Georgia Championship Wrestling 1979 - Sept - Dec - 3 Disc DVD

SEPTEMBER 1 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky
Fields versus Carl Fergie > Stan Hansen & Tommy Rich versus Bill Howard & Jim Fordham > Bob Armstrong versus Snake Brown >
Jonathan Boyd versus Chick Donovan > Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff versus Gerald Finley & Genichiro Tenryu / Notes: This was taped for the
-Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. This was the first episode after WTCG changed it-s call letters
to WTBS on August 27, 1979, six days after Turner Communications Group changed their name to Turner Broadcasting System.

SEPTEMBER 8 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky
Fields versus Bill Howard > Killer Karl Kox versus Mike Fever > Tommy Rich versus Snake Brown > Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff versus Bill
Dromo & Rick Link > Tape: Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff versus Bill Watts & Dusty Rhodes / Notes: This was taped for the -Georgia
Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. Bobby Heenan managed Killer Karl Kox. Dusty Rhodes, Bob
Armstrong, Stan Hansen, Tommy Rich, and Dick Slater also appeared on this episode.

SEPTEMBER 15 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Killer
Karl Kox versus Ted Allen > Stan Hansen versus Snake Brown > Bob Armstrong versus Dr. Judo > Ernie Ladd versus Mike Fever > Tape:
Bill Watts & Dusty Rhodes versus Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff > Ray Candy versus Snake Brown > Tape: Art Thomas versus the Sheik >
Ricky Fields versus Bill Howard > Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff and Tommy Rich & the Crusher ruled a no contest / Notes: This was taped for
the -Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. Bobby Heenan managed Killer Karl Kox. Dusty Rhodes,
Ernie Ladd, Ricky Fields, Rick Oliver, and Toru Tanaka also appeared on this episode. It was announced that the Masked Superstar, Buzz
Sawyer, Bobby Jaggers would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
Georgia Sept. 15 & Sept 22, 1979
Bobby Heenan and Killer Karl Kox promo
Dusty Rhodes promo
Ernie Ladd & Ole Anderson promo which leads to Da Crusher & Tommy Rich coming out leading to…
Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff vs. Tommy Rich & Da Crusher
Crusher cuts a promo
Ricky Fields promo
Stan Hanson promo
Bobby Heenan promo on Bob Armstrong. He challenges Bullet Bob to a Judo Jacket Match! Bullet Bob, being the good baby face he is,
accepts.
Bobby Heenan introduces DR. JUDO as a way to build up Bob Armstrong vs. Professor Toru Tanaka.
Tommy Rich Promo then Da Crusher comes out and joins in, “I’m gonna get dem bums”
Dr. Judo vs. Bob Armstrong – Dr. Judo would be a masked jobber wearing a Judo Jacket.
Prof. Tanaka displays his martial arts skills by breaking boards and stuff
Bob Armstrong promo
Stan Hanson cuts a promo on Sterling Golden
The Crusher & Tommy Rich vs. Carl Fergie & Rip Oliver – for the Georgia Tag Team Titles.
Crusher & Tommy Rich cut a promo
Bob Armstrong promo
Bobby Heenan interrupts a Tony Atlas promo – Tony starts badmouthing Bobby’s guys and says “Get that Kox, I like Kox” – So sad, so true.
Tony tricks Heenan into signing a contract to wrestle….Andre the Giant!
Bobby Heenan promo
Sterling Golden (Hulk Hogan) vs. Chick Donavan – Golden cuts a promo
Ricky Fields and Buzz Sawyer promo
Ole Anderson & Ernie Ladd promo
Killer Karl Kox w/ “Pretty Boy” Bobby Heenan vs. Jerry Roberts (Jacques Rogeau)
Andre the Giant vs. Masked Marauder & Karl Von Heller – it’s a handicapped match
Andre promo
Sterling Golden vs. Mike Poore & Curtis Brazil in a Handicapped Match then has a confrontation with Tony Atlas
Stan Hanson cuts a promo on Sterling Golden
Austin Idol promo
Paul Boesch is interviewed regarding Bobby Heenan.
Ole Anderson promo and he’s a baby face now and is attacked by Bill Howard. Bob Armstrong joins the promo.
Bobby Heenan & Ernie Ladd promo – Bobby is going to be hung from a cage over the ring at the OMNI.
Bobby Jaggers promo
Jaques Goulet & Chris Markoff defend the European Tag Titles against Chic Donavan & BRET HART – This is Bret’s U.S. debut.
Masked Superstar & Ernie Ladd vs. Bob Armstrong & Buzz Sawyer – Bobby Heenan gets involved leading to Ole Anderson making the save
Bob Armstrong & Buzz Sawyer cut a promo on the Heenan Family. Ole Anderson comes out.
Bret Hart vs. Bill Howard – this is his first US singles match.
Stan Hanson cuts another promo on Sterling Golden.
Tommy Rich cuts a promo on Harley Race
Bobby Heenan and the Masked Superstar cut a promo
Tony Atlas, Ole Anderson and Wahoo McDaniel cut a promo on the return of the Masked Superstar
Sterling Golden promo
Austin Idol promo
Sterling Golden vs. Mike Fever
The Heenan Family cut a promo
Stan Hanson promo
Ole Anderson promo on the burning of Tommy Rich by the Heenan Family
Tommy Rich vs. Killer Karl Kox (JIP) – The Heenan Family attacks Rich & Ole. Rich corners Heenan leading to Killer Karl Kox taking the
cigar from Heenan’s mouth and burning Tommy Rich with it.
Jaques Goulet & Chris Markoff vs. Ricky Fields & Buzz Sawyer
Stan Hanson promo
Tommy Rich does a sit down interview with Freddie Miller
Bret Hart vs. Buzz Sawyer

