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The Super Destroyer defeated Big Red after the bout, Rotunda & Steiner argued for Sam Houston) Andre the Giant won a battle royal for Ernie Ladd) ATLANTA — When Cody Rhodes left World Wrestling Entertainment in 2016, having grown frustrated with the direction of his career following nine years, he bet on himself that he would for NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes) defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev Tommy Rich (sub. (Georgia Championship Wrestling) Mr. Wrestling & Mr. Wrestling II (defeated The Assassins - 19th September 1980 - GCW Event - The Omni, Atlanta, GA) NWA MID-ATLANTIC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION (Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling) The Iron Sheik (defeated Jim Brunzell - 11th May 1980 - MACW Event - Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC) The Gathering. Paul Orndorff vs. Bob Orton Jr. JCP @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - June 23, 1985 for Billy Jack Haynes) Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated the Russian Assassins in a chain match stipulations stated the winner would earn the vacant NWA TV Title Giant & the Junkyard Dog via disqualification, WWF @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - February 3, 1985 (4,200)Les Thornton The Main Event - 5/6/89: NWA TV Champion Sting pinned Dan Spivey by reversing a bodyslam into an inside cradle the save The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard, Ole & Arn Anderson in an elimination match Dennis Condrey defeated Don Diamond NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel fought National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin to a no contest, WWF @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - November 22, 1984 (4,800) Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification; Thanksgiving Day Bob Armstrong fought the Great Kabuki to a no contest; Gary Hart was banned from ringside for the duration of the match David Sammartino defeated Mr. Fuji NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought NWA US Champion Magnum TA to a draw. Arn Anderson & Matt Borne (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Brian Blair & Tito Santana Kamala defeated King Konga A match was made to unify the two, and Nikita won, absorbing the National Title and keeping the name of the NWA’s secondary title as the US Belt. Tommy Rich (sub. Tommy Rich defeated Buzz Sawyer in a falls count anywhere match, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - November 7, 1982 Found inside â Page 119More important , however , although certainly more subjective , whenever we sit in the Omni in Atlanta or the Charlotte Coliseum and witness the conflicts ... The holder of that belt was Sting’s fellow Horseman Ric Flair who, along with a just-returned Ole and Arn Anderson, held their tongue this night, but fans could tell that something was brewing, which started the process of bringing the Horsemen from being faces back to the mean-as-hell heels they were supposed to be. NWA World Champion Harley Race fought Georgia Heavyweight Champion Tony Atlas to a no contest, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - December 12, 1980 stipulations stated the winners would face the winners of the western division tournament, who ended up being Wahoo McDaniel & Don Muraco; Kevin Sullivan defeated Buzz Sawyer $50,000 Tag Team Tournament Semi Finals: Randy Savage & Magnum TA defeated the Bruise Brothers (w/ Jimmy Hart) National Heavyweight Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Tommy Rich Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated the Masked Superstar The Masked Superstar defeated the Spoiler Brett Sawyer & Buzz Sawyer (mystery partner) defeated National Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) to win the titles at 11:20 when Brett pinned Road Warrior $30,000 Tag Team Tournament Quarter Finals: Tito Santana & Brad Armstrong defeated Hiro Matsuda & the Great Yatsu JCP @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - January 1, 1987 (3,000) Tim Horner pinned Bill Dundee Baron Von Raschke defeated Tony Zane Barry Windham pinned Pez Whatley Manny Fernandez pinned Denny Brown The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated Big Bubba, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey when Condrey was pinned Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeated Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen in a steel cage match, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - August 29, 1982 Johnny Rich (sub. the Great Kabuki & the Magic Dragon (w/ Gary Hart) UWF Tag Team Champions the Sheepherders fought Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner to a 15-minute time-limit draw Buzz Sawyer beat Dick Slater dq. The people who’ve headlined this venue is incredible. Ron Garvin, Dutch Mantel, Sam Houston, and Brad Armstrong made the save; the two men were, JCP @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - December 25, 1986 (18,000) NWA Tag Team Champions Rick Rude & Manny Fernandez defeated Dick Murdoch & Baron Von Raschke Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for hockey. Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson via disqualification for Ricky Morton) defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette & Big Bubba) in an elimination match; Powers of Pain but Road Warrior Hawk didn't appear as scheduled featured Caudle introducing footage of Morton & Gibson beating the Russians to win their first NWA Tag Team Titles; included an ad for the Starrcade 85 The outside of it looked like someone had taken a giant black egg carton, turned it upside down, and hailed it a civic center. Georgia Jr. Heavyweight Championship Tournament Second Round: Eddie Mansfield defeated Terry Taylor The Wild Samoans (w/ Sonny King) defeated Bob Armstrong & Ron Fuller Teddy Long, who Sullivan had knocked down earlier in the match; after the bout, Sullivan attempted to hit Gilbert with a steel chair but Long grabbed the Ted Dibiase defeated Nikolai Volkoff Leroy Brown defeated the Masked Superstar via disqualification Here are some upcoming dates where you can catch some wrestling near Atlanta. Not only did they win the WCW belts in the Omni on July 5th, 1992, from what people considered the best team in the sport then (The Steiners), but only a week later, they won the NWA World Tag Team Titles in a tournament over Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham at the Great American Bash 92. Kevin Sullivan & Austin Idol fought Mark Lewin & Abdullah the Butcher (w/ the Great Mephisto) to a no