George South

George South is a professional wrestler who has appeared as a jobber in World Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation. Image File history File links George South from http://bodyslamming. ... Image File history File links George South from http://bodyslamming. ... ... WCW logo from 1999-2001. ... Crockett logo from 1973-1988 Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett up until the late 1980s. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ...

Career

George South started wrestling in 1985 in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). He was used as a jobber but he always got in some offense and was very good at getting heel heat with the fans. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NWA is a three-letter abbreviation for National Weather Association, meteorological society based in Charlottesville, Virginia. ... Crockett logo from 1973-1988 Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett up until the late 1980s. ...

South wrestled in Georgia Championship Wrestling and captured their Junior Heavyweight Title in 1986 in between stops for JCP.

South also wrestled as a jobber in the World Wrestling Federation on occasion in the 1980's. World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ...

South was the top heel in the Pro Wrestling Federation that ran from 1992 until 1999 in the Carolina's. He mainly feuded with his arch-rival, The Italian Stallion, who promoted the company with some help from South. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In the 1990's, South worked as a jobber for World Championship Wrestling. WCW logo from 1999-2001. ...

South is a born-again Christian and says one of his biggest thrills was passing a Christian tract to Hulk Hogan in WCW who told him he needed it. Born again is a term used originally and mainly in Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. ... In its simplist form, a Christian is a follower of and a believer in Jesus of Nazareth. ... Terrence Gene Bollea, best known as Hulk Hogan and Hollywood Hogan (born August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia), is an American professional wrestler and actor. ...

When the PWF closed in 1999, South opened his own promotion called the Exodus Wrestling Alliance. He still runs shows as of 2005 in the Mid-Atlantic area and participates in Christianity/Wrestling shows with Nikita Koloff and Ted DiBiase. Nikita Koloff was a professional wrestler in the 1980s known as the Russian Nightmare. He was billed from Moscow in the Soviet Union and then from Lithuania after the fall of the Soviet Union. ... The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase Theodore Marvin DiBiase, better known as Ted DiBiase or The Million-Dollar Man (born on January 18, 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American former professional wrestler, and, currently, a Christian minister. ...

One of his gimmicks is the fact that he gets heel heat from the fans by sticking his tongue out at them and taunting them about how he is manhandling their hero in the ring. He is pround of the fact that he does not have to get crude, use profanity or become vulgar to get heel heat.

An important part of South's modern day matches are moves and performances intended to pay tribute to the great wrestling stars of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including Wahoo McDaniel, Blackjack Mulligan, Brute Bernard, Two Ton Harris, Paul Jones, Ricky Steamboat, Tully Blanchard, the Anderson Brothers, and others. Edward Wahoo McDaniel (June 19, 1938 in Burnice, Louisiana - April 18, 2002 in Houston, Texas) was a professional American football player turned professional wrestler. ... Blackjack Mulligan Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Joseph Windham on November 26, 1942 in Sweetwater, Texas) was a professional wrestler and a former football player. ... Paul Jones (born February 24, 1942) is an English singer, actor and radio presenter. ... Ricky the Dragon Steamboat Richard Blood, (born February 28, 1953 in Charlotte, North Carolina) better known by his stage name Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, is an American professional wrestler. ... Tully Blanchard Tully Blanchard is an American second generation professional wrestler, best known as one of the Four Horsemen. ...

South's most significant recent match was against Brad Armstrong in Spartanburg, SC at the Wrestling Night of Legends II. It is considered by those who follow the current independent scene and the recent trend of legends reunions to be a textbook look at everything that was right about "old school" wrestling. Brad Armstrong Brad Armstrong (Brad James) is a professional wrestler. ...

George's son, George South, Jr., is also a wrestler and works for his father's promotion.

External Links

George can be found online at http://www.GeorgeSouth.com and is featured prominently on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway website at http://www.midatlanticgateway.com, including an online museum of wrestling artifacts.

Profile

• Height: 6'0"
• Weight: 240 lbs.
• Birthday: September 7, 1962
• Hometown: Zionville, South Carolina
• Trainer: Rusty Roberts
• Other Gimmicks: Mr. #1, Gorgeous George South, Little George South, Gladiator #2, Cruel Connection #2
• Managers: Peggy Lee Leather, Sheik Mohammed Abdul
• Wrestlers Managed: Nelson Knight, Bobby Knight

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Championships/Accomplishments

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• 1-Time NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Federation

• 9-Time PWF Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time PWF Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time PWF Eastern States Champion
• 6-Time PWF Tag Team Champion (with Terry Austin once, The Italian Stallion 3 times, Scotty McKeever once and The Equalizer once)

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• 12-Time EWA Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time EWA Television Champion

Other Titles

• 1-Time APW United States Champion
• 1-Time APW Television Champion
• 1-Time ICW Tag Team Champion (with Mark Ash)
• 1-Time RAW Heavyweight Champion
• 3-Time SCW Heavyweight Champion
• 2004 Anderson Brothers Classic Tag Team Tournament winner (with Brad Anderson)