Mike Cline's MID-ATLANTIC GRAPPLIN' GREATS
A fond look back at the great days of JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS professional wrestling.
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Friday, March 5, 2021
TWO TON and the SCOTT BROTHERS
September 30, 1967
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

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SIX MAN tag team action headlines tonight's WRESTLING card at the LEXINGTON YMCA.
The 'FLYING SCOTTS', GEORGE and SANDY, will be joined by equally popular LUTHER LINDSAY to test the power of an arrogant brutal threesome consisting of THE MISSOURI MAULER, PAMPERO FIRPO and GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS.
Another tag team battle welcomes the great Indian team of BOBBY RED CLOUD and CHIEF LITTLE EAGLE back to town to meet the ruffian duo of JIM OSBORNE and the mysterious masked man THE MUMMY.
Both tag matches will be settled under the best two-out-of-three falls stipulation.
Girl wrestles are also scheduled when popular PENNY BANNER faces long-time nemesis TAMMY JONES.
GREG PETERSON will face PANCHO VALDEZ in the 8:15 opener.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
RED HOT RINGS = RED HOT BUSINESS
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Monday, March 1, 2021
SCOTTS MEET MAULER & FIRPO
September 9, 1967
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Rulebreakers PAMPERO FIRPO and THE MISSOURI MAULER, angry in being disqualified in their match here last week, will return to the LEXINGTON YMCA tonight for wrestling action and plan to take out their anger on fresh opponents GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT.
It may not be so easy for the bully team. THE FLYING SCOTTS, daring and spectacular and former WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, have vowed to tame the big and rowdy FIRPO / MAULER duo.
The tag team from the Orient, HARU SASAKI and P.Y. CHUNG, face the newcomer combo of handsome DENNIS HALL and ROGER KIRBY. Female fans have quickly taken to these two youngsters.
Both team matches will be wrestled under the stipulation of the best-of-three falls.
Returning after an absence of some time, GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS will meet fellow rule breaker TONY ROMANO.
JERRY LONDON will clash with the mysterious masked man, THE MUMMY, in the evening's 8:15 opener.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Saturday, February 27, 2021
WHERE WERE YOU IN '62?
Moviegoers of 1973 and beyond may remember the advertising slogan from the hit film AMERICAN GRAFFITI.
It was a catchy phrase that stayed in the minds of folks for quite a while.
So, since I'm spotlighting some great 1962 JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS shows from GREENSBORO, N.C., I'll ask again...
WHERE WERE YOU IN '62?
ARGENTINA ROCCA defeated RIP HAWK.
U.S. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION PAT O'CONNOR won over HANS SCHMIDT via DQ.
DON McCLARITY topped SWEET DADDY SIKI.
STEVE BOLUS and ANGELO MARTINELLI whipped SONNY FARGO and JACK VANSKY.
RITA CORTEZ pinned JUDY GRABLE.
GUY LA ROSE bested ANGELO SAVALDI.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION BUDDY ROGERS retained the title over BILLY 'TARZAN' DARNELL.
REGGIE PARKS and STEVE BOLUS beat KURT and KARL VON BRAUNER via DQ.
GEORGE BECKER topped RIP HAWK.
BABY CHERYL pinned DARLING DAGMAR.
CHIEF BIG HEART and PANCHO VILLA wrestled to a draw.
LUTHER LINDSAY whipped MIKE PAIDOUSIS.
ARGENTINA ROCCA and HAYSTACK CALHOUN topped KURT and KARL VON BRAUNER via DQ.
IVAN KAMEROFF and JOHN SMITH stopped JIM LA-ROCK and JERRY LONDON.
JOHNNY WEAVER pinned ANGELO SAVALDI
STEVE BOLUS and PAT O'BRIEN wrestled to a draw.
TINY SMITH won from JACK VANSKY (subbing for JACK TERRY).
JOHNNY VALENTINE stopped JOHNNY WEAVER.
RIP HAWK won over GEORGE BECKER.
HAYSTACK CALHOUN and ABE JACOBS toppled SWEDE HANSON and GYPSY JOE.
JOHN SMITH and IVAN KAMEROFF defeated TONY BAILLERGEON and MAURICE LA POINTE.
RAY VILLMER bested PANCHO VILLA.
HANS SCHMIDT defeated PAT O'CONNOR.
GEORGE BECKER and ARGENTINA ROCCA stopped P.Y. CHUNG and TARO MYAKI.
RIP HAWK won over JOHNNY WEAVER via DQ.
PENNY BANNER topped ANN LAVERNE.
ABE JACOBS and ROCK HUNTER wrestled to a draw.
DICK STEINBORN pinned ANGELO SAVALDI.
RIP HAWK and ROCK HUNTER defeated GEORGE BECKER and BILLY TWO RIVERS.
THE GREAT BOLO topped JOHNNY WEAVER.
REGGIE PARKS and RAY VILLMER bested JOHN SMITH and IVAN KAMEROFF.
PAT SHERRY pinned BRENDA SCOTT.
EDUARDO CASTILLO lost to P.Y. CHUNG.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Thursday, February 25, 2021
MAULER CLAIMS WEAVER "A CHICKEN THIEF"
July 16, 1966
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE
Popular JOHNNY WEAVER, at least 'temporary' SOUTHERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, will take New Zealander ABE JACOBS as a partner tonight and will face THE MISSOURI MAULER and THE GREAT MALENKO in a two-out-of-three falls tag team main event at the LEXINGTON YMCA.
Last Saturday night in the ring, WEAVER had one fall in a championship bout against the title-holding MAULER when all types of excitement broke out. Referee Walter Buckner was injured and could not continue officiating. WEAVER, trying to aid the fallen ref, was attacked by the MAULER, and JACOBS came in to lend a hand. The MAULER took the low road and ran, with WEAVER grabbing the championship belt, saying he plans to keep it until the NWA officials make a ruling. Tonight's grudge match grows out of the turmoil.
"He never beat me for the belt, but he stole it anyway," claims the MAULER. "He's just as low down as the chicken thieves we've got back home in St. Jo. As far as I'm concerned, WEAVER is nothing but a chicken thief, and he's gonna pay."
Another tag match is scheduled with two falls necessary to determine a winner. Popular power hitters GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE and Negro star LUTHER LINDSAY will meet CORSICA JEAN and Lexington newcomer 'BRUISER' BOB MORGAN.
MISS PENNY BANNER and MISS DIXIE JORDAN face off in a special ladies match, and IKE EAKINS battles KEN HOLLIS in the opening match, which gets underway at 8:15.
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