1980 Georgia Championship Wrestling: August
Dusty Rhodes is out for revenge on Ole Anderson. Kevin Sullivan and Mark Lewin settle their feud. A Cowboy comes to Georgia. Plus, links to watch along!
Welcome to Georgia Championship Wrestling, in this edition you’ll read about Ole Anderson, Dusty Rhodes, Andre The Giant, Kevin Sullivan, Mark Lewin, Abdullah the Butcher, Stan Hansen, Mr. Wrestling II, Baron von Raschke, Steve Keirn, and a whole lot more!
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Current Champions (As of August 1, 1980)
NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Harley Race
Defeated Giant Baba (Nov. 7, 1979)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion: Baron von Raschke
Defeated Austin Idol (Jun. 8, 1980)
NWA Georgia Tag Team Champions: Mr. Wrestling II & Steve Keirn
Defeated The Assassins (Jul. 30, 1980)
NWA National Television Champion: Vacant
Tommy Rich gave up the title (Jun. 28, 1980)
NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Champion: Kevin Sullivan
Defeated Dutch Mantell for vacant title (Jun. 8, 1980)
Fri. Aug. 1 @ The Omni
Charlie Fulton defeated Chavo Guerrero
Jay Strongbow defeated Dutch Mantell
Dennis Condrey and Stan Lane defeated Steve Regal and Terry Taylor
Steve Keirn defeated Alexis Smirnoff
Lars Anderson defeated Assassin #1
Baron Von Raschke vs. Mr. Wrestling II ended without a winner as a no contest
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Stan Hansen ended without a winner as a double disqualification
Boston Street Fight: Kevin Sullivan defeated Mark Lewin
Dusty Rhodes and André the Giant defeated Ole Anderson and Gene Anderson
Sat. Aug. 2 Georgia Championship Wrestling
Stan Hansen interview. Fiery. Looking out for himself. The Andersons attack him. Kevin Sullivan comes out but it’s trap and Mark Lewin takes him out. Good heat for the heels. Ole and Lars have a pull apart with Ole being removed. Lars guarantees Ole will find out how cold he is. (Watch)
Andre The Giant & Dusty Rhodes post match promo from The Omni. They want a match with The Andersons where nothing can happen. He doesn’t know what type of match but they want something to settle it all. (Watch)
Other Results Dennis Condrey defeated Marvin Turner. Steve Keirn defeated Bob Owen. NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Regal defeated Baron Von Raschke (c) by disqualification. Chavo Guerrero defeated Charlie Fulton. The Andersons (Ole Anderson and Gene Anderson) defeated Bill Howard and Mike Davis.
TITLE CHANGE!!! The Assassins defeated Steve Keirn and Mr. Wrestling II for the Georgia Tag Team Titles in Columbus, GA. (WrestlingData)
Sat. Aug. 9 Georgia Championship Wrestling
Kevin Sullivan interview. Show Omni footage of the street fight with Mark Lewin. Abdullah the Butcher went after Lewin. Sullivan is going after Mephisto in The Omni. (Watch)
Kevin Sullivan vs. Rick Conners. Squash win for Sullivan. (Watch)
Other Results: Terry Taylor defeated Charlie Fulton. Ole Anderson defeated Mike Davis. Steve Keirn defeated Bob Garrett. Assassins defeated Steve Regal and Rick Connors. Mr. Wrestling II defeated The Executioner.
TITLE CHANGE!!! Steve Keirn defeated Baron von Raschke for the Georgia Heavyweight Title on August 11th in Augusta. (WrestlingData)
Sat. Aug. 16 Georgia Championship Wrestling
Ernie Holmes interview. Show Omni clips of him helping Mr. Wrestling II against Baron von Raschke. (Watch)
Lars Anderson vs. Ole Anderson doesn’t happen as The Assassins come out and the footage cuts off. (Watch)
Clips of The Superstar vs. Mr Wrestling II from The Omni. (Watch)
Georgia Champ Steve Keirn vs. Stan Lane. Keirn beat Baron for the title. Lane is using The Nature Boy moniker. A good competitive match. Keirn has Lane in the sleeper when Baron attacks for the DQ. Baron’s tough until he gets hit. Keirn rips his shirt and pounds on him. This was good. Baron’s selling was good. (Watch)
Dusty Rhodes promo. Dusty is wearing a great shirt. Everyone knows the story with The Andersons and the story needs an ending. The final chapter. Loser leaves town at The Omni! (Watch)
Show a Dusty Rhodes squash match from Florida with Ole in the corner. Their original feud must have been an all-timer. (Watch)
Other Results: Jim Brunzell defeated Charlie Fulton. Steve Keirn defeated Stan Lane by disqualification. Mark Lewin defeated Gerald Finley. Assassins defeated Marvin Turner and Mike Davis. Terry Taylor defeated Mike Davis. Tommy Rich defeated Dennis Condrey. Harley Race defeated Bill White. Vicki Williams defeated Suzette Ferrera. Les Thornton defeated Charlie Fulton.
