Greensboro Coliseum History
Chapter Three: 1973
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To Mid-Atlantic fans, the announcing of a card to be held in Greensboro at the Coliseum meant Jim Crockett Promotions was putting together an event that would have been PPV material in the days we now live in. This was not your “usual” great card, but a super card. Fans were guaranteed a night of explosive excellence, and JCP was guaranteed a large crowd and sometimes a sellout of 15,000 fans. Sit back and relive a piece of chronological wrestling pie at its best on Greensboro’s thirteen great cards!
JANUARY 25, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Bobby & Terry Kay def. Freddie Sweetan & Mike “the Judge” Dubois
2 - Gene & Ole Anderson def. Jim Dillon & Ronnie Garvin
3 - Killer Karl Kox def. Sandy Scott
4 - Terry Funk def. Mr Wrestling [Tim Woods]
5 - Six-Man Tag - Two out of Three Falls
Johnny Weaver, Jerry Brisco, & Thunderbolt Patterson def. Rip Hawk, Swede Hanson, Homer O’Dell
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Bobby & Terry Kay def. Freddie Sweetan & Mike “the Judge” Dubois
2 - Gene & Ole Anderson def. Jim Dillon & Ronnie Garvin
3 - Killer Karl Kox def. Sandy Scott
4 - Terry Funk def. Mr Wrestling [Tim Woods]
5 - Six-Man Tag - Two out of Three Falls
Johnny Weaver, Jerry Brisco, & Thunderbolt Patterson def. Rip Hawk, Swede Hanson, Homer O’Dell
FEBRUARY 15, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Mike York > Klondike Bill
2 - Ronnie Garvin > George “Two Ton” Harris
3 - Frank Monte > Joe Furr
4 - Big Boy Brown > Mike Hall
5 - Art Nelson > The Menace
6 - Gene & Ole Anderson def. Bobby & Terry Kay
(00:16:00)
7 - Six-Man Tag - Lumberjack with Canes MAtch
Jerry Brisco, Johnny Weaver & Thunderbolt Patterson def. Rip Hawk, Killer Karl Kox, & Homer O’Dell
(00:22:00)
MARCH 15, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - S. Scott def. Frank Morrell
2 - George Scott def. Bobby Shane
3 - Taped Fist Match
A Nelson def. H O’Dell
4 - The Royal Kangaroos def. B & T Kay
5 - G & O Anderson def. R Garvin & Nelson Royal
6 - Texas Death Match
R Hawk, S Hanson, & K K Kox def. J Brisco, J Weaver, & T Patterson
(00:18:00)
APRIL 5, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr. (pre-April 1) & Jim Crockett Sr. (post-April 1)
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Frank Monte def. Les Thatcher
2 - Mike York def. Jim Dillon
3 - A Nelson def. F Morrell
4 - G & O Anderson def. G & S Scott
5 - Texas Death Fence Match
J Brisco, J Weaver, & T Patterson > R Hawk, S Hanson, & K K Kox
APRIL 26, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Joe Furr def. Mike Dubois
2 - G Anderson def. Scott Casey
(00:11:00)
3 - Big Boy Brown & Klondike Bill def F Morrell & Buck Robley
(00:14:00)
4 - S Hanson def. R Garvin
(00:13:00)
5 - Wahoo McDaniel def. Freddie Sweetan
(00:06:00)
6 - Taped Fist Match
A Nelson def. G Anderson,
Knockout
7 - T Patterson def R Hawk
(00:22:00)
8 - Jack & Jerry Brisco def. Dory & Terry Funk
MAY 17, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - F Monte def. Terry Sawyer
2 - Nelson Royal def. J Furr
3 - S Scott def. Mike York,
Disqualification
4 - G Scott def. George Harris
5 - S Hanson def. Johnny Ringo
6 - Jack Brisco def. R Hawk
7 - K K Kox def. W McDaniel
8 - Jerry Brisco def. Terry Funk
9 - Street Fight
J Weaver def. M Dubois
JUNE 7, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Mike York Vs. N Royal,
Draw
2 - F Monte def. Pedro Columbo
3 - S Hanson def. R Garvin
4 - Bob Roop def. Joe Soto
5 - K K Kox def. Scott Casey
6 - R Hawk def. L Thatcher
