It is no secret that the death of a good living for many wrestlers was caused by Vince McMahon’s takeover of the wrestling world. The main stars of the territories were lured to the WWF with promises that honestly were kept, but at the time sounded preposterous. Action figures and ice cream bars? International exposure? More money than they ever…
NWA Georgia January 1973: The Beginning of the Beginning
The NWA office in Atlanta, Georgia entered 1973 with ground to make up. Having to scramble on practically one day’s notice to put together the big Thanksgiving show, the task now was to put together a steady crew to create angles and run the weekly loop. This entire year will prove to be a really interesting one.
The beginning of the year’s…
The Ballad of Colonel Buckley Christopher George Robley III: Part 1
Phil Robley was a brilliant mind in the wrestling world. He created characters and weaved storylines that shaped the wrestling world forever. As a worker, his psychology was top of the line. In his own words, he could make the fans laugh, make them cry, and make them believe in Buck Robley. He rubbed shoulders with a who’s who in the legends dep…
NWA Georgia: Starting from Scratch: 1972
As most old school fans are aware of, there was a two year promotional war within Atlanta, Georgia between the NWA office and the newly created All South Wrestling office. All South had taken every piece of talent with them except for Bob Armstrong and Derrell Cochran. What is going to be focused here is not the war itself, but the creation of wha…