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Post by cwh47 on Nov 20, 2006 11:30:16 GMT -5
On Saturday Jan.28,1967,Championship Wrestling premiered on WBTW channel 13
in Florence,South Carolina.This studio show was taped at sister station WBTV in
Charlotte,NC.The show aired at 5:00 p.m with host Big Bill Ward and ring
announcer George Harben.Here is the line-up that night:
1/28/67 Florence,SC (TV)
Bobby Shane vs. Jim Osborne
Ronnie Hill vs. The Mummy
Bronco Lubich & Aldo Bogni with Mgr.Homer O'Dell vs.Don Kent & Paul Demarco
Here is another card from 1967
3/11/67 Florence,SC (TV)
The Infernos with Mgr. JC Dykes vs. Paul Demarco & Jesse James
Kurt & Henry Von Stroheim vs. George & Sandy Scott
Back then all tag team matches on tv were 2 out of three fall matches.
If the tv main event was a singles match it was also 2 out of three falls.
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Post by cwh47 on Nov 20, 2006 16:42:12 GMT -5
The following cards were held at the Florence Barbeque Barn
on Highway 301. Tickets were $1.75 ringside,$1.25 general
admission, and children 50 cents.
11/11/53 Florence,SC
Mildred Burke (World Champ) vs Betty Hawkins (Florida Champ)
Mr. Moto vs Angelo Martinelli
Omar Kyam vs Steve Gob
11/18/53 Florence,SC
George & Bobby Becker vs Jim Coffield & Don Bradley
Tex Riley vs Vern Taft
12/11/53 Florence,SC
Lee Chona LaClaire vs Dot Dotson (ladies match)
John Smith vs Chick Garibaldi
Al Smith vs Johnny Heideman
2/5/54 Florence,SC
Eric Pederson vs Jerry Woods
Eddie Gossett (Graham) vs Angelo Martinelli
Steve Gob vs Omar Ryan (was spelled Kyam on a previous card,
so not sure which is correct)
Something I found unique about these cards was that the
ladies were billed as the main event and Mildred Burke and
Lee Chona LaClaire were pictured on their respective cards.
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Post by cwh47 on Nov 20, 2006 21:12:37 GMT -5
After an absence of several years,wrestling returned to
Florence,SC on Tuesday May 30,1967 at the Legion Stadium.
5/30/67 Florence,SC
Southern Tag Team Championship
George Becker & Johnny Weaver (c) vs The Infernos/J.C. Dykes
Haystacks Calhoun vs Kurt Von Stroheim
Don Chuy vs Joe Carollo(may be a misprint,they were partners
in JCP,both played pro football)
Jesse James vs Jan Madrid
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Post by cwh47 on Nov 21, 2006 6:04:33 GMT -5
5/15/71 Florence,SC
George Becker & Johnny Weaver vs. Missouri Mauler & Brute Bernard
Argentina Apollo vs. Tom Jackson
Tami Jones vs. Belle Starr
Danny Miller vs. Gene Anderson
Art Nelson vs. El Gaucho
5/22/71 Florence,SC
George Becker & Johnny Weaver vs. Missouri Mauler & Brute Bernard
Penny Banner vs. Belle Starr
Argentina Apollo vs. Rock Hunter
Pampero Firpo vs. Matti Suzuki
Art Nelson vs. Les Thatcher
Both of these cards were held at the Florence Memorial Stadium.
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Post by cwh47 on Nov 21, 2006 6:11:07 GMT -5
These two cards were held at Powell's Recreation Center on
Highway 52.The first ad was for "Mid-Atlantic World Wide
Championship Wrestling".
11/22/77 (Tuesday) Florence,SC
Paul Jones vs. Masked Superstar
Bobo Brazil Vs. Missouri Mauler
Bois Malenko & Russian Stomper vs. Johnny Weaver & Tully Blanchard
Jim Garvin vs. Rick Ferrara
7ft. Tiny Gordon debuts against Rick McGraw
12/2/77 (Friday) Florence,SC
Paul Jones vs. Masked Superstar (rematch with no DQ)
Boris Malenko vs. Mighty Igor
Mr.X1 & Mr.X2 vs. Johnny Weaver & Danny Miller
Rick McGraw vs. Rick Ferrara
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Post by thegreatbolo on Nov 21, 2006 9:34:44 GMT -5
Don Chuy and Joe Carrollo were teammates on the Los Angeles Rams who wrestled during the off season.
They had a great feud in JCP against THE INFERNOS, in which Don and Joe were permitted to wear their Ram football helmets during the matches to counteract THE INFERNO's loaded boot.
Of course, THE INFERNOS then kicked them in the stomach.
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Post by cwh47 on Nov 21, 2006 11:07:21 GMT -5
You are exactly right about that Bolo.I looked back through
some of my tv listings and found that the Saturday before
the event (5/27/67) Don Chuy and Joe Carollo wrestled Aldo
Bogni and Bronco Lubich on the show that aired on WBTV 3 and
WBTW 13.It seems more likely that one of them may have
wrestled Jesse James and the other wrestled Jan Madrid.I just
can't remember them having a falling out during that tv match
to set up a meeting between the two in Florence the following
Tuesday. It could have happened though.
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Post by cwh47 on Nov 26, 2006 22:32:14 GMT -5
The following cards were held at the Dream Ranch Barn.
7/18/56 Florence,SC
George Becker & Jack Witzig vs Jack Vansky & Tom Bradley
Chick Garibaldi vs Skull Murphy
( Both matches 2/3 falls 1 hour time limit)
7/25/56 Florence,SC
George Becker & Jack Witzig vs Hombre Montana & Skull Murphy
Harry "Georgie Boy" Smith vs Jack Wentworth
(Both matches 2/3 falls 1 hour time limit)
4/3/57 Florence,SC
Southern Tag Team Championship
George & Sandy Scott (c) vs Tom Bradley & Ray Stevens
Jack Vansky vs Doran O'Hara
(Both matches 2/3 falls 1 hour time limit)
4/10/57 Florence,SC
Karol Fozoff & Ivan Bornoz vs Marco Polo & Doran O'Hara
Dick Steinborn vs Ken Kenneth
(Both matches 2/3 falls 1 hour time limit)
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Post by tansu on Nov 28, 2006 19:57:40 GMT -5
The first ad was for "Mid-Atlantic World Wide Championship Wrestling". 11/22/77 (Tuesday) Florence,SC Paul Jones vs. Masked Superstar Bobo Brazil Vs. Missouri Mauler Bois Malenko & Russian Stomper vs. Johnny Weaver & Tully Blanchard Jim Garvin vs. Rick Ferrara 7ft. Tiny Gordon debuts against Rick McGraw Was this show held for TV taping(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling & World Wide Wrestling)? |
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Post by cwh47 on Nov 29, 2006 6:16:03 GMT -5
No. I guess both shows were airing in South Carolina at the
time and they just used the title's of the show to promote the
card.Same thing happened when JCP returned to West Virginia
during the summer of 1976.In the newspaper ads it was billed
as "Wide World Wrestling",the title of the show hosted by
Ed Capral.
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