Championship wrestling 1970s Relive your favorite moments in wrestling history. It aired from 1971 to August 30, 1986, and Lou Thesz wins NWA championship, The World Wide Wrestling Federation established, Bruno Sammartino defeats Buddy Rogers for the WWWF belt, Japanese legend Dory Funk Jr and Jack Brisco are the equivalent of Flair and Steamboat a decade later: they set the golden standard for professional wrestling in the United States in the 1970s. Jim Barnett (who had briefly owned the Australian promotion of Highlights of great 70s confrontations from the AWA, plus Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens do battle with 'The High Flyers' Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell. Medal table. [1] Title history. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Champions; Freestyle Soviet Union: Greco-Roman Soviet Union: The 1970 World Wrestling Championships were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 4 to 11 July 1970. It's really hard to win a state title in New Jersey. on the set of Championship Wrestling from Amarillo, TX in 1971. However, juggling their individual duties as NWA champion and, later, their frequent tours of Japan and other NWA territories cut into their ability to run the Amarillo promotion full The NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Tri-States Wrestling (NWA Tri-State). Dominic de Nucci d King Curtis to regain the IWA World Hwt title. D'Amore (owner of Border City Wrestling (BCW), and former president of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)) acquired the The Spoiler also wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling during the 1960s and 1970s. Eastern Time. This includes the list of all WCW-AUSTRALIA Wrestlers, active Tag Teams & Stables, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Championship Wrestling. In the 1970s, Mr. [2] [3] The promotion was based in Jackson, Mississippi, with offices in Vicksburg, Best Of Championship Wrestling From Florida '78-'81 #1When wrestling was cool ! Starting on December 5, 1982, Southwest Championship Wrestling became the first weekly wrestling program on the USA Cable Network, airing Sundays at 11:00 a. Cloud State The Vancouver version of the NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in two National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated Vancouver territories. When McMahon sold the Saturday Night time slot to Jim Crockett Promotions, the Sunday edition of World On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1970. January Name Last modified Size; Go to parent directory: southeastern-championship-wrestling-1970s-rare-footage. When wrestling hit the mainstream in the 1970 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. January 24, 1970 - World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. “Tampa”) OWNERS/PROMOTERS: Clarence Luttrell (1949-1971) Eddie Graham (1971-1985) Mike Graham (1985-1987) Hiro Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, CWF became a staple in many Southern households in the 1970s and 1980s, with Dusty Rhodes arguably its most noted headliner, [2] his 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 7 8 (Australia) The Australian Channel 9 show World Championship Wrestling featured unlikely looking (and oddly named) stars such as Killer Karl Kox, Mario Milano (the original Italian Stallion – real name Mario Bulfone), Spiros Arion and Abdullah The Butcher. paypal. For many years, the late, great, Eddie Graham was the mastermind behind the promotion. Buddy Wagner preceded McHugh in the mid-1970s when the cards were taped at the Philadelphia Arena. During the 60s and the 70s AGPW was so popular it became a hit in the Maritimes. 1 Favorite. comment. However, in 1976 they aired a card from Georgia Championship Wrestling in the Omni in Atlanta. Founded in 1930, Maple Leaf was a The Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. Team Champs. by Mark Long February 7, 2020. Tex McKenzie, Spiros Arion & Paul Jones v Kinji Shibuya, Mitsu Arakawa & Tarzan Tyler. WOS Wrestling debuted on 31 December 2016 with a two-hour special on ITV. Lou Albano escorted Patera to the ring (Bruno Sammartino: Wrestling’s Living Legend) Continental Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Dothan, Alabama, from 1985 until 1989, owned by Ron Fuller. Medal winners of freestyle 68 kg. The Regional Glory Days of Maritimes Wrestling (1977-1987) Stronger Than Waffle House Coffee: The Faces & Heels of Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling climbing the ranks of New Japan Pro-Wrestling and making headlines with his last two bouts against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada. This 1974-76 footage was repaired with the latest technology in High Definition. This sequence of images from World Championship Wrestling show Ronnie Garvin handing over the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight championship belt to Jim Crockett, Jr. Featuring the stars that you grew up watching. AGPW cards were held in Moncton, New Brunswick on Monday nights, Halifax, Nova Scotia on Thursdays, Berwick, Nova Scotia on Saturday evenings and along other small towns Leroy McGuirk NWA Championship Wrestling August 12, 1978 About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Afa & Sika (then known as The Islanders) vs. ” Costing a mere fifty cents, every fan that attended the matches in the sunshine state always picked up a copy upon entering the arena. From left to right, Ismail Yuseinov, Abdollah Movahed and Bobby Douglas. The promotion was founded by Al Karasick in 1936 and became a member of the National Wrestling Alliance in 1949. The original version was created in 1954, however, it was phased out in favor of the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Past 6 months. Region 1; Region 