Pro-Wrestling in the Mid-Atlantic & Georgia

This video is a little overview of the notable personalities, places and events in Georgia and the Carolinas. It mainly focuses on the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.




Opening reel - Opening from Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

Mid-Atlantic Segment - Ric Flair (audio) with Gordon Solie, Jim Crockett Sr.; `75 Poster, Johnny Valentine, George Becker & Johnny Weaver vs. The Assassins; Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard, Swede Hanson & Rip Hawk (audio)

Georgia Segment - Freddie Blassie (audio), Buddy Fuller; Boris Malenko & Masked Superstar, Jerry Brisco & Thunderbolt Patterson, Stan & Reggie Lisowski (The Crusher); Paul Jones vs. Super Destroyer, Ray Gunkel

Jim Crockett Promotions - Gene & Ole Anderson (audio), Roddy Piper; The Russians - Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, Krusher Krushchev, Four Horsemen - Arn Anderon, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, JJ Dillon; "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant; Charlotte Colisieum marquis, Greg Valentine

Blackjack Mulligan (audio) w/ Bob Caudle; Chief Wahoo McDaniel (audio from Caudle); Mr. Wrestling II, Solie and The Assassin (audio); Midnight Express - Stan Lane, Jim Cornette (audio), Bobby Eaton; Bob Armstrong (audio), Arn Anderson (audio); Weaver's sleeper on Homer O'Dell, Tim Woods roughing up Flair; Paper clipping from the infamous `77 Plane Crash; Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy, Ricky Steamboat, Paul Jones (audio); Dusty Rhodes (audio), Thunderbolt Patterson (audio), Jimmy Carter headlocks Mr. Wrestling II, Harley Race (audio), Tommy Rich (audio from Solie), Legion of Doom - Animal, Paul Ellering, Hawk (audio); Sting (audio), New World Order - Ted Dibiase, The Giant, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan (audio), Kevin Nash, Scott Hall

World Championship Wrestling - Sting, Ted Turner & Gordon Solie (audio), Hall & Eric Bischoff, Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Goldberg vs. Scott Stiener, Dangerous Alliance - Larry Zbyszko, Rick Rude, Paul E. Dangerously, Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson, Steve Austin

"Superbrawl" segment - Rock-N-Roll Express (David Crockett audio), Sandy & George Scott, Rick & Scott (audio) Steiner, Jerry (audio) & Jack Brisco, Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat; The Mongols - Beepo & Bolo (audio as Masked Superstar), Ted & Jerry Oates, Harlem Heat - Stevie Ray, Sister Sherri, Booker T (audio), Hollywood Blondes - 70s version with Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts, 90s version with Steve Austin & Brian Pillman (audio); Gallaghers (Doc & Mike), Brad & Bob Armstrong (audio from The Spoiler), Rick Rude (audio) & Manny Fernandez, Aldo Bogni, Homer O'Dell and Bronco Lubich, Poster from Becker/Weaver (audio)-Bogni/Lubich, Charlotte Coliseum, Roy McClarty, Ann Gunkel & Tom (Assassin #2) Renesto, Buzz Sawyer, Terry Funk (audio), Dory Funk Jr. vs. Jack Brisco, Barry Windham, Kevin Sullivan, Diamond Dallas Page (audio), Big Van Vader, Jeff Jarrett (audio from "Black Saturday" with Freddy Miller introducing Vince McMahon); Ric Flair's promo from the final WCW Monday Nitro

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• WCW
• Mid-Atlantic
• Georgia
• GCW
• Crockett
• JCP
• NWA

[ferbert716]

Where's the Masked Superstar , Austin idol

[wrestlingscout]

@ferbert716 Superstar audio @ 2:16, Austin Idol is included in my expanded version

[wrestlingscout]

This was actually my second video, but I decided to add a second half because so much was left out.

[speedbuggy]

There was no better time to be a wrestling fan or no better time for professional wrestling than the 1980's.

[merishane]

Alot of these wrestler's are dead now how sad !!! csc/10 in Lynchburg V.A. (U.S.A.) The back yard of Jim Crockett Promotion's in the 1980's when wrestling was wrestling and not some Oprah Winfrey talk show gone wrong !!! Need more wrestling & less running off at the mouth show !!!! csc/10

[shoprite118]

Omg..I got chills watching this video..everything that made wrestling what it was to me..so well done..greatest tribute to these great warriors I ever seen..thanks for uploading..

[wrestlingscout]

@TheFdale, There was certainly less "action," but there was more storytelling and arguably better angles as there were not so many. You can certainly make the case that WWE draws more money, more people per show and has more TV exposure, but only if you compare them to one regional company. If you took all the regional companies and combined their revenue, their attendance numbers and the number of eyeballs seeing them each week, it's another story. But it's an apples and oranges comparison.

[AngelofAnguish]

@speedbuggy In my opinion, TRUER words were NEVER spoken! In my opinion, it REALLY IS disappointing to see how wrestling has gone from "staged combat between good and evil" to being "stand up (comedy)," or a skit from Saturday Night Live, or a "Las Vegas musical inside the 'squared circle!'"

[Lovelygal71]

This is great footage from over the years, thanks for the memories. :)

[Astraldragon1]

Jim Crockett Promotion's was the best around Bar none. but after Turner took over it went down hill. Turner may have liked Wrestling but he was not serious about it. It was just another Toy on his list of things to buy. NWO for it's time as good but I agree with others who posted...it had no place in this video other then that nice job.

[bamaken1166]

I am working on Jerry Oates newly designed website.......watch my profile for updates on status of site!!

[melbz1266]

YOU TALK ABOUT BLOOD AND BROKEN BONES, MID ATLANTIC AND GEORGIA IN THE 60'S AND 70'S

[BadLilNinja]

I enjoyed this until I saw NWO....thanks for leaving Hogan,Bishoff and Russo out, that would have ruined it.....but great footage from the glory days  :)