 12/2/69 7/18/56 This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! 1/28/57 Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. Learn more. January 1, 1981 (Thursday) - Columbus, GA - Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward - Promoter / Georgia Championship. 4/8/70 Learn more: Battle for Atlanta How The NWA Crushed Ann Gunkels Outlaw Promotion. slaughter vols 1-12 - pro wrestling. 1/30/67 6/23/44 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. 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. Longtime GCW booker, Ray Gunkel, died suddenly from a heart attack shortly after a match with Ox Baker in Savannah. GCW's main show, which aired on Saturday evenings, was complemented with a Sunday evening edition. 9/1/61 This does not mean by any chance, though, that those divisions cooled down. Gerald Brisco (19741984) 4/2/70 7/4/66 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). 7/14/58 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 Before they joined the NWA, they were a member. 1/4/70 Ted Turner had taken his investment capital and made the right moves to secure himself a swath of prime real estate in downtown Atlanta. One worked under the mask, while the other lit the territory up like wildfire. West Virginia (Wheeling, Bluefield, Huntington) wrestling superstars - road warrior hawk vols 1 & 2 - pro wrestling. 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. 11/6/57 8/26/70 8/26/69 6/30/61 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. 6/30/44 8/17/55 2/5/69 4/25/70 To register for novice tournaments you must be a first or second year wrestler, you can not have placed at kids state. 4/8/70 By Coach Chad Smith 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. Its only a five-hour drive up I-95 from our last stop, Championship Wrestling in Florida, so lets get going. 8/21/57 All Wrestlers Must Make Scratch Weight - No Allowance. 1/17/67 8/7/57 They captured their first tag titles in November 1968 and held them a record ten times over the next four years. The 2022 NJSIAA Wrestling Championships kicked off on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. In April 1985, shows began being co-promoted with Jim Crockett Promotions. 3/18/70 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. 7/4/69 One such leap of growth was catalyzed by Barnett himself when he saw an opportunity to go nationwide in 1976. 10/14/55 2/7/61 Georgia Championship Wrestling. The Brisco Brothers also worked GCW during these years. 10/7/55 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. 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. Excellent communication! 12/30/60 1/11/56 10/14/58 Secondly, Southerners resented the symbolism of a "Yankee" company coming down from the North and "taking over" their wrestling. 9/14/62 3/14/67 4/28/70 3/30/70 1/13/50 6/10/68 The WWF version of the show received somewhat lower Nielsen ratings than its NWA-associated forerunner. Black Inventors Online Museum When the gates returned, so did the wrestlers, and the Omni once again was cranking out the classics. Add to Cart. 4/27/70 2/18/57 superstar sgt. He continued to achieve and grow with further expansions into the Indianapolis office as well, where he ran shows with Johnny Doyle. Ray Gunkel died of a heart attack later that year after a match versus Ox Baker in Savannah, Georgia. If you have not purchased your USA card please do ASAP. ABC held its matches at Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium on Friday evenings. Still, the incarnation with "nephew" Arn Anderson is the unit that memory evokes when you hear the name. He got his early training in part by Pat OConnor and made his professional debut as Johnny Walker at 20. 2/9/51 1/4/69 Four hundred and seventy-two wrestlers will . 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.) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 1/8/69 4/9/70 4/8/70 6/21/69 4/15/44 Well see you here next time and never forget: Our wrestling history is gold. 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. 3/21/70 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. While that may only be a story, it always tells the truth if you follow the money. American professional wrestling promotion, The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between, The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between, Foley, Mick. Georgia football coach Kirby Smart said the accusations surrounding Bulldogs star defensive lineman Jalen Carter, and his alleged . 2/18/44 3/28/70 This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 19:24. 2/6/70 2/7/67 1/11/69 1/4/61 10/14/55 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. 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. A+++ Thank you again!!! 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. 3/4/70 1/20/70 3/10/44 1/1/70 All wrestlers report to the awards area immediately following their medal match. Although positive changes were being made internally, things were not good at Georgia Championship Wrestling during this time. 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. 1/10/69 3/12/61 On December 25, 1971, Georgia Championship Wrestling made its television debut with a special Christmas program. 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. During the 1990s, Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) rose to become the third-largest wrestling company in North America, behind the WWF and WCW. 1/16/50 Not only was he the state champion but was the first to ever win this level of tournament for a Bainbridge wrestler. The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. Experience, preparation and the will to succeed will determine the victor. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. Thousands of complaints were received, many of which focused on the loss of Gordon Solie. 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. IF YOU DOUBLE BRACKET YOU WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. 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) 5/1/70 Savannah, Georgia is steeped in U.S. history as much as it is the wrestling business. 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. 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. 10/27/60 World Titles World Heavyweight Title World Junior Heavyweight Title World Women's Title World Tag Team Title World Television Title 2/20/50 Firstly, it started promoting matches at the then-brand-new Omni Coliseum. 6/25/48 1/7/70 Consequently, he approached Turner with an offer to buy the Saturday night GCW time slot, only for Turner to reject him out of hand. 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. 7/28/60 2/10/70 11/30/55 1/29/70 7/8/55 4/21/61 The Georgia Tag Team Championships also saw more than its fair share of action in the late 70s and into the 80s. While it probably wasnt a good idea to screw over Ole, the partners all came out of the deal financially or occupationally sound for the rest of their careers in the business. 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. Please make sure you are signing up for the correct tournament. 10/21/55 McMahon had underestimated two major factors, however. 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. Bill Watts (1972-1980) He is not only taking care of his responsibilities on the mat and field but is an A/B student in his academics with great behavior for Bainbridge Middle School. 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. Before he left GCW, Rich also feuded with the newly arrived Road Warriors. 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. On June 23, 2018, a tribute event to the late Bill Dromo was held in Carrollton, Georgia. 7/28/44 Instead of injuring them, they promptly informed the Briscos and told them not to worry because, "We're not those kinds of business people. 12/29/62 The company was also known for its self-titled TV program, which aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta-based superstation WTBS. Parade Of Champions YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DOUBLE BRACKET IN A NOVICE TOURNAMENT. Jack Brisco (1974-1984) 3/22/70 GCW's program was hosted by NWA announcer Gordon Solie, who also hosted programs for various other NWA affiliated promotions at the time (such as Championship Wrestling from Florida). 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. 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. 4/15/61 3/21/67 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. Wrestlers from all over began to pour into the promotion, and the title scene exploded. 5/20/60 , 6/21/50 The promotion was affiliated with what had been the world's top sanctioning body of championship titles for decades before, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and ran live wrestling shows throughout its geographic "territory" of Georgia. 5/5/44 5/6/55 4/18/70 The following is a chronological list of teams that have been Columbus Tag Team Champions by ring name. ", 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. 2/9/70 Likewise, Savannah was one of the last cities ran before the folding of WCW and its assimilation into the WWE. 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