1/30/67 Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. 6/30/44 Gerald Brisco (19741984) 1/11/70 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. Additionally, in September of 1982, the name of the promotions highly-rated TV program was officially changed to World Championship Wrestling. 1/21/69 3/25/57 9/5/69 Jim Phillips is a contributor for Pro Wrestling Stories. 1/28/70 11/14/58 5/5/44 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. Although positive changes were being made internally, things were not good at Georgia Championship Wrestling during this time. 5/1/70 , 6/10/57 Add to Cart. Secondly, Southerners resented the symbolism of a "Yankee" company coming down from the North and "taking over" their wrestling. 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. 1/1/69 4/11/70 Wrestling promoter Jim Barnett at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney Showground, March 7, 1973. 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. 8/26/58 WRESTLING STARS - PAUL ELLERING VOLS 1-3 - PRO WRESTLING (#185720955946). 1/21/44 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. 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. Notes - Delivery *Estimated delivery dates include seller's handling time, origin ZIP Code, destination ZIP Code and time of acceptance and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment. The Omni would become synonymous with WCW wrestling in later years. When Georgia Championship Wrestling's local television carrier, WTCG Channel 17 (later renamed WTBS) was broadcast nationally via satellite beginning on December 17, 1976, it became cable TV's first "superstation" and the NWA's Georgia promotion was poised to become the first wrestling program with nationwide coverage since the days of the Dumont 2/18/70 5/18/67 1/24/67 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. 8/15/56 4/15/70 11/5/55 4/28/70 3/6/70 slaughter vols 1-12 - pro wrestling. 8/26/69 4/2/70 Jack Brisco (1974-1984) 7/18/56 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. 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. Compare and contrast the images below. Savannah, Georgia is steeped in U.S. history as much as it is the wrestling business. The revival of a brand of pro wrestling that was the forerunner throughout the 70s & 80s. Along with these matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the first WrestleMania card. 4/14/70 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. 2/7/70 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. 4/25/70 , 1/2/61 Learn more. 1/1/68 Tales From The Territories - GCW - Georgia Championship Wrestling - Full Episode 17/30 Original Wrestling Documentaries 61.1K subscribers Subscribe 1.9K 212K views 4 years ago. 2/25/57 5/10/63 11/21/69 10/14/58 3/3/66 2/8/63 , 10/29/60 12/9/66 1/21/55 NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship: INACTIVE: xx.xx.2016 : 8: NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship: INACTIVE: xx.xx.1979 : 9: NWA Macon Tag Team . 2/21/67 DVD $8.00 Buy It Now +$3.60 shipping 5 watchers Sponsored GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HOUSE SHOWS 1981-82 PRO WRESTLING DVD (W-992) There have been a total of 13 recognized individual champions and 8 recognized teams, who have had a combined 10 official reigns. 4/15/44 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. They captured their first tag titles in November 1968 and held them a record ten times over the next four years. McMahon promised the GCW fans who were tuned in that they would enjoy his new program just as much. 2/6/70 1/30/69 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. 3/8/69 2/11/44 Promoting events through the mid-1990s across central Georgia, Odum was successful in keeping the brand alive. The NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). 50 talking about this. 1/24/61 Georgia High School Wrestling Photo by Steven Ryan In Partnership with the GA High School Assn. Before they joined the NWA, they were a member. 1/19/70 El Mongol would retire from wrestling in 1982 to open a pair of Mexican restaurants with his wife in Doraville, Georgia. 11/22/63 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. 10/30/58 This left the trio of The Briscoes and Paul Jones in the decision-making end of the office with Ole along for the ride with his little percentage of stock. Team Georgia is an all volunteer organization and is always looking for volunteers. 143 talking about this. 3/16/70 2/11/70 A secondary title complementing the NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. 4/17/70 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. 3/7/70 Vince McMahon is a very ambitious individual. Jones was so infirmed by this time (he died in 1988) that Gunkel effectively ran the promotion. 3/5/70 After gaining control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the WWF immediately shut down the wrestling operation. Wrestling is perhaps the purest form of athletic competition to exist in the realm of organized sports. Jackson most regularly worked with GCW based out of Atlanta and Continental Championship Wrestling based out of Dothan, Ala., as well as working TV tapings for . The new Omni Coliseum had opened up in the facility that would become the CNN Center in later years. 