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Georgia: Thanksgiving Tag Tourney 11/22/82 (Read 134 times)
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Georgia: Thanksgiving Tag Tourney 11/22/82
Nov 23rd, 2012, 5:28pm
 

The Omni  
Atlanta, Georgia November 22, 1982 6 PM  
Referee: Nick Patrick, Tommy Weathers, Scrappy McGowan
 
 
George Scott, Chairman of Georgia Championship Wrestling, enters the ring. He  
tells the fans that, due to circumstances that will be explained on this week's  
TV, the match-ups in the tag tourney will be different than advertised. Scott  
promises the best of AWA action, no matter what.  
 
Georgia Bracket  
 
Play-in Match  
Superstar Billy Graham/Nick Busick defeat Ray Candy/Cowboy Ron Bass w/Sir Oliver  
Humperdink
after Bass hits his head on a ringpost when rushing toward Graham on the floor. Superstar rolls Bass in and pins the TV champ after a shoulder breaker @ 8:02.  
 
Tony Atlas/Sweet Brown Sugar defeat The Midnight Express after Sugar makes a blind tag to Atlas. Randy Rose is bragging to the crowd and doesn't realize Atlas is behind him. Tony clamps on a full nelson. Sugar blocks off Norvell Austin for the submission win @ 7:56.  
 
Before the match, Austin announces that Rip Rogers had travel problems.  
 
Masked Superstar/Paul Orndorff defeat Superstar Billy Graham/Nick Busick when  
Sir Oliver Humperdink comes out and hits Nick Busick from behind. Graham goes  
after the rotund one. His partner falls victim to a roll up from Orndorff,  
trunks included, @ 8:11.  
 
AWA Bracket  
 
Play-in Match  
Ted/Jerry Oates defeat Karl Von Shotz/Kurt Von Hess w/Sir Oliver Humperdink  
after both Von Hess and Jerry double clothesline each other over the top rope.  
Von Hess hurts his arm on the fall. The Brothers double team him with Ted doing  
the honors with a butterfly suplex @ 8:36.  
 
Steve Olsonowski/Dick Slater defeat Roddy Piper/Ernie Ladd by CO when Ladd  
misses a clothesline on the floor. Ladd hits the ringpost with his massive arm  
instead of Slater. Mr Unpredictable beats the count in @ 7:49.  
 
After the match, Ladd runs Olsonoski into the post in a fit of anger.  
 
Ole/Arn Anderson defeat Ted/Jerry Oates when Gene slugs Ted with his black glove  
late. The National Tag Champs go to work wearing down Oates. Arn gets the pin  
with a face first suplex @ 9:38.  
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INTERMISSION  
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AWA Bracket Final  
 
Ole/Arn Anderson w/Gene Anderson defeat Dick Slater/Steve Olsonoski when the  
injury Olsonoski suffered at the hands of Ernie Ladd becomes too much to handle.  
Ole and Arn isolate Olsonoski in their corner and rip away at the shoulder.  
Eventually, Olsonoski makes the tag to Slater and, then, falls through the  
ropes. Slater makes a valiant effort to fight off The Minnesota Wrecking Crew by  
himself but he can't. He submits to Ole's step over arm bar @ 16:00.  
 
Georgia Bracket Final  
 
Tony Atlas/Sweet Brown Sugar defeat Masked Superstar/Paul Orndorff after Masked  
Superstar gets caught up in the Atlas/Orndorff feud. Tony Atlas is in the cobra  
clutch and almost out. Orndorff begs for a chance to put out Mr. USA once and  
for all. Orndorff tries for a Lariat, while MS holds the target. Atlas breaks  
free and the wicked clothesline takes out the masked man. Atlas tags in Sugar,  
who dropkicks Orndorff over the top rope. Superstar is caught by a missile  
dropkick and is pinned @ 15:00.  
 
After the match, Masked Superstar and Orndorff shove each other when Orndorff  
blames 'Star for the loss. The National champ takes the high road and leaves.  
 
AWA World Heavyweight Title  
Wahoo McDaniel defeats Mr. Wrestling II
when II shows some leftover effects from  
the beating given him recently by Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer. Wrestling II is just a  
tad slow in throwing the millon dollar knee lift. Waho is able to see it coming  
and roll with it. He pulls down the top rope and both men tumble to The Omni  
floor. McDaniel goes to the ringside table and gets the AWA belt. He clobbers II  
with it, getting the DQ from Scrappy McGowan @ 24:03.  
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INTERMISSION  
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Thanksgiving Night Tag Team Tournament Final-$20,000 to the winning team  
Ole/Arn Anderson w/Gene Anderson defeat Tony Atlas/Sweet Brown Sugar.
Both teams  
are in the ring fighting tooth and nail when Nick Patrick makes a fateful  
decision. He choses to back Tony Atlas back to the corner. Gene Anderson slides  
into the ring and throws Sweet Brown Sugar into the head of Arn Anderson. Sugar  
is out and Ole makes the cover @ 22:44.  
 
Arn is hardly able to stand and has to be helped up by Gene. He and Ole accept  
the winners check from George Scott. The fans go home, knowing they have seen  
another Thanksgiving classic.  
 
(c) GCW @ NWAClassics.
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Re: Georgia: Thanksgiving Tag Tourney 11/22/82
Reply #1 - Nov 23rd, 2012, 5:37pm
 
And once again you show me why I miss Georgia Championship Wrestling. GREAT tournament. loved the divisions of the brackets. Lots of interestiing match ups, but my favorite was the finals between The Andersons and Sweebs and Atlas. I hope you make Skip and Tony a regular tag team.  
 
Wahoo smacks II with the belt. I am sure II will have something to say about that Saturday! Great match and SUPER CARD!
 
Good work, Bud!
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Re: Georgia: Thanksgiving Tag Tourney 11/22/82
Reply #2 - Nov 25th, 2012, 2:15pm
 
Good Thanksgiving action for the fans.  
 
Ole and Arn winning cements them as on of the top teams in all of the wrestling world, not just the AWA.
 
I wonder if Superstar will get back in the face of Orndorff anytime soon?
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Re: Georgia: Thanksgiving Tag Tourney 11/22/82
Reply #3 - Nov 25th, 2012, 7:08pm
 
Great tag tourney!  Andersons looked great!  Wahoo had to cheat to get by II...Nice work Johnny!
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