7 - Brisco Brothers def. Anderson Brothers,
Disqualification
8 - Braww Knuckles Tag-Team Championship
The Royal Kangaroos def. J Weaver & A Nelson (c)
NEW CHAMPIONS
JULY 5, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - L Thatcher def. Mike Hall
2 - Beauregard def. J Heidman
3 - Jay York def. LD Lewis
4 - Amazing Zuma def. Joe Soto
5 - Jack Brisco def. El Gaucho
6 - Bob Roop def. S Casey
7 - Brass Knuckles Match
J Weaver & A Nelson def. Royal Kangaroos
8 - Atlantic Coast Tag-Team Championship
G & O Anderson def. Je Brisco & T Patterson
NEW CHAMPIONS
JULY 26, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - L Thatcher def. El Gaucho
2 - Brute Bernard def. Johnny Ringo
3 - Penny Banner def. Belle Starr
4 - Bill Watts def. Tony Romano
5 - B Roop def. Lumberjack Dupree
6 - Royal Kangaroos def. A Zuma & Beauregard
7 - G Anderson def. T Patterson
8 - Jerry Brisco def. Ole Anderson
(00:22:00)
AUGUST 16, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Joe Turner def. Apache Gringo
2 - A Zuma def. Bill Bowman
3 - Bill White def. J Ringo
4 - Jay York & B Bernard def. LD Lewis & S Casey
5 - B Watts def. O Anderson
6 - Royal Kangaroos def. S Scott & N Royal
7 - Jerry Brisco def. G Anderson
SEPTEMBER 6, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - El Gaucho def. Pedro Columbo
2 - S Scott def. B White
3 - Bobby Shane def. Ed Wiskowski
4 - Midgets
Bobo Johnson def. Little Tokyo
5 - Rip Hawk def. N Royal
6 - Special Guest Referee Jou Louis
Je Brisco & B Watts def. J York & B Bernard
7 - Rufus Jones def. G Anderson
(00:08:00)
8 - NWA[lliance] World Heabyweight Championship
Ja Brisco (c) def. O Anderson
Note:
Jerry Brisco is presented with NWA[lliance] Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. This title replaced the NWA[lliance] Easternn States Heavyweight Championship.
OCTOBER 18, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - J Heidman def. Don Reece
2 - Mike Hall def. J Ringo
3 - Terry Sawyer def. J Soto
4 - S Scott & N Royal def. R Hawk & Bobby Shane
5 - J York & B Bernard def. B Watts & Je Brisco
6 - Rufus Jones def. Gene Anderson
(00:21:00)
NOVEMBER 1, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - T Sawyer def. J Heidman
2 - Frank Monte def. Joe Furr
3 - Johnny Valentine def. Ed Wiskowski
4 - Super Destroyer def. Mr Wrestling
5 - R Jones def. Mike York
6 - B Watts def. R Hawk
7 - S Scott & N Royal def. B Bernard & J York
NOVEMBER 22, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - N DeCarlo def. J Soto
2 - S Casey def. J Furr
3 - Bob Bruggers def. El Gaucho
4 - R Hawk & Swede Hanson def. Eddie & Mike Graham
(00:13:00)
5 - B Watts def. Beauregard
6 - Super Destroyer def. R Jones
7 - Je Brisco def. Terry Funk
(00:14:00)
8 - NWA[lliance] World Heavyweight Championship - Special Guest Referee Lou Thesz
Jack Brisco (c) def. Dory Funk Jr
(00:24:00)
DECEMBER 27, 1973 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Jr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - LD Lewis def. J Heidman
2 - Midgets
Little Louie def. Billy the Kid
3 - Bearcat Wright def. M York
4 - J Valentine def. B Bruggers
5 - G & O Anderson def. Bobby Bold Eagle & S Casey
6 - Johnny Weaver & A Nelson def. S Hanson & Jim Dalton
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Greensboro Coliseum History: Chapter Three.
Author: Terry Kent.
Published: January 31, 2016.
Article: #135.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
Greensboro Coliseum History: Chapter Three.
Author: Terry Kent.
Published: January 31, 2016.
Article: #135.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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