3/28/70 4/30/57 Instead of injuring them, they promptly informed the Briscos and told them not to worry because, "We're not those kinds of business people. Michigan (Lansing, Dearborn, Grand Rapids) In July 2018, the Black Saturday episode was made available as a hidden gem on the WWE Network.[7]. 1/15/70 Though based in Atlanta, the company also ran live wrestling shows throughout its geographic "territory" of Georgia. 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. 2/4/57 free shipping. Along with the squash matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the upcoming, inaugural WrestleMania I. The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. 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. Simultaneously, unbeknownst to Barnett, McMahon also began making deals with the majority stockholders, The Brisco Brothers. 12/6/53 3/6/70 1/28/57 1/30/61 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. 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. 3/16/70 Jones ran shows out of the Municipal Auditorium for nearly thirty years before his retirement. 9/16/70 No one was safe, and no quarter was given when the Wrecking Crew hit the ring. 11/7/70 , 7/5/67 9/15/67 They bought into the promotion alongside Graham, Barnett, and Paul Jones. 6/23/44 8/19/70 History of Spies That man? There, Barnett learned the workings of the office and how to book to draw from Kohler during his early years. 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. $17.99. 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. 5/1/70 Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 3/25/55 4/23/70 11/30/55 1/8/70 Jim Barnett quickly saw the marketability in Rich and christened him "Wildfire" Tommy Rich due to his ability to captivate and pop a crowd. 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. Though he had a tough time getting his product out there as easily as he thought, things began to pick up swiftly. free shipping. 11/15/56 Shipping calculated at checkout. Barnett wasnt the only one growing a company in the 70s. Without Andersons knowledge, Jim Barnett, with help from the Briscos, facilitated the buyout of minority shareholders Frances Jones and Jim Oates, which allowed McMahon to acquire 51% of the company and controlling interest of the stock on April 9, 1984. Eadie was a hard-hitting bruiser that met every challenge with a flurry of fists and a hail of boots. 3/19/70 The old NWA cage matches are some of the bloodiest Ive ever seen, and The Masked Superstar was up at the top of that list with Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair for the amount of blood let onto the canvas. 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. GCW announcer Freddie Miller was the only member of the original GCW on-air cast who did not quit in protest or just get replaced by the new owner. National Heavyweight title (1980-1986) 2/22/70 12/2/69 OWNERS/PROMOTERS: 3/3/44 12/9/68 They took the titles in 1980 when they defeated both teams of The Assassins and Mr. Wrestling I & II. Jack Brisco and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization while Ole Anderson was head booker and was basically in charge of operations. 2/4/70 3/4/55 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. 1/12/61 1/11/56 3/13/70 3/2/70 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. 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. 6/4/68 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. 7/29/60 Before he left GCW, Rich also feuded with the newly arrived Road Warriors. He was 80 years old. 11/22/63 , 10/13/55 Jones staged his weekly cards at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium every Friday evening beginning in 1944 until his retirement in 1974 and, under his watch, pro wrestling in the state of Georgia flourished. He went on and on about sports and what he wanted to accomplish as a wrestler. Georgia Television title (1969-1979) 11/15/56 12/8/61 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. 7/14/58 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. 4/4/70 Ole Anderson (1980-1984) All wrestlers report to the awards area immediately following their medal match. 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. 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. 2/20/50 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. By 1994, none of these companies remained in business, with the exception of the Memphis-based branch of the USWA, which folded in 1997. Bill Watts (1972-1980) 7/29/55 Wrestlers from all over began to pour into the promotion, and the title scene exploded. Another great transaction from this seller! 12/29/58 , 1/1/57 The NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship was a sought-after belt from its inception in the territory, but it was the man from Mexico known as El Mongol that really made the title his for the taking throughout the 60s and as far up as 1972. 1/2/59 , 1/9/50 1/26/61 1/5/62 1/8/69 11/19/57 (1981-1985) $75.00 $75.00. 6/27/52 There's no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. 11/3/44 Vincent K. McMahon (1984), STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: McMahon had underestimated two major factors, however. 2/27/50 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. 1/7/57 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. 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