Mike Cline's MID-ATLANTIC GRAPPLIN' GREATS
A fond look back at the great days of JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS professional wrestling.
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
DID YOU SEE?
CHARLESTON, W.V. - 1969
GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER topped THE MISSOURI MAULER and HIRO MATSUDA
HAYSTACK MULDOON beat NIKITA MULKOVICH
SAILOR ART THOMAS and THE AMAZING ZUMA bested EL GAUCHO and PEDRO GODOY
BOB RAMSTEAD lost to 'BULLDOG' LEE HENNING
GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER topped THE MISSOURI MAULER and HIRO MATSUDA
HAYSTACK MULDOON beat NIKITA MULKOVICH
SAILOR ART THOMAS and THE AMAZING ZUMA bested EL GAUCHO and PEDRO GODOY
BOB RAMSTEAD lost to 'BULLDOG' LEE HENNING
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1971THE INFERNOS with J.C. DYKES whipped RONNIE and TERRY GARVIN
JACK BRISCO and SANDY SCOTT topped NIKITA MULKOVICH and JOHNNY HEIDEMAN
ROCK HUNTER bested ALEX MEDINA
JERRY BRISCO beat JOE SOTO
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1969HAYSTACK CALHOUN, SAM STEAMBOAT and THE AMAZING ZUMA beat BRONCHO LUBICH, ALDO BOGNI and GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS in six man action.
GREG PETERSON beat LEON BAXTER
LES WOLFF topped EL GAUCHO
SILENTO RODRIGUEZ bested BILLY SPEARS
NORFOLK, VA. - 1968LARS and GENE ANDERSON won over GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER via disqualification
TONI ROSE defeated DONNA CHRISTENELLO
PAMPERO FIRPO and THE MISSOURI MAULER stopped RUDY KAYE and LES THATCHER
BOB NANDOR topped GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS
THE AMAZING ZUMA over JERRY LONDON
LEXINGTON, N.C. - 1967GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT topped HARU SASAKI and P.Y. CHUNG
LARS and GENE ANDERSON beat CHIEF LITTLE EAGLE and JERRY LONDON
PEDRO GODOY over SONNY FARGO
ROGER KIRBY and THE MUMMY wrestled to a draw.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Monday, January 26, 2026
A HOT JANUARY NIGHT
January 11, 1969
Lexington, North Carolina
Professional wrestling's 'Blonde Bombers' --- RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON --- will take on the hero unit of Hawaiian star SAM STEAMBOAT and the masked man MR. WRESTLING in tonight's main event at the Lexington YMCA.
The Canadian brother duo of TERRY and RONNIE GARVIN will meet fan favorites BOB RAMSTEAD and JESSE JAMES in the semi-final tag team match.
Both tag contests will be decided under a best two-of-three falls stipulation.
Preliminary singles bouts will find rugged ROCK HUNTER meeting young BILLY SPEARS and TINKER TODD facing another masked man in the guise of EL LOBO.
The action gets underway at 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Saturday, January 24, 2026
THE TIME - 1964 / THE PLACE - LEXINGTON, NC
August 15, 1964
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
A return match between the top tag teams of fan favorites 'IRISH' MIKE CLANCY and NICK KOZAK and the rowdy skinheads, BRUTE BERNARD and SKULL MURPHY, headlines pro wrestling tonight at LEXINGTON'S YMCA gym.
This return match, set for the best two-out-of-three falls, came about because of the recent match these combos had with one another that got completely out-of-hand when falls were even. Tonight, it's NO DISQUALIFICATION and NO TIME LIMIT, so a winner is assured.
Singles action is on tap when the rugged DOC GALLAHER returns to the area to face popular RONNIE ETCHINSON.
Two top prelims are booked as well.
TIM WOODS squares off with MIKE VALENTINO, and DOUG GILBERT will test JIM GRABMIRE.
Bell time is 8:15 p.m.
Friday, January 23, 2026
Thursday, January 22, 2026
A BILLY / BRONCHO BASH
March 25, 1963
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
A renewal of a big feud between Indian great BILLY TWO RIVERS and rugged Yugoslavian BRONCHO LUBICH will headline tonight's PARK CENTER wrestling card presented by promoter JIM CROCKETT.
TWO RIVERS holds a win over LUBICH in their last meeting, a bout that generated hard feelings on both sides, and the rematch should be a honey. It's set for two-of-three falls, one hour time limit.
The semifinal squares off two brother teams for tag team action. Fan favorites GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT go against DOC and MIKE GALLAGHER. This one is set for 45 minutes, two-of-three falls.
Three singles bouts complete the card.
These have GEORGE BECKER facing FRANK VALOIS.
CRUSHER ANGELO goes against DALE LEWIS.
DON WHITTLER battles JIM GRABMIRE.
All are one fall contests, with the first beginning at 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
DOUBLE MAIN EVENTS
May 24, 1969
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
57 Years Ago
Power-packed action is offered wrestling fans in an all-star card at the LEXINGTON YMCA tonight, kicking off at 8:15.The first of two big tag team matches will send the "BLONDE BOMBERS" RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON against the popular Texas twosome of NELSON ROYAL and PAUL JONES. The Texans are fast and high-flying, the "BOMBERS" mean and rugged, so the clash of styles could make for just a plain old battle.
Co-featuring the agenda will be a tag battle between the popular duo of Hawaiian SAM STEAMBOAT and partner MR. WRESTLING when they face the highly dangerous combo of THE INFERNOS. Interesting that STEAMBOAT is the only participant who doesn't hide his true identity behind a mask. Both teams have been on a winning streak lately, so something's gotta give in this one. Add in THE INFERNOS' crafty manager, J.C. DYKES, and anything might happen.
Both tag matches will go the best-of-three falls.
Rough PANCHO VALDEZ meets young RANDY CURTIS and fan favorite GREG PETERSON will contest BOBBY PAUL in the evening's first match.
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