From Rich Tate: Beginning in 1975, pro wrestling on Thanksgiving night became an annual tradition in Atlanta, often bringing in top...
From Rich Tate:
November 27, 1975 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Luke Graham and Dean Ho
went to a draw > Tony Charles over Ron Garvin > Jerry Brisco & Bob
Backlund over Dick Slater & Bob Orton, Jr. > Moondog Mayne over Chief
Bold Eagle > Jay Strongbow over Brute Bernard > Ernie Ladd & Bobo
Brazil over Harley Race & Ox Baker > Georgia Heavyweight Title versus
Mask Match: the Spoiler (02) over Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)* to win the title >
Cage Match: Abdullah the Butcher over the Sheik / Notes: There was no referee
for the Abdullah-Sheik match. Eddie Creatchman managed the Sheik. Gary Hart
managed the Spoiler and Bernard.
November 25,
1976 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter /
Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Raymond Rougeau over Scott Irwin > Tony
Parisi over El Gaucho > Robert Fuller over Mr. X (22) > Australian Tag
Team Match: Ricky Steamboat & Dean Ho over Ted Oates & Jerry Oates >
Black Atlas over Bill Howard > Jack Brisco over Killer Brooks > Georgia
Heavyweight Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson over Dick Slater* by countout
> Australian Tag Team Match: Ox Baker & the Mongolian Stomper over Bob
Armstrong & Bill Watts > the Sheik over the Mighty Igor by countout >
World Tag Team Title Match: Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson* over Mr.
Wrestling #1 & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) / Notes: Eddie Creatchman managed the
Sheik. J.J. Dillon managed the Stomper.
November 24,
1977 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter /
Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Stubbs over Randy Savage >
Richard Blood over Jim Grabmire > Charlie Cook & Raymond Rougeau over
the Interns (Intern #1 & Intern #2) > Tommy Rich over David Shults >
Bob Armstrong versus Jacques Goulet ended in a no contest > Dick Slater
& Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen > Ernie Ladd
& Thunderbolt Patterson over Pak Song & the Sheik > Tony Atlas over
Abdullah the Butcher / Notes: Rock Hunter managed the Sheik, Abdullah, and
Song.
November 23,
1978 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter /
Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Georgia Tag Team Title Tournament: Rick
Martel & Tommy Rich over the Islanders (Afa & Sika) to advance; the
Assassin (01) & the Masked Superstar over Bugsy McGraw & Rufus R. Jones
by disqualification to advance; Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco over Pak Song
& King Kong Mosca to advance; Terry Funk & Dory Funk, Jr., over
Haystacks Calhoun & Klondike Bill to advance; Ernie Ladd & Stan Hansen
over Mr. Wrestling #1 & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) to advance; the Funks over
Martel & Rich to advance; the Briscos over the Assassin & the Superstar
to advance; Dick Slater & Dusty Rhodes over Ladd & Hansen to advance;
the Funks over Slater & Rhodes to advance; and Funks over the Briscos to
win the title > Thunderbolt Patterson over Ole Anderson / Notes: It was
reported that the purse for the battle royal was $15,000. The Assassin
substituted for the Spoiler (02) to team with the Superstar in the match
against McGraw and Jones.
November 22,
1979 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter /
Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Georgia Tag Team Title Tournament: Jack
Brisco & Jerry Brisco over Bobby Jaggers & Luke Graham to advance;
Ricky Fields & Buzz Sawyer over Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakaruda to advance;
Austin Idol & the Masked Superstar over Stan Hansen & Wahoo McDaniel to
advance; Tony Atlas & Ray Candy over Ox Baker & Killer Khan to advance;
Dusty Rhodes & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Tom Shaft & Killer Karl Kox
to advance; the Briscos over Fields & Sawyer to advance; Idol & the
Superstar over Atlas & Candy to advance; Idol & the Superstar over
Rhodes & Wrestling #2 to advance; and Idol & the Superstar over the
Briscos to win the title > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) versus Mr. Wrestling #2
(02) ended in a no contest > Loser Leaves Cage Match: Tommy Rich over Bobby
Heenan > Lights Out Match (No Time Limit / No Disqualification): Ole
Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson over Ernie Ladd & Ivan Koloff / Notes:
Koloff was billed as a mystery partner to Ladd for the match against Anderson
and Patterson. Heenan managed Idol, Ladd, Kox, Shaft, Jaggers, and the
Superstar. Gorgeous George, Jr., managed Khan.
November 27,
1980 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter /
Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob Armstrong over Mr. Saito > National
Tag Team Title One-Night Tournament: Robert Fuller & Stan Frazier over the
Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) to advance; Jerry Roberts & Steve Olsonoski
over Joyce Grable (02) & Judy Martin to advance; Ole Anderson & Gene
Anderson over Kevin Sullivan & Austin Idol to advance; the Freebirds (01)
(Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) over Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco to
advance; Steve Keirn & Terry Taylor over Roberts & Olsonoski to
advance; Fuller & Frazier over the Andersons to advance; The Freebirds over
Keirn & Taylor to advance; and The Freebirds over Fuller & Frazier to
win the title and trophy > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Harley Race*
versus Tony Atlas ended in a no contest / Notes: It was reported that the purse
for the tournament was $20,000. Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner
during the matches.
