Ali vs. Inoki CCTV
June 25, 1976 in Atlanta, GA
- Mike Graham beat Tony Charles.
- Bill Watts beat Dick Slater.
- Mark Lewin beat Pak Song.
- Ken Mantell drew Skip Young.
- Jack Brisco drew Dory Funk, Jr.
- Andre the Giant beat Chuck Wepner (1:15 - 3rd) via countout in a "wrestler vs. boxer" match. This occurred on a WWWF show in Shea Stadium and was shown on closed circuit TV.
- Antonio Inoki drew Muhammad Ali (15 Rnds) in a "wrestler vs. boxer" match. This occurred in Tokyo, Japan and was shown on closed circuit TV. Due to time zone differences this match actually occurred on June 26, 1976.
Note: This event was closed circuited across the Georgia territory and many other NWA cities.
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NWA/WWF World Title Unification
July 4, 1982 in Atlanta, GA
The Omni drawing ???
- The Super Destroyer pinned Tom Pritchard (11:00).
- Kevin Sullivan pinned Mr. Saito (7:02).
- Leroy Brown beat John Studd via countout in a "Texas death" match.
- National Tag Champs Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes beat Wild Samoans Afa & Sika.
- Don Muraco pinned Dusty Rhodes (0:49).
- National Champ Paul Orndorff beat Jimmy Snuka via DQ.
- Masked Superstar pinned Mr. Wrestling II.
- Ivan Putski & Tom Pritchard beat NWA Tag Champs Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson (9:00) via DQ.
- NWA World Champ Ric Flair DCO WWF World Champ Bob Backlund.
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The Last Battle of Atlanta
October 23, 1983 in Atlanta, GA
The Omni drawing 10,600
- Les Thornton beat Joe Lightfoot.
- Bruno Sammartino, Jr. beat Pat Rose.
- Mr. Wrestling II pinned Bob Roop in a "mask vs. mask" match. Roop was a substitute for the injured Mr. Wrestling #1 who was unmasked as Jesse Barr.
- National Champ Brett Wayne NC Jake Roberts.
- The Great Kabuki pinned Ronnie Garvin.
- National Tag Champs The Road Warriors DDQ Jimmy Valiant & Pez Whatley.
- Tommy Rich pinned Buzz Sawyer in a "steel cage" match. Paul Ellering was suspended above the ring in a cage.
- Ole Anderson pinned Paul Ellering in a "steel cage" match.
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