SEPTEMBER 22 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buzz
Sawyer versus Bill Howard > Bobby Jaggers versus Ted Allen > Ole Anderson & Ernie Ladd versus Ricky Fields & Marvin Turner > Stan
Hansen versus Rick Oliver > Bill Dromo & Bob Armstrong versus Bill Howard & John Fordham > Chris Markoff & Jacques Goulet versus
Ted Allen & Marvin Turner > Killer Karl Kox versus Jerry Roberts / Notes: This was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling-
television program hosted by Gordon Solie. Bobby Heenan managed Killer Karl Kox and Bobby Jaggers. Tommy Rich, the Crusher, Andre
the Giant, and Stan Hansen also appeared on this episode.

SEPTEMBER 29 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tommy
Rich & the Crusher versus Carl Fergie & Rick Oliver > Ricky Fields versus Johnny Nix > Sterling Golden versus Chick Donovan > Tony Atlas
versus Jack Poure > Chris Markoff & Jacques Goulet versus Ted Allen & Marvin Turner > Killer Karl Kox versus Jerry Roberts / Notes: This
was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. Bobby Heenan managed Killer Karl Kox.
Georgia Sept 29 & October 5, 1979
Bobby Heenan promo
Killer Karl Kox vs. Stan Hanson for the Georgia TV Title – Tommy Rich makes his return attacking Kox. Ole Anderson, Masked Superstar &
Ernie Ladd get involved in the melee. Then Ole, Rich & Hanson cut promos
Stan Hanson & Ole Anderson promo
Bobby Heenan & Masked Superstar promo
Tony Atlas promo on Austin Idol
A Nature Boy Buddy Rogers promo – this was pulled out to push the figure 4 of Austin Idol. Rogers then goes in the ring with Buzz Sawyer
and Don Serrano and demonstrated how to properly apply a figure 4 leg lock.
Freddie Millier hosts a sit down interview with the Heenan Family
Ole Anderson & Stan Hanson promo
Ernie Ladd promo
Bobby Heenan promo
Sterling Golden vs. Marvin Turner
Austin Idol promo
Bret Hart vs. Carl Fergie
Ole Anderson, Tommy Rich & Stan Hanson promo
Masked Superstar promo
Masked Superstar & Ernie Ladd vs. Stan Hanson & Ole Anderson –Ole & Ladd were tag champs when they broke up. They each picked a
new partner and are now fighting for the tag straps.
Tommy Rich promo announcing he’s willing to defend the Georgia Title on TV against anyone
Bobby Heenan promo accepting the challenge
Bobby Heenan and Masked Superstar promo
Tommy Rich & Stan Hanson promo
Ole Anderson promo announcing he’s bringing Gene Anderson back and the Minnesota Wrecking Crew are reuniting. They then show a clip of
an ndersons squash from Mid Atlantic.
Stan Hanson & Tommy Rich challenge the Heenan Family
Harley Race sends in a pre-taped promo on Dusty Rhodes
Bobby Heenan has a contract for a title shot vs. Harley Race. He offers it up to Tommy Rich who signs it but it’s really a contract for a Steel
Cage Texas Death Match vs. Terry Funk! Then Tommy Rich adds a loser leaves Georgia stipulation.
Bobby Heenan announces he’s going nowhere.
Jack & Jerry Brisco highlights
Bret Hart vs. Ted Allen
Bobby Heenan, Karl Kox and Tom Shaft promo
Thunderbolt Patterson asks for the hand of Ole Anderson
Thunderbolt Patterson and Ole Anderson vs. The Spoilers.
Mr. Wrestling II vs. Mike Fever – They are doing a bogus II angle here. The real Mr. Wrestling II comes out for a stare down.
Mr. Wrestling II promo challenges the fake to a mask vs. mask match. Promoter gives the OK and signs it for the Omni.
Terry Funk vs. Jim (JJ) Dillon – this was sent in to hype Funk vs. Rich
Terry Funk vs. Bob Roop in a lights out match
Tommy Rich promo re: Terry Funk
Ole Anderson & T-Bolt Patterson promo
Masked Superstar promo
Masked Superstar vs. Dick Slater for the Georgia Title
Bob Backlund makes an appearance in the TBS studios with the WWWF Championship Belt
Bob Backlund defends the WWWF title in the TBS studios vs. Gerald Finley
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Mike Davis – Tony Atlas comes out and confronts Abdullah
Masked Superstar, Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnoff cut a promo – The Russians are the new Georgia Tag Team Champs
Tommy Rich cuts a promo on Harley Race
Austin Idol & Masked Superstar cut a promo
Austin Idol & Masked Superstar vs. Mr. Wrestling II & Kevin Sullivan

OCTOBER 6 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob
Armstrong versus Carl Fergie > Killer Karl Kox versus Curtis Brazil > Sterling Golden versus Marvin Turner > Tape: Mr. Wrestling #2 versus
the Medic > Tony Atlas versus Bill Howard > Ole Anderson & Ernie Ladd versus Ted Allen & Ricky Fields / Notes: This was taped for the –
Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. Bobby Heenan managed Ernie Ladd and Killer Karl Kox.

OCTOBER 13 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Handicap
Match: Sterling Golden versus Curtis Brazil & Jack Poure > Ricky Fields versus Carl Fergie > Tape: Mike Sharpe versus King Kong Mosca >
Killer Karl Kox versus Chick Donovan > Ernie Ladd versus Mike Fever > Tape: Larry Latham versus Wahoo McDaniel > Tape: Marvin
Turner versus the Masked Superstar > Tommy Rich & Tony Atlas versus Bill Howard & Carl Fergie > Chris Markoff & Jacques Goulet versus
Bret Hart & Chick Donovan > Bob Armstrong & Buzz Sawyer versus Ernie Ladd & the Masked Superstar . / Notes: This was taped for the
-Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. On this episode, Ole Anderson and Ernie Ladd split up as
Anderson makes a babyface turn. Bobby Heenan managed Ernie Ladd and Killer Karl Kox. Paul Boesch, Stan Hansen, Tommy Rich, Tony
Atlas, Austin Idol, Ole Anderson, Hangman Bobby Jaggers, Buck Brannigan, and Austin Idol also appeared on this episode. It was announced
that Wahoo McDaniel would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.

OCTOBER 20 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tape:
Reggie Parks versus Harley Race > Tape: Gary Young versus Harley Race > Wahoo McDaniel versus Buck Brannigan > Killer Karl Kox
versus Len Owen > Gerald Finley versus Austin Idol by countout > Tony Atlas versus Bill Howard > Sterling Golden versus Marvin Turner /
Notes: This was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. Bobby Heenan managed Ernie
Ladd, Killer Karl Kox, and the Masked Superstar. Bob Armstrong, Buzz Sawyer, and Ole Anderson also appeared on this episode.

OCTOBER 27 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Killer
Karl Kox versus Stan Hansen by countout > Buzz Sawyer versus Carl Fergie > The Masked Superstar versus Ted Allen > Georgia
Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich* versus Killer Karl Kox > Stan Hansen & Tony Atlas versus Bobby Jaggers & Snake Brown / Notes:
This was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. During the match between Stan Hansen
and Killer Karl Kox, Ernie Ladd came to ringside and wiped his boots with Hansen-s cowboy hat, luring Hansen out of the ring. Following the
match between Tommy Rich and Killer Karl Kox, Bobby Heenan burned Rich-s with a cigar. Bobby Heenan managed Killer Karl Kox, Bobby
Jaggers and the Masked Superstar. Ole Anderson and Bill Howard also appeared on this episode.