Fri. Aug. 22 @ The Omni
NWA National Television Title Match: Terry Taylor defeated ??? - TITLE CHANGE!!!
Stan Lane defeated Mike Davis
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Keirn (c) defeated Dennis Condrey
2 on 1 Handicap Match: Lars Anderson defeated The Assassins
Kevin Sullivan defeated Great Mephisto
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Mark Lewin
Mr. Wrestling II defeated The Superstar
No Disqualification, Loser Leaves Town Match: Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Gene Anderson) defeated André the Giant and Dusty Rhodes
Sat. Aug. 23 Georgia Championship Wrestling
Mike Davis tells Ole Anderson that the walking tall man with a big stick is coming for him! Ole cheap shots Davis! Gene helps. Such a good scumbag. Lars makes the save. (Watch)
Wahoo McDaniel interview. Ole is rotten. Gene is a dummy. Coming after Mark Lewin for hurting his eye. He’s got himself Abdullah the Butcher to help. Abdullah is stabbing with his fork. Shackle Match September 5 at The Omni. Shackle Match means your ankles are shackled together but your hands are free. (Watch)
Terry Taylor interview. He’s the new TV Champion. Gets a round of applause. Will defend it against any and all comers. (Watch)
Kevin Sullivan & Wahoo McDaniel interview. Sullivan puts over the brutality of Lewin and Butcher. The fireball was meant for him. Didn’t sleep last night. Thanks Wahoo for sacrificing himself for him and taking the fireball. Wahoo hopes Butcher and Lewin beat each other to death. Really great way to build up that match. (Watch)
Other Results: The Superstar defeated Pierre Lefebvre. Princess Little Dove defeated Diamond Lil. Dennis Condrey and Stan Lane defeated Steve Regal and Mike Davis. Steve Keirn defeated Charlie Fulton. Mr. Wrestling II defeated Buck Starr. Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Dillinger. Kevin Sullivan defeated Charlie Fulton. 2 on 1 Handicap Match: Ole Anderson defeated Zane Hickey and Vinnie Romeo. Terry Taylor defeated Bob Garrett. Mark Lewin defeated Greg Holliday. Steve Keirn defeated Dennis Condrey.
Sat. Aug. 30 Georgia Championship Wrestling
Cowboy Bill Watts interview. Has his 2x4. Walking tall. He never trusted Ole. Has some good lines about him. Watts is close to Dusty Rhodes. The only Texan he likes. Came out of retirement once before to help Dusty whip Ole and Ivan Koloff. Watts comes and walks tall when he pleases. He has a partner to face The Andersons. Great interview. It’s very cool to see glimpses of the greats of the prior generation and why they were big stars. (Watch)
Georgia Champ Steve Keirn vs. Ole Anderson. Baron von Raschke and Mike Davis watching on. There’s some nice amateur wrestling in this. Ole’s selling is great. Keirn has tremendous fire. Baron in for the DQ. Watts and a Masked Man make the save. Obviously Dusty. Watts says he didn’t knock Ole out to save it for the Loser Leaves Town match. He has the meanest man in the world as his partner. Says he’s not who you think it is. His real initials are VRR. Uvalde Slim from Austin, Texas. He whipped both Funks in a bar one night. Dusty slim and trim. VRR says payback is hell. This ruled!! (Watch)
Show Omni clips of The Superstar vs. Mr Wrestling II. II determined not to get locked in the Cobra. It looked like a great match from the clips. (Watch)
Bill Watts interview. He talks about his history with The Andersons. Really selling it. They show the turn on Dusty. Talking about what coward Ole is. A rotten man. VRR is being wacky in the background. They’re selling but also having a blast. (Watch)
Dusty Rhodes interview. He’s subdued. Someone called him a white haired honky. They can’t keep him from running with his ladies here. He might not be wrestling but that doesn’t mean he might not be at ringside. He heard The Funks have been bragging about running him out of Amarillo. Dusty is still here if they want him. Bill Watts has a secret partner. We hear some comments from Dory Funk Jr. from Texas. He puts over the job The Andersons have done to Dusty. He’s coming to Georgia and can straighten out the problems within The Anderson Family. He’s coming after Steve Keirn’s Georgia Title. Back to the studio, Dusty says Dory’s as exciting as watching a rock grow! More really good stuff. (Watch)
Dusty Rhodes interview. All shook up. Notarized and pasteurized. Bill Watts told him that the mystery partner accepted. Friday night. Whoever loses the fall must leave the state. (Watch)
Other Results: Terry Taylor defeated Jim Nelson. Steve O defeated Buck Brannigan. Lars Anderson and Mr. Wrestling #1 defeated Charlie Fulton and Jack Poure.
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Credits: WrestlingData, Retro Wrestling Archive, Kris Zellner, Cagematch.