November 26,
1981 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter /
Georgia Championship Wrestling) > National Tag Team Title One-Night
Tournament: Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji over Ted Oates & Jerry Oates to
advance; Ray Candy & Buzz Sawyer over the Russians (01) (Chris Markoff
& Alexis Smirnoff) to advance; Rick Martel & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over
Ray Stevens & the Super Destroyer (01) to advance; Kevin Sullivan &
Wayne Farris over Steve Olsonoski & El Gran Apollo to advance; Bob
Armstrong & Brad Armstrong over the Sheepherders (01) (Jonathan Boyd &
Luke Williams) to advance; Terry Gordy & Austin Idol versus Michael Hayes
& Big Red ended in a no contest for both teams to be eliminated; Saito
& Fuji over Candy & Sawyer to advance; Sullivan & Farris over
Martel & Wrestling #2 to advance; the Armstrongs over Sullivan & Farris
to advance; and the Armstrongs over Saito & Fuji to win the title >
National Heavyweight Title Texas Death Match: the Masked Superstar over Tommy
Rich* to win the title / Notes: It was reported that the purse for the
tournament was $30,000. Alfred Hayes managed the Russians.
November 25,
1982 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter /
Georgia Championship Wrestling) > One-Night Tag Team Tournament: the
Moondogs (Rex (01) & Spot) over Les Thornton & Billy Red Eagle to
advance; Brad Armstrong & Tito Santana over Hiro Matsuda & Yoshiaki
Yatsu to advance; Tommy Rich & Johnny Rich over Korstia Korchenko & the
Iron Sheik to advance; the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) over the Great Kabuki
(01) & the Magic Dragon to advance; the Moondogs over Armstrong &
Santana to advance; the Richs over the Samoans to advance; and the Moondogs
over the Richs to win the tournament > Ivan Koloff over Paul Orndorff >
Lights Out Match: Butch Reed over Buzz Sawyer / Notes: It was reported that the
purse for the tournament was $30,000. Sonny King managed Korchenko, the Sheik
and the Samoans. J.J. Dillon managed the Moondogs.
November 24, 1983 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Paul Jones
(01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > One-Night Tag Team
Tournament: Jim Neidhart & King Kong Bundy over Tommy Rogers & Joe
Lightfoot to advance; Butch Reed & Pez Whatley over Randy Rose & Jimmy
Randolph to advance; the Bruise Brothers (01) (Troy Graham & Porkchop Cash)
over the Russians (02) (Nikolai Volkoff & Korstia Korchenko) to advance;
Ron Garvin & Jim Duggan over Bob Brown & Chick Donovan to advance;
Randy Savage & Magnum T.A. over the Mad Mongolians (members involved are
unknown to us at this time) to advance; Reed & Whatley over Neidhart &
Bundy to advance; the Bruise Brothers over Garvin & Duggan to advance;
Savage & T. A. over the Bruise Brothers to advance; and Reed & Whatley
over Savage & T. A. to win the money > Women’s Match: Debbie Combs over
Donna Day > Ted DiBiase over Brett Sawyer > Jake Roberts over Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01) > Tommy Rich & Buzz Sawyer over the Road Warriors
(Animal & Hawk) / Notes: It was reported that 12,000 were in attendance for
this card. It was reported that the purse for the tournament was $50,000. Paul
Ellering managed Roberts and the Warriors. Jimmy Hart managed the Bruise
Brothers.
November 22,
1984 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Vince McMahon – Promoter / World
Wrestling Federation) > Paul Orndorff over Abe Jacobs > the Iron Sheik
over Rick McGraw > the Junkyard Dog over Rene Goulet > Bret Hart and Les
Thornton went to a draw > Mike Rotundo over Johnny Valiant > Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01) over Brutus Beefcake by disqualification > Jack Brisco
& Jerry Brisco over Terry Gibbs & the Spoiler (02) > Nikolai Volkoff
versus Sergeant Slaughter ended in a no contest > Battle Royal: Paul
Orndorff (Winner); Mil Mascaras, Rick McGraw, Jerry Brisco, Jack Brisco, Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01), Barry Windham, Blackjack Mulligan, Jay Strongbow, the
Junkyard Dog, Kamala, Paul Orndorff, Rene Goulet, the Spoiler (02), the Iron
Sheik, Brutus Beefcake, Johnny Valiant, Terry Gibbs, and David Sammartino also
participated / Notes: It was reported that the purse for the battle royal was
$10,000.
November 28, 1985 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum (Jim Crockett
– Promoter / Jim Crockett Promotions) > Thunderfoot over the Italian
Stallion > Pez Whatley over Mike Graham > Mexican Death Match: Manny
Fernandez (01) over Abdullah the Butcher > Arm Wrestling Match: Billy Graham
over the Barbarian by disqualification > Billy Graham over the Barbarian
> Ole Anderson & Arn Anderson over Billy Jack Haynes & Wahoo
McDaniel > Street Fight Match: Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively over
the Midnight Express (01) (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: Dusty Rhodes over Ric Flair* by disqualification /
Notes: Paul Jones (02) managed Abdullah and the Barbarian. This was part of the
third Starrcade event, with the other portion of the closed circuit television
broadcast being presented out of Greensboro,
NC. The Thunderfoot-Stallion and
Whatley-Graham matches were dark matches. It was reported that 16,000 were in
attendance for this card.
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