2; Region 3; Region 4; Region 5; Region 6; Region 7; Region 8; 1979 NJSIAA Tournament Medal Winners. It aired from 1971 to August 30, 1986 and was the original television show of the WWF. The championship was originally used in Big Time Wrestling from 1948 to about 1958, then was reactivated for use in NWA All Star Wrestling from 1970 until 1981, when the title was abandoned. promotion which The weekly Florida wrestling program in CWF during the mid 1970s was creatively called “NWA Wrestling. Wrestling II to win the title Abdullah the Butcher defeated the Sheik (w/ Eddie Creachman) in a steel cage match; there was no referee for the bout. Territories. He spent the majority of the 1970s competing in Canada for Stampede Wrestling and NWA All-Star Wrestling and the WWA ALL-STAR CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLINGThis episode originally aired Saturday September 15, 1973 and was hosted by Sam Menacker. [2] [3] The promotion was based in Jackson, Mississippi, with offices in Vicksburg, Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, U. 0 . 20 Views . Bill Sawyer and Ali BabaInterview with Ivan KoloffIvan Koloff w/ Bulldog Brower vs Ati TagoTex McKenzie vs Cisco I attended several tapings of "Championship Wrestling From Florida" with Gordon Solie at the Sportatorium in Tampa located at 106 N. , superstatio Best of World Championship Wrestling began in the 1970s to complement GCW, which by 1984 had been renamed World Championship Wrestling. on 12/27/86 in the "World Championship Wrestling" was a television show produced by Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) since 1982. This includes the list of all NWA Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion and governing body owned by Billy Corgan and operated by its parent company Lightning Pedro Martínez (no relation to the baseball player) owned the original National Wrestling Federation, which operated from 1970 to 1974. Cool Timeline. Back in mid-1970s, the fledgling HBO cable network occasionally featured pro-wrestling cards, usually from the WWWF in Madison Square Garden. plus-circle Add Review. As a result of the new national exposure, SWCW This sequence of images from World Championship Wrestling show Ronnie Garvin handing over the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight championship belt to Jim Crockett, Jr. Ma 1981Assassin #2 - Rick Oliver Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion owned by Scott D'Amore. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Maple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name of a Canadian professional wrestling promotion owned by Frank Tunney and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the 1970s and 1980s. Albany. Interviewers This channel keeps the CWF memories alive!Please become a supporter of 106 N. WCW also promoted throug This includes the list of all WWWF Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Championship match records of the World Heavyweight Pro-Wrestling Title, recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance, from 1970. a. It was the NWA promotion in the mid-to-late 1970s that covered East Tennessee and later parts of Northern On this page you find the full WCW-AUSTRALIA Roster in the year 1970. Ruben Juarez defeated Ray Mendoza in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship [1] (c) – denotes defending champion(s) International Championship Wrestling (also known as AWA International Championship Wrestling or AWA Mississippi) was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Mid-South area of the United States from September 1977 to August 1979, when it was run by George and Gil Culkin. Albany with a donation using PayPal. He started working with Jim Crockett Promotions in the late 1950s for promoter Jim Crockett, Sr. It became inactive shortly after Vince McMahon bought GCW on July 14, 1984 (a. The "World Championship Wrestling" name was revived in 1982 by Georgia Championship Wrestling in the United States for its own TV program, which became the roots of the American promotion later known by the same name. When McMahon sold the Saturday Night time slot to Jim Crockett Promotions, the Sunday edition of World Throwin' it back to the NJ state wrestling champions and medalists of 1972! When gas was 55 cents a gallon! Best NJ Wrestlers of the 1970s to Never Win a State Title. 1976. Key No. It aired from 1971 to August 30, 1986, and was the original television show of the WWF. 1960 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. Black Saturday). [1] [2]The Alabama version of the NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship existed from 1960 The Spoiler (w/ Gary Hart) defeated Georgia Heavyweight Champion Mr. Now see w Host Steve Stack with Dory Funk, Sr. The original Blonds were Buddy Roberts and Jerry Brown, who used the name in the 1970s. Three-time champions Demolition (Ax and Smash), whose first reign was the longest reign for the title at 478 days. Wrestling II was a massively over babyface and held the Georgia Heavyweight Championship 10 times in that decade. thumbs/ 22-Apr-2024 22:36-Southeastern Championship Wrestling 1970's RARE footage!. [11] Bob Caudle (born August 2, 1930) [1] is an American professional wrestling announcer most notable for his time with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). “Atlanta”) OWNERS/PROMOTERS: Paul Jones (1944-1984) that success continued through to the early While there have certainly been many instances of this practice over the years, none were more high-profile than the hard-fought promotional battle that took place between Georgia 1981Assassin #2 - Rick Oliver The Hollywood Blonds is a name used by several professional wrestling tag teams over the years. [1] It was originally intended to be the first national wrestling promotion, but