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Win one of Johnny Weaver's ring jackets! An ACW fund raiser for "We Care of Franklin County" in Rocky Mount VA. RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
by David Chappell A brutal month for Blackjack Mulligan as he both turns back bounty hunters and also challenges Ric Flair for the U.S. title. Plus Tony Atlas, Paul Jones, Greg Valentine, Baron Von Raschke, Ken Patera and many more.
An additional newspaper clipping supporting Paul Jones' Mid-Atlantic title win over Johnny Valentine in March of 1975 has been discovered and added to our article supporting recognizing this title change. The Gateway is one of the only wrestling resources that recognizes the Jones/Valentine switch. Check out this 2006 article if you haven't already done so in the past, and let us know what you think!
Blackjack's book is on sale now at:
A List of NWA title defenses in the Mid-Atlantic area for 1970-1975 (And more years will be added soon!)
NWA Champions During the Mid-Atlantic Period 1973-1986 NWA Title Defenses in the Mid-Atlantic |
Welcome to the Gateway! The "Nature Boy" Ric Flair poses for the Mid-Atlantic Gateway holding Blackjack Mulligan's book "True Lies and Alibis", on sale now at www.blackjackmulligan.net Special Audio Greetings from Bob Caudle | Ric Flair | Baron Von Raschke
Blackjack Mulligan | Boris Zhukov | Masked Superstar Special Photo Greeting to the Gateway: Roddy Piper
Long time wrestling fans in the Carolinas and Virginia know well that Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling was one of the great regional wrestling territories in the history of the sport. This web-site is a tribute to the performers and athletes that made Jim Crockett Promotions the magic place that it was in the 1970s and 1980s. The Mid-Atlantic Gateway site will cover Mid-Atlantic Wrestling from 1974-1986, basically the period of time that the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was recognized. (For more on our decision to focus on this time frame, click here.) We want the site to be the definitive resource on the World Wide Web for information and reference on Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. As the years go by, we will continue to build the Mid-Atlantic Almanac, a collection of comprehensive reference documents on the area that we will build quarter-by-quarter, year-by-year. Please visit often! If you know others who enjoyed these wonderful days gone by, point them in the direction of our site. Thanks, and enjoy! - Dick Bourne & David Chappell The Mid-Atlantic Gateway Except where noted, All Content and Website Design © 2000-2008 Dick Bourne, Mid-Atlantic Gateway All Rights Reserved.
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Special Thanks to Bill Janosik, Mark Eastridge, Eddie Cheslock, Carroll Hall, Steve Hall, Mike Cline, Dave Millican, Akihiro Iwata, Peggy Lathan and Blake Arledge. Online Editor: James De Medeiros
Thanks also to those within the business who have been so supportive of our efforts here, especially Blackjack Mulligan, Bill Eadie, Johnny Weaver, Bob Caudle, Brad Armstrong, Les Thatcher, Brad Anderson, Boris Zhukov, Jimmy Valiant, Rich Landrum, and Mr. #1 George South.
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Talk about legends... Tim Woods, Lou Thesz, Reggie Parks, Wahoo McDaniel, and Nelson Royal at a Mid-Atlantic Wrestling convention in Charlotte, 1999. (Photo by Peggy Lathan)
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NOTE: The e-mail address for the Mid-Atlantic Gateway has changed. The new address is: CLIPPINGS COLLECTION!
Over 12,000 clippings available from the decades of the 1960s and 1970s, from all over the Mid-Atlantic Territory! Plus Texas, IWA, Tri-State Clippