Griffin, Georgia:  Thursday, March 21, 1929
( ) ... World Heavyweight Champion Gus Sonnenberg b. Dan Kolman (2-0) (11:31, 5:13)
(flying tackle)






September 17, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Lee Savoldi/Tommy Ward d. Red Dugan/Joe Estes (2-1)

No card on Sept 24.

October 1, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Lee Savoldi vs. Joe Estes
Baby Blimp/Jim O'Hara d. Lucky Gilpin/Tommy Ward (2-0)

October 8, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Lee Savoldi/Tommy Ward d. Baby Blimp/Jim O'Hara
Joe Estes d. Lucky Gilpin

October 15, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
5-man battle royal
Lee Savoldi d. (DQ) Baby Blimp (2-0)
Honey Boy Hannigan drew Joe Estes

Fifth man was Tommy Ward

October 22, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Lee Savoldi/Tommy Ward vs. Red Dugan/Joe Estes

October 29, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Red O'Shocker d. Tommy Ward (southern junior heavyweight champ) (2-0) new champ
Lee Savoldi vs. Joe Estes

November 5, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Lee Savoldi d. (DQ) Red O'Shocker (southern junior heavyweight champ)
Honey Boy Hannigan d. George Saunders (2-0)

November 12, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Red O'Shocker (southern junior heavyweight champ) d. Frank Remille (2-1, non-title)
Joe Harbin vs. Lee Savoldi

November 19, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Joe Estes/Red O'Shocker d. Lee Savoldi/Tommy Ward (2-1)

November 26, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Red O'Shocker (southern junior heavyweight champ) vs. Tommy Ward
Jack Coulter vs. Zack Malkov

December 2, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Roy Mitchell d. Joe Harbin (2-0)
Jack Blackstock d. Jack Milo (2-1)

December 9, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Jack Bloomfield/Tommy Ward vs. Jack Blackstock/Honey Boy Hannigan

December 16, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Honey Boy Hannigan vs. Tommy Ward (southern junior heavyweight champ)
Lee Savoldi vs. Jack Bloomfield

December 23, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Dot Dotson d. Catherine Simpson
Joe Harbin vs. Lee Savoldi
Tommy Ward vs. Jack Blackstock

December 30, 1949 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
Lee Savoldi/Theresa Theis vs. Jack Bloomfield/Dot Dotson

October 14, 1950 Griffin, GA (Griffin High School Gym)
June Byers/Al Massey vs. Dot Dotson/Karl Kowalski

Kowalski was the southern junior champion. This was a Fred Ward card.

October 12, 1955 Griffin, GA (High School Gym)
Whitey Whittler d. Farmer Jones (2-1)
Carol Cook d. Barbara Baker

October 19, 1955 Griffin, GA (High School Gym)
Andre Drapp/Herb Welch d. Eduardo Perez/Whitey Whittler
Andre Drapp d. Eduardo Perez
Herb Welch drew Whitey Whittler

October 26, 1955 Griffin, GA (High School Gym)
Freddie Blassie (southern champ) d. Andre Drapp
Don McIntyre d. Whitey Whittler

November 2, 1955 Griffin, GA (High School Gym) 900
Don McIntyre d. Freddie Blassie (southern champ) (non-title)
El Toro d. Danno O'Shocker

Blassie had actually lost the belt October 28 in Atlanta.

November 9, 1955 Griffin, GA (High School Gym)
Don McIntyre (southern champ) d. El Toro (no time limit)
Andre Drapp d. (DQ) Eduardo Perez

November 16, 1955 Griffin, GA (High School Gym)
Don McIntyre/Red McIntyre d. (DQ) Freddie Blassie/Eduardo Perez
Don McIntyre drew Eduardo Perez
Red McIntyre d. (DQ) Freddie Blassie

November 7, 1956 Griffin, GA (Griffin High Field House)
Red McIntyre/Tarzan White vs. Fred Atkins/Jack Dillon
Red McIntyre vs. Bill Blassie

October 4, 1960 Griffin, GA (National Guard Armory)
Ray Gunkel vs. Freddie Blassie
Penny Banner vs. Barbara Baker

October 18, 1960 Griffin, GA (National Guard Armory)
Ray Gunkel vs. Freddie Blassie
Benny Matta vs. Jack O'Reilly

October 25, 1960 Griffin, GA (National Guard Armory)
Bill Dromo/Dickie Steinborn vs. Pretty Boy Nelson/Jack O'Reilly

November 1, 1960 Griffin, GA (National Guard Armory)
Bill Dromo vs. Pretty Boy Nelson
Farmer Powell vs. Johnny Weaver

September 19, 1964 Griffin, GA (National Guard Armory)
Dick Dunn vs. Greg Peterson
Baby Blimp vs. Frankie Cain
Pepe Gomez vs. Bob Hamby

November 21, 1964 Griffin, GA (National Guard Armory)
Don Fargo vs. Sputnik Monroe
Greg Peterson/Rocky Smith vs. Destroyer/Mr. X

September 26, 1970 Griffin, GA (Sports Palace)
El Mongol d. Paul Demarco
Buddy Colt drew The Professional
Mr. Ito/Great Ota d. Timothy Geohagen/Kevin Sullivan
Sharon Joy d. Fran Gravette
Eduardo DeLynch d. Tim Tyler

October 10, 1970 Griffin, GA (Sports Palace)
Assassins vs. The Professional/Bobby Shane
Red Demon vs. Eduardo DeLynch
Scandor Akbar vs. Robert Fuller
Kubla Khan vs. Darrell Cochran

October 17, 1970 Griffin, GA (Sports Palace)
Assassins vs. The Professional/Bobby Shane (Texas Tornado)
Red Demon vs. Robert Fuller
Kubla Khan vs. Sabu Singh

October 24, 1970 Griffin, GA (Sports Palace)
Sisco Grimaldo vs. Sabu Singh
Mr. Ito/Great Ota vs. Bob Armstrong/Eduardo DeLynch
Karl Von Stroheim vs. Robert Fuller
Scandor Akbar/Buddy Colt vs. Paul Demarco/El Mongol

October 31, 1970 Griffin, GA (Sports Palace)
Sisco Grimaldo vs. Jesse James
Mr. Ito/Great Ota vs. Robert Fuller/The Professional
Kubla Khan vs. Bobby Shane
Assassins vs. Paul Demarco/El Mongol

There were more listings, but finished up what I was there to actually research.


Research by Becky Taylor, Tim Hornbaker
Griffin (GA) Wrestling Results