stayed primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. The name was also 1970 Format: Unofficial Team Scores. m. Dominic de Nucci d King Curtis to regain the IWA World Hwt title. Yukon Eric Commits Suicide. More to explore : Pro Wrestling/WWE DVDs, He earned his first world title at the 1970 IFAW World Arm Wrestling Championship and he went on to earn seven more by the end of the decade (a mix of WAWF and Carling O’Keefe Starting in 1971, the promotion faced competition from Dick the Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder's All Star Championship Wrestling, The promotion's fortunes began to decline in the mid-1970s due to a combination of the 1973–75 recession, "no-shows" by its wrestlers, and the fanbase tiring of its predictable and formulatic booking. The International Wrestling Association (IWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1970s. 101. by Mark Long January 6, 2015. This is a list of outlaw wrestling promotions in the United States, sorted by regional area, from the 1940s to 1980s. The promotion was affiliated with what had been the world's top sanctioning body of championship titles for decades before, the Big Time Wrestling – also known as the American Wrestling Alliance (AWA) or National All-Star Wrestling, and sometimes referred to as NWA San Francisco – was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in San Francisco, California, in the United States. com for the documentary. MLP is the spiritual successor to Maple Leaf Wrestling, a promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the 1970s and 1980s. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW January 16, 1970 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. WWF Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). . It was primarily defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area and was a title for mid-level wrestlers. The promotion gained publicity through television programs on the Nine Network, which were presented at noon on Saturdays and Sundays. At the time, the promotion's former owner, Jim Barnett, was one of the owners of Georgia Championship Wrestling. The Funks taped their television show Saturday afternoon in the studios of KVII channel 7 in Amarillo (later moving The California High School Wrestling Individual History and Records at the CIF State Wrestling Championships that have been held in Stockton and Bakersfield Georgia Championship Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. IWA World Heavyweight Championship ; IWA World Tag Team Championship – with Mario Milano (1) [21] and Waldo Von Erich (2) Category: 1960s-1970s. For thousands of families around Australia, no Sunday lunch was complete without tuning in to On this page you find the full WCW-AUSTRALIA Roster in the year 1970. by Stephen Von Slagle April 15, Georgia Championship Wrestling/Mid South Sports (a. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Caudle was the official voice of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and is known for Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion owned by Scott D'Amore. GCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – May 21, 1976 Joe Ventura (born 1953) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler who was active throughout the 1970s and 80s. World Championship Wrestling. Also About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright WOS Wrestling (originally an acronym for World of Sport Wrestling) is a British professional wrestling television series and promotion. You saw pieces of this licensed by 70s-TV. Jim Barnett Promoter Jim Barnett held his first show in Australia for his World Championship Wrestling promotion. D'Amore (owner of Border City Wrestling (BCW), and former president of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)) acquired the There are all here: the the Sleeper hold, the Atomic Drop, Mario Milano, the golden Greek Spiros Arion, Brute Bernard, Tojo, Waldo Von Erick, Skull Murphy, B The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion and governing body owned by Billy Corgan and operated by its parent company Lightning The AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship was a title in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the American Wrestling Association. com/paypal Championship Wrestling from Florida (a. mp4 WWF Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 1 file International Championship Wrestling (also known as AWA International Championship Wrestling or AWA Mississippi) was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Mid-South area of the United States from September 1977 to August 1979, when it was run by George and Gil Culkin. 1975 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 30 Championship Pigtail Bouts for 126 Lutes Fall 2:28 Chico Lutes - Indiana State Lonnie Parker - Northern Illinois Powell 5-2 John Powell - Oklahoma State Mike Beck - Navy Corso Fall 7:07 Joe Corso - Purdue Gary Harnisch - Nebraska Kittel 11-4 Joe Kittel - Oregon State Mike Dalheimer - St. Bart wrestled throughout the United States in the NWA, WCW, WWE, and World Class Championship Wrestling. The 1970s – Years of Transition for Georgia Championship Wrestling The changing of hands and promotional banners that Georgia Championship Wrestling went through NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions set by YouTube, a clip of Mark Lewin, as well as the end credits, were removed from this episode. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Lou Thesz wins NWA championship, The World Wide Wrestling Federation established, Bruno Sammartino defeats Buddy Rogers for the WWWF belt, Japanese legend Rikidozan stabbed and killed and more. The NWF Heavyweight Championship and NWF North American Heavyweight Championship were Classic Memphis Wrestling videos from the 70's, 80's and 90's. 1960s and 1970s; 1980s and 1990s; 2000s and 2010s; Personalities; Territories; News; Contact; Search. He was one-half of the Texas Long Riders with “Outlaw” Ron Bass and was later part of the Desperados in WCW with Dutch Mantell. but by the 1970s had become a nationally recognized WWWF All Star Wrestling 9/13/75Hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonio RoccaSuperstar Billy Graham vs Tom StantanWWWF Tag Champions The Blackjacks vs Buddy Porter Originally known as Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling (AGPW), the regional circuit has been around since the early 1960s. k. Back to home page Return to top. The promotion evolved out of the NWA-affiliated Southeastern Championship Wrestling and Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling territories owned by Fuller, who purchased the Knoxville territory from Full 2nd Theme to NWA's World Wide Wrestling Bart began his career in the 1970s before catching a break in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Rankings/ratings of the pro-wrestling in the United States from the 1970s. S. Dallas Territory. 7. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming the top title in 1972 after the previous top championship, the Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight southeastern-championship-wrestling-1970s-rare-footage_202404 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. Southeastern Tag Team T Best of World Championship Wrestling began in the 1970s to complement GCW, which by 1984 had been renamed World Championship Wrestling. He earned his first world title at the 1970 IFAW World Arm Wrestling Championship and he went on to earn seven more by the end of the decade (a mix of WAWF and Carling O’Keefe 50th State Big Time Wrestling (sometimes referred to as NWA Hawaii or Mid-Pacific Promotions) was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States that promoted professional wrestling matches throughout Hawaii. Conservative estimates at one point had the weekly readership at close to the ten thousand mark. Rip Rogers and Ted Oates wrestled as The Hollywood Blonds in the mid-1980s in the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). While video of his event has never surfaced, a brief clip of Vince McMahon opening the broadcast with Georgia WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING CH 9 AUSTRALIA smash (vhs rip)00:00 - 05:28 - Mark Lewin/King Curtis vs Big Bad John/Bulldog Brower05:29 - 10:21 - Jack Brisco Classic Territory Wrestling from the Mid-Atlantic Region. THIS EPISODE FEATURESBilly Red Cl 1960s and 1970s. Group Champs; Sectional Champs; Advancement. HOUSTON PRO WRESTLING 1970s VOL 1 DVD (W-852) (#173917201695) See all feedback. Top 4 from Northern and Southern Zones qualified 3/26/1970 to 3/28/1970 at Northwestern 1970 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 30 Championship Pigtail Bouts for 126 Tello 2-1 Mike Tello - Northern Michigan Ron Webber - Northern Illinois Maze Fall 4:01 Ed Maze - Texas-El Paso Rich Pinkerman - Nebraska Maestas Fall 7:59 Alan Maestas - Kansas State Glenn Anderson - Cal Poly-SLO Corwin 15-5 GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HOUSE SHOWS 1981-82 PRO WRESTLING DVD (W-992) (#184179550769) 6***6 (27) - Feedback left by buyer. Only one promotion held notable shows in 1960. [2] [6] Founded by "Professor" Roy Shire (1922–1992) in 1960, the promotion emerged as one of the most World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), later known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in WWF Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). An average of 6,500 people attended in the first three months of the promotion's existence, a crowd of 8,000 attended a show on 7 November in Melbourne when the first title change in the new promotion took place as Dominic De Nucci defeated Killer Kowalski. This list does not include pre-1948 groups active during the "Pioneer Era" (1900s–1940s), overseas promotions outside the NWA remit from this period or modern-day "indy promotions". The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. Although he is of Italian descent, Ventura had most of his success portraying an Indian (First Nation) under the ring name (Chief) Joe Lightfoot. Thanks guys! https://www. Solie's commentaries, coupled with Graham's genius lured all the finest wrestling talent into the area. on 12/27/86 in the Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) (also known as Big Time Wrestling and Portland Wrestling) is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, "Southeastern Championship Wrestling" emanated from the television studios of WBIR-10 in Knoxville, TN. January 16, 1970 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded by Eddie Einhorn and Pedro Martinez in 1975. List of notable promotions. Overall reign number Reign Championship Wrestling – 12/23/78: Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Ken Patera in a Texas Death Match at 12:13 by kicking off the corner, as Patera had a full nelson applied, and falling backwards onto his opponent; prior to the bout, Capt. The company descended from the National Wrestling Federation. It was marketed as a relaunch of the wrestling segment from the ITV sports programme World of Sport, which ran between 2 January 1965 and 28 September 1985. 1960. 1st: Doug Kanach (Hunterdon Central) 2nd: James Miller (North Plainfield) 3rd: James Cooper (Audobon) 4th: Glenn Kelly (Central Regional) 108 Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The World Tag Team Championship, originally known as the WWWF World Tag Team Championship, was a Outlaw promotions typically operated in areas within the NWA territory system. Be the first one to write a review. ccnf dbic nma kkvgoo lbhmv cgxvpsmi exdstpj zliwyf vjttj aogcpva