2/5/70 Bill Watts (1972-1980) John Walker was born in the midst of the Turbulent Thirties in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. 1/10/61 It opened the door for more nationalization of contracts and the shuffling of top-tier talents between the existing NWA promotions. The NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 4/3/70 12/12/55 10/18/55 The two sometimes ran shows against the NWA Detroit brand periodically but mostly kept within the confines of the organizations umbrella. 1/23/70 4/12/70 The CNN Complex housed the now booming Omni Coliseum and his ground-breaking twenty-four-hour news service and the newly crowned "Superstation," WTBS. 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. 9/9/55 Georgia High School Wrestling Photo by Steven Ryan In Partnership with the GA High School Assn. 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. 9/5/47 > Tony Atlas vs. Alexis. The new television deal would be one of Gunkel's last decisions. 9/4/57 3/23/70 9/19/60 In 1976 WTCG (renamed WTBS in 1979) began retransmitting its signal via satellite and became a superstation available to cable systems across the United States. 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. 1/27/66 2/6/59 7/4/69 Firstly, it started promoting matches at the then-brand-new Omni Coliseum. 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. The situation was further complicated by a growing rift in the working relationship between Barnett and Anderson, as well as dissatisfaction in the profit levels by shareholders Jack & Jerry Brisco and Jim Oates. Before they joined the NWA, they were a member. 4/30/57 McMahon also guaranteed jobs with the WWF for the Briscos; Jerry Brisco remained with WWF/WWE before suffering three strokes in 2009. There's no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. Jim Crockett Promotions took over production of the television show using the same set. The Georgia titles were absorbed, and The Freebirds carried on as NWA National Tag Champs. 2/9/70 One worked under the mask, while the other lit the territory up like wildfire. 3/1/70 They captured their first tag titles in November 1968 and held them a record ten times over the next four years. 1/23/67 [2] In time, the show was renamed WCW Saturday Night, reflecting an overhauled look and a new home studio-arena at the CNN Center. 2/18/70 superstar sgt. One such leap of growth was catalyzed by Barnett himself when he saw an opportunity to go nationwide in 1976. 10/2/59 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. A small percentage was even owned by part-time booker and a man with one expression: Ole Anderson. 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. 1/19/70 4/8/70 2/18/44 4/4/70 1/29/70 Jim Barnett (1974-1984) It was considered a power-brokering move by Barnett to secure his tight hold on the NWA office during that time. 12/21/57 Georgia Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. 10/30/58 Smirnoff > NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Les Thornton* vs. Kevin Sullivan > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy . 1/14/70 4/8/55 11/30/55 - 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. 4/27/63 , 8/14/50 9/16/70 10/23/57 Jones was so infirmed by this time (he died in 1988) that Gunkel effectively ran the promotion. 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. Championship Wrestling from Georgia There are no bats or balls, or pucks or sticks. Event Name: Members of the National Wrestling Alliance after 1949-11 except between 1957 and 1962. 12/14U - 12:30-1:00PM Wrestling will start at 2:00PM or at the conclusion of the 1st session. Ann Gunkel decided to start her own promotion outside of the National Wrestling Alliance, which she named the "All-South Wrestling Alliance.". 7/28/44 Barnett wasnt the only one growing a company in the 70s. Jim Barnett also worked for JCP for a short time as well. 10/31/67 2/19/70 8/14/57 The Tag and Heavyweight Titles werent the only championships in the Georgia Championship Wrestling territory being fought over in the promotions heyday. 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. 3/8/70 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. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling changed its main programming name to World Championship Wrestling. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DOUBLE BRACKET IN A NOVICE TOURNAMENT. World Championship Wrestling was a program featuring the "rasslin'" style of wrestling, that emphasized a more athletic product and put less emphasis on cartoonish gimmicks. 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.) 12/9/66 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. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. 1/24/67 7/28/44 [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. 7/29/60 2/15/70 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. Both images show the WTBS Techwood Drive studios on the right and Alexander Memorial . 4/17/64 Fast shipping! Dating back to the 1920s, professional wrestling has enjoyed a long and rich history with the city of Atlanta. It can be purchased here:https://www.usawmembership.com/login. 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. 10/21/55 1/2/68 12/2/55 After Gunkle's death in 1972, his widow Ann started a rival group called the All South . 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." It was a regular stop-off for the NWA Champion, but they maintained their own set of NWA-branded Georgia championships. Michigan (Lansing, Dearborn, Grand Rapids) On June 23, 2018, a tribute event to the late Bill Dromo was held in Carrollton, Georgia. 4/22/70 4/11/70 4/16/70 , 7/17/67 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. 4/21/70 The WWF version of the show received somewhat lower Nielsen ratings than its NWA-associated forerunner. He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. There have been a total of 13 recognized individual champions and 8 recognized teams, who have had a combined 10 official reigns. 1/21/44 On December 25, 1971, Georgia Championship Wrestling made its television debut with a special Christmas program. 