1980 Georgia Championship Wrestling: July (2/2)
A shocking turn of events with Dusty Rhodes & Ole Anderson. Kevin Sullivan gets new backup against the Maniac & The Butcher. Plus, links to watch along!
Welcome to Georgia Championship Wrestling, in this edition you’ll read about Tommy Rich, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Ole Anderson, The Assassins, Tony Atlas, Baron von Raschke, Kevin Sullivan, Stan Hansen, Mark Lewin, Abdullah the Butcher, and a whole lot more!
Get caught up with Part One.
Sat. Jul. 19 Georgia Championship Wrestling
Dusty Rhodes promo. He’s behind a cage. It’s The Assassins versus him and Ole in a Steel Cage tomorrow in The Omni. Gene Anderson will be in their corner. The people told him Ole was alright. Remembers every time they hit him. (Watch)
Mark Lewin & Abdullah the Butcher attack Kevin Sullivan. Stan Hansen makes the save. Sullivan knew it was a trap but he had Stan with a bat. A much more angry Hansen than when he last saw him. No DQ tag in The Omni! Sullivan says something happened to Idol that left him without a partner. Good segment. (Watch)
Other Results: Kevin Sullivan defeated Charlie Fulton. Mark Lewin defeated Len Owen. Bobby Eaton defeated Harry Demato. Tony Atlas defeated Bob Ballinger. Assassins defeated Mike Sharpe and Marvin Turner. Assassins defeated Mike Sharpe and Terry Taylor. Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated The Destroyer by disqualification. Les Thornton defeated Charlie Fulton. Mark Lewin defeated Len Owen. Dennis Condrey defeated Bob Garrett.
Sun. Jul. 20 @ The Omni
Dennis Condrey and Bob Sweetan defeated Mike George and Steve Regal (6:27 minutes)
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Charles Buffong (1:04 minutes)
Chavo Guerrero defeated Dutch Mantell (7:54 minutes)
Mr. Wrestling II defeated Ivan Koloff (6:31 minutes)
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Les Thornton (c) defeated Steve Keirn (13:21 minutes)
Mark Lewin and Abdullah the Butcher defeated Stan Hansen and Kevin Sullivan (4:01 minutes)
Texas Death Match: Tony Atlas defeated Baron Von Raschke
Cage Match (Special Referees: Gene Anderson & Ivan Koloff): Assassins vs. Dusty Rhodes and Ole Anderson ended without a winner as a no contest (13:28 minutes)
Special Referee: Lou Thesz - NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Harley Race (c) defeated Tommy Rich (15:11 minutes)
Sat. Jul. 26 Georgia Championship Wrestling
Ole Anderson interview. He’s screaming at fans to be quiet. Leopards don’t change their spots! He outsmarted and outfoxed Dusty. The crowd is screaming for him. He plays Dusty’s own words that it’ll never be over. We see a bloody Dusty in the dressing room after the turn vowing revenge. We see clips of the Omni Cage Match against The Assassins. Ivan Koloff and Gene Anderson were the special referees. Ole gets the tag and attacks Dusty! Awesome set up. Ole wants to put Dusty of this business. He’s using the boot over and over on Dusty’s head. Ole talks about having to pretend being Solie’s friend and to be a good guy. Brilliant. Ole at his best. He even makes fun of his do-gooder brother Lars. he wants him out of wrestling too! Gene is the only guy he can count on. Lars is a traitor. This gets We Wan Lars chants! Ole says he plotted and planned this for a way. There was trash thrown in the cage. They really got the people with this turn. We cut to an Ivan Koloff interview where he says he wasn’t in on it but he’s very happy to see Dusty in the hospital. Back to Ole who reveals his plan and how that idiot Dusty asked him to be his partner! Ole vows to put Dusty out of wrestling. Exceptional promo and angle. Incredible stuff using Ole being a somewhat reluctant babyface all this time but doing it for America. (Watch)
Dusty Rhodes promo. His face is wearing the damage. He would not give Ole the satisfaction of going to the hospital. He needs no help and wants none. He’s not asking but in The Omni on Aug. 1st, Andre The Giant will be there with him versus Ole. PAYBACK IS HELL DADDY!!! Excellent response from The Dream. (Watch)
Steve Keirn post match interview. A pleasure to be here. Dusty is a close friend of his. Ole overstepped. He puts over the deadly Mark Lewin sleeper. He'd give up his sleeper just to bar Lewin from using it. Basically saying he ended a man's career in Australia. Love this and how much they’ve built up Lewin’s sleeper. (Watch)
Mike George puts over what Ole did to Dusty. Ole is very happy he's behind him, Ole accepts his support then pivots to promo on Dusty and Andre. Calls Dusty a scarred up cripple. Ole is an all-time promo guy. (Watch)
Mike George vs. Gerald Finley. Mike gets the attack and wins with a shoulderbreaker. He’s very punchable. (Watch)
Stan Hansen and Kevin Sullivan interview. Sickened by Ole. A sick individual. Hansen thinks Ole should be roasted on a stick! Hansen going after Abdullah and Kevin is going after Maniac Mark Lewin. I love all the reaction to what's happened with Ole and Dusty. (Watch)
Mark Lewin and Mephisto promo. Abdullah the Butcher is a cheap person and a liar. They’re talking about a statue. Show footage from The Omni where Abdullah backed out. Mephisto slapped him. Lewin attacked him with the spike and bloodied him up. Vicious. People uncomfortable. Boston Street Fight against Sullivan on August 1st. (Watch)
Eddie Mansfield vs. Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan works to the emotional state he's in. Lewin attacks. Hansen helps him get out of the sleeper. Lewin comes off like such a psycho. (Watch)
Assassins interview. Very proud to be part of the near demise of Dusty Rhodes. Georgia Tag Champs. The board are trying to take the titles as punishment. (Watch)
Ole Anderson vs. Zane Hickey. Ernie Holmes of the Steelers watching on. He’s pissed at Ole. Ole wins a quick squash. Ole does a post-match promo. The Omni is going to be the best night of his life. He’s gonna chop up Andre like a piece of hamburger. No one will deny The Andersons are the greatest. Ole always needs to get the last word. (Watch)
Great Mephisto interview. Vows revenge on Abdullah for putting his hands on him. Lots of twists and turns and pivoting off feuds. (Watch)
Kevin Sullivan vs. Charlie Fulton. Sullivan wins quick with the figure 4. Lewin attacks again but this time Sullivan gets free and chases him off with a belt. Sullivan goes to Solie. People think he’s a fool. He’s never lost a Boston Street Fight. Sullivan is a great babyface promo. (Watch)
Lars Anderson vs. Bobby Garrett. Lars wins quick with armbar. Post-match interview. Solie wants to get personal on his separation with Ole and Gene. Ole has lost any integrity he had. (Watch)
Baron von Raschke interview. He saw the plot of deception when Ole tricked Dusty into the ring. He’s going to pay The Superstar a big bounty to unmask Mr. Wrestling II in The Omni. (Watch)
Dennis Condrey & Stan Lane vs. Terry Taylor & Dave White. A good chance for underneath guys to go at it. Lane gets the win. (Watch)
Solie interviews Ernie Holmes of the Pittsburgh Steelers about problems with Ole. He’s been wrestling across the country but hasn't been able to get a match in Georgia. He would love to tag versus Ole. (Watch)
Other Results: Dennis Condrey and Stan Lane defeated Steve Regal and Mike Davis. Steve Keirn defeated Charlie Fulton. Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated Jim Nelson. Steve Regal defeated Kid Collins.
One of the greatest episodes of wrestling TV ever produced.
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