I wish I had kept an accounting of how many times I made the trip from Statesville, N.C. or Salisbury, N.C. to Charlotte to see MID-ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING.
The trip from Statesville to Charlotte was during 1960's non-Interstate highway days, meaning slow-downs in the then-hamlets of Troutman and Mooresville, then entering the 'Queen City' through one of its least desirable areas.
But this was for wrestling, so why would personal safety be an issue?
Once in the city, it was on to PARK CENTER or, on occasion, to the original COLISEUM, known as 'The Big Dome'.
No specific memories that I may have witnessed any of the CHARLOTTE cards below, but somebody had a good time at them.
BILLY TWO RIVERS *
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1966
GEORGE BECKER, TEX McKENZIE and BILLY TWO RIVERS toppled ALDO BOGNI, BRONCHO LUBICH and HOMER O'DELL in six man competition.
'BIG' BOB ORTON retained the SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP when JOHNNY WEAVER was disqualified.
PAT O'CONNOR bested IKE EAKINS.
STEVE BOLUS and JESSE JAMES lost to JOHN and CHRIS TOLOS.
NELSON ROYAL got past THE GREAT MALENKO via DQ.
GEORGE BECKER, TEX McKENZIE and BILLY TWO RIVERS toppled ALDO BOGNI, BRONCHO LUBICH and HOMER O'DELL in six man competition.
'BIG' BOB ORTON retained the SOUTHERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP when JOHNNY WEAVER was disqualified.
PAT O'CONNOR bested IKE EAKINS.
STEVE BOLUS and JESSE JAMES lost to JOHN and CHRIS TOLOS.
NELSON ROYAL got past THE GREAT MALENKO via DQ.
BRONCHO LUBICH
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1966
BRONCHO LUBICH and ALDO BOGNI with HOMER O'DELL lost to RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON.
BOB BOYER pinned JOHN GUDISKI.
SLAVE GIRL MOOLAH squashed PRINCESS WHITE DOVE.
SUNI WAR CLOUD topped TONY NERO.
BRONCHO LUBICH and ALDO BOGNI with HOMER O'DELL lost to RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON.
BOB BOYER pinned JOHN GUDISKI.
SLAVE GIRL MOOLAH squashed PRINCESS WHITE DOVE.
SUNI WAR CLOUD topped TONY NERO.
LARS ANDERSON
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1967
GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT topped GENE and LARS ANDERSON.
RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON smashed JESSE JAMES and DON KENT.
BOBBY SHANE pinned EL GAUCHO.
JOHN HIGGINS lost to GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS.
GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT topped GENE and LARS ANDERSON.
RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON smashed JESSE JAMES and DON KENT.
BOBBY SHANE pinned EL GAUCHO.
JOHN HIGGINS lost to GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS.
GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE **
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1965
ALDO BOGNI and BRONCHO LUBICH with HOMER O'DELL won the SOUTHERN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP from EDDIE GRAHAM and SAM STEAMBOAT.
GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE topped SWEDE HANSON.
RON REED *** pinned THE VIKING.
DALE LEWIS defeated TONY NERO.
CHRIS AVEROFF bested SONNY FARGO.
ALDO BOGNI and BRONCHO LUBICH with HOMER O'DELL won the SOUTHERN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP from EDDIE GRAHAM and SAM STEAMBOAT.
GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE topped SWEDE HANSON.
RON REED *** pinned THE VIKING.
DALE LEWIS defeated TONY NERO.
CHRIS AVEROFF bested SONNY FARGO.
JOHN and CHRIS TOLOS
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1966
BRONCHO LUBICH and ALDO BOGNI with HOMER O'DELL versus RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON ended in a no contest.
TEX McKENZIE and NELSON ROYAL defeated JOHN and CHRIS TOLOS.
BOB BOYER beat IKE EAKINS.
TONY NERO lost to JESSE JAMES.
BRONCHO LUBICH and ALDO BOGNI with HOMER O'DELL versus RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON ended in a no contest.
TEX McKENZIE and NELSON ROYAL defeated JOHN and CHRIS TOLOS.
BOB BOYER beat IKE EAKINS.
TONY NERO lost to JESSE JAMES.
* A while back, I watched the 2004 movie TAKING LIVES starring Angelina Jolie. BILLY TWO RIVERS has a speaking role in the film within the first ten minutes.
** GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE died at the young age of 39 of a heart attack. He appeared in an episode of the ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN in 1951 entitled NO HOLDS BARRED.
*** RON REED later became a wrestling superstar under the name BUDDY COLT
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