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. Finally, on March 2, 1985, the WWF began airing in-studio matches (while changing the name of the program to WWF Georgia Championship Wrestling) co-hosted by ring announcer Miller and play-by-play commentator Gorilla Monsoon. 3/18/55 1/7/57 4/21/61 Event Name: 7/21/61 Refresh your browser window to try again. 10/14/55 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.). 2/9/70 [4] Turner himself was angered by the sinking ratings and made two decisions that would fix the ratings problem. 1/12/61 Learn more: 11 Unforgettable Wrestling Moments at The Omni. After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. Click here to send us your information. 2/8/63 , 10/29/60 2/14/61 3/25/57 1/26/61 1/8/70 1/31/57 8/6/57 Throughout the 1970s, Georgia Championship Wrestling was one of the main shows that kept the Superstation alive.[1]. 7/21/60 8/7/61 , 1/31/58 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. 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. 4/9/70 2/11/44 3/6/70 Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization while Ole Anderson was head booker and was basically in charge of operations. Tennessee (Johnson City, Knoxville, Chattanooga) The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! Simultaneously, unbeknownst to Barnett, McMahon also began making deals with the majority stockholders, The Brisco Brothers. 12/16/55 3/28/67 Still, the incarnation with "nephew" Arn Anderson is the unit that memory evokes when you hear the name. 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. 1/31/59 , 9/3/43 Compare and contrast the images below. Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. 5/19/44 143 talking about this. Fast shipping! $17.99. 1/5/68 3/31/70 At 131 days, Armstrong's second reign was the longest in the title's history. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. 11/22/63 , 10/13/55 ", After Black Saturday, Ole Anderson tried to carry on in the territory, promoting Championship Wrestling from Georgia (CWG), which briefly aired out of Atlanta. 1/15/69 Jim Barnett quickly saw the marketability in Rich and christened him "Wildfire" Tommy Rich due to his ability to captivate and pop a crowd. 1/14/44 3/23/70 10/29/68 As the Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion headed into 1972, some major changes were set into motion. 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. We will still have the brackets posted to Floarena after registration closes and brackets become available. This move set the stage for an important move in wrestling history, involving another regional promoter: Vince McMahon. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [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. 13/9/54 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. Austin Idol is still in the aftermath of breaking Tommy Rich's leg plus other great moments from that day at TBS Studios In return McMahon received GCW's television time slots on WTBS, which McMahon then claimed for his WWF, which was in the midst of expanding into a national promotion. 1982 Has no April or July. Learn more. 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. 2022-2023 FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION, 7:00 Weighs in for 12/14U State and 8/10U Novice - -MUST BE IN LINE AT 7AM -. 1/30/68 Rich defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Championship in April of 1981, only to lose the title back to Race four days later. 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. 9/4/69 2/12/70 In addition to the cities within Georgia that made up its traditional circuit, the stars of GCW began appearing in markets that had no specific NWA affiliation and soon cities in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Michigan became part of the Georgia promotions touring schedule. 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. National Tag Team title (1980-1986) There have been a total of 11 recognized champions who have had a combined 18 official reigns, with "Bullet" Bob Armstrong holding the most at four. This program was hosted by Gordon Solie and was recorded in the studios of WTCG in Midtown Atlanta. 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. Parade Of Champions 1/14/57 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. ", 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. Due in large part to both parties' actions, McMahon and Turner began a rivalry that would continue for over a decade, before ending in 2001 when McMahon purchased the non-license assets of WCW from AOL Time Warner, which had previously purchased Turner's wrestling assets (along with the rest of his company) in 1996. 3/16/70 Great Female Inventors 6/3/61 2/6/50 Following a 1962 scandal that involved film star Rock Hudson and accusations of homosexual improprieties with some of Barnetts wrestlers, the promoter began to sell off shares and stockholdings he had in several ventures across the country. 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. 1/26/70 3/28/70 11/26/56 georgia championship wrestling vols 11-20- pro wrestling. Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $18.75 with. 2/8/61 WWE's purchase of Georgia Championship Wrestling set forth a course of events that would change pro wrestling forever. 10/15/57 While still a shareholder in the company, Paul Jones was, by this point, a silent partner and the day-to-day operations of the promotion were primarily handled by the Chief Executive Officer of Mid South Sports, James E. Barnett and his booker, Ole Anderson. Barnett saw this as an opportunity to go beyond the confines of just his home base of Atlanta to get his product into any cable market in the country. 1/30/67 11/5/55 8/26/70 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. 1/16/50 1/20/69 2/4/55 7/22/70 The only other national cable deal available at the moment was the one GCW had with WTBS; if McMahon was able to acquire this time slot, he would control all nationally televised professional wrestling in the United States. 1/9/70 The NWA Georgia Television Title was also battled for by some of the best in the business. (1981-1985) $75.00 $75.00. 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