NOVEMBER 3 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tape:
Buddy Rogers with Buzz Sawyer and Raul Mata > Ricky Fields versus Joe Powell > Ernie Ladd & the Masked Superstar versus Jack Poure
& Chick Donovan > Tape: Tommy Rich versus Killer Karl Kox > Bret Hart and Buzz Sawyer wrestled to a draw > Georgia Television Title
Match: Killer Karl Kox versus Stan Hansen* to win title > Sterling Golden versus Marvin Turner > Tony Atlas versus Bill Howard > Luke
Graham versus Marvin Turner / Notes: This was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie.
The tape of Buddy Rogers, Buzz Sawyer, and Raul Mata was from Florida, showing a demonstration of the figure four leglock. On this
episode, WTBS personality Bill Tush presented a profile of Tommy Rich. Bobby Heenan managed Ernie Ladd, Killer Karl Kox, and the
Masked Superstar. It was announced that Ray Candy would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.

NOVEMBER 10 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Ernie Ladd & the Masked Superstar and Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen wrestled to a draw > Mr. Wrestling #2
(2) versus Jack Poure > Bret Hart versus Carl Fergie > Tape: Ole & Gene Anderson versus Tiger Conway, Jr., & Dr. Fujinami > Tape: Mr.
Wrestling #2 (1) versus Mike Boyer / Notes: This was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon
Solie. The match between Ernie Ladd & the Masked Superstar and Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen was to determine new champions since the
split between Ladd and Anderson. However, since the match ended in a draw, Paul Jones declared the title vacant pending a tournament on
November 22, 1979. Bobby Heenan managed Ernie Ladd and the Masked Superstar.

NOVEMBER 17 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky
Fields versus David Bruno > Tape: Terry Funk versus J.J. Dillon > Tape: Terry Funk versus Bob Roop > Wahoo McDaniel versus Abdul
Zataar > Stan Hansen versus Buck Brannigan > Ernie Ladd & the Mystery Man versus Vinnie Bolotto & Ted Allen > Tape: Tommy Rich
versus Killer Karl Kox > Tape: Ernie Ladd & Tom Shaft versus Tommy Rich & Gene Anderson > Tommy Rich versus Don Moore > Austin
Idol & the Masked Superstar versus David White & David Bruno > Tape: Jack & Jerry Brisco versus Pete Austin & Ali Bey > Tape: Jack &
Jerry Brisco versus Len Denton & Buster Bronson > Bret Hart versus Ted Allen > Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson versus the Spoilers /
Notes: This was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling- television program hosted by Gordon Solie. On this episode, Tommy Rich
signed a contract to wrestle Terry Funk. During the match between Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson versus the Spoilers, Anderson &
Patterson removed their opponent-s masks, but they were not identifiable before disappearing to the dressing room. Bobby Heenan managed
Austin Idol and the Masked Superstar. Harley Race. Killer Karl Kox, Tony Atlas, Ray Candy, and Mr. Wrestling #2 (2) also appeared on this
episode.

NOVEMBER 24 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky
Fields versus Chick Donovan > Tape: Harley Race > Tape: Tommy Rich versus Bobby Heenan > Ivan Koloff versus Mike Fever > Tape: Ernie
Ladd & Tom Shaft versus Tommy Rich & Gene Anderson > Ray Candy versus Buck Brannigan > Austin Idol & the Masked Superstar versus
Bret Hart & Ted Allen > Tape: Mike Boyer versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (1) / Notes: This was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling-
television program hosted by Gordon Solie. The tape of Harley Race was actually a video montage of various events. On this episode WTBS
personality Bill Tush presented a profile on Harley Race. Also, there was a taped interview from Tommy Rich in the Omni dressing room shortly
after defeating Bobby Heenan on November 22, 1979. Ole Anderson, Tony Atlas, Tommy Rich, Killer Karl Kox, Dusty Rhodes, and Jack &
Jerry Brisco also appeared on this episode.

DECEMBER 1 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ivan
Koloff versus Don Moore > Austin Idol versus Len Owen > Killer Khan versus Louis Haney > The Masked Superstar versus Jack Poure >
Tommy Rich versus Bobby Jaggers . > Buzz Sawyer versus Bobby Jaggers . > Tape: Jack & Jerry Brisco versus Austin Idol & the Masked
Superstar > Austin Idol versus Mike Davis > Tape: Tommy Rich versus Harley Race > The Masked Superstar versus Don Moore > Killer
Khan & Killer Karl Kox versus Bill Dromo & Len Owen / Notes: This was taped for the -Georgia Championship Wrestling- television
program hosted by Gordon Solie. On this episode WTBS personality Bill Tush presented a profile on Ray Candy. Gorgeous George, Jr.,
managed Killer Khan and Toru Tanaka. There was a taped interview sent from Charlie Platt and Kevin Sullivan announcing he was on his way
to Georgia. Jack & Jerry Brisco also appeared on this episode.