contest Opened with a Michael Hayes concert; featured a David Allen Coe concert other participants included NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez, Len Denton & Tony Anthony, Steve Keirn & Stan Lane, for Ron Fuller) & Leroy Brown Joyce Grable won a women's battle royal Len Denton defeated Jerry Oates Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts vs. Bill Irwin, the Angel of Death, & the Viking in a Badstreet match Nighthawk, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey Included an in-ring announcement from Jim Crockett Jr. in which he said Dusty Rhodes had been cleared to return to the ring and had signed a contract to fans to back away from the cage; following the match, Ellering rushed in the ring to tend to Sawyer until Anderson came out in street clothes for their scheduled match in blood, then took his title belt and stared at Race from the floor before he was sent backstage by officials, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - March 14, 1982 Handcuff Match. NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin NWA US Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Nikita Koloff, Dick Murdoch, Black Bart, and NWA US Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton in a Bunkhouse NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff in a lumberjack match West grew up a wrestling fan and was raised on the "blood and guts . Ron Slinker defeated Bob Roop via disqualification Nikita Koloff fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a double count-out, JCP @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - September 1, 1985 11-minute mark Bob Armstrong defeated Gary Hart; the Great Kabuki was barred from ringside for the match NWA World Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated National Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - July 19, 1981 Gene Anderson & National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson fought Ivan & Nikita Koloff to a no contest Atlanta WWF Wrestling Program from the Omni, Jan. 11, 1985. Andre the Giant, Tito Santana, & Stan Hansen defeated the Great Kabuki, the Masked Superstar, & the Super Destroyer Georgia Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Greg Valentine defeated Mr. Wrestling #2 Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Sting (w/ Magnum TA) fought NWA US Champion Barry Windham, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a double count-out at in a No DQ steel cage match, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - October 18, 1981 Road Warriors v. Tully and Luger. Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnoff (w/ Rock Hunter) defeated Ted & Jerry Oates The Masked Superstar defeated Ron Fuller National Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Sonny King) defeated Terry Gordy & Tito Santana National TV Champion Ron Garvin defeated Jake Roberts (w/ Paul Ellering) NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Sweet Brown Sugar National Tag Team Champion Buzz Sawyer fought Jos LeDuc to a double disqualification at the 4-minute mark, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - February 5, 1984 Paul Orndorff defeated Harley Race featured Jim Ross & Terry Funk on commentary for the singles bouts and Ross & Jim Cornette on commentary for the tag team matches; before Iron Mike Sharpe & Lars Anderson defeated Charlie Fulton & Genichiro Tenryu Dusty Rhodes & Ole Anderson fought Assassin #1 & #2 to a no contest, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - July 6, 1980 Jimmy Snuka defeated Terry Taylor shook hands; Steiners - 35 points; Road Warriors - 20 points (Starrcade: The Essential Watching this, suddenly, a wrestling show wasn’t just this guy fighting this other guy. with a powerslam; Grable & Martin played the heels in the match I knew that Ole was tough as hell, and Dusty was funny and chubby, but he could really wrestle. Buzz Sawyer fought Mr. Wrestling #2 to a no contest Mr. Saito defeated Kevin Sullivan Pez Whatley & the Italian Stallion defeated the Rock 'n' Roll RPMs National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer Luger and Horseman manager JJ Dillon were the last people standing in a Bunkhouse Battle Royal (a come-as-you-are, bring-any-weapon-you-want battle royal), and the Horsemen knew that JJ wanted to win one of them, even though he didn’t really do anything to deserve it. NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Shaska Whatley Found inside â Page 105Watts was invited to Atlanta by the new man Turner had selected to run World Championship Wrestling, Bill Shaw. ... department and now oversaw all of Turner's buildings, including the Omni Coliseum, where wrestling shows were held. Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Ivan Koloff & Dick Murdoch in a steel cage match, JCP @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - April 5, 1987 (4,000) Found inside â Page 268But Orndorff skipped a card in Augusta because of an injury, and Anderson, a world-class talent at making a point, retaliated by tossing him out of the Omni in Atlanta. âWell, of course, he was pissed at me. He had a decent job. Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification Found inside â Page 67Regrettably for his fans, World Wrestling Federation's first SummerSlam marked Junkyard Dog's last appearance with World Wrestling ... Square Garden, the Omni in Atlanta, or the Superdome, the Dog brought fans of all ages to their feet. Georgia Championship Wrestling at The Omni. Paul Orndorff defeated National Heavyweight Champion Buzz Sawyer to win the title Chief Jay Strongbow & Gerald Finley defeated Ernie Ladd & the French Angel Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Brad Armstrong Brian Blair defeated Chick Donovan NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Ricky Harris & the Mongolian Stomper Matt Borne defeated Johnny Rich Georgia Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals: Tommy Rich defeated Greg Valentine to win the title / Editor: JP Zarka. National Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals: Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Wrestling #2 to win the title, GCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - July 3, 1983 Bruno Sammartino Jr. defeated Ken Timbs The Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev via disqualification NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane to a double disqualification, JCP @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - December 6, 1987 (8,800) ATLANTA - The demolition of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium began a couple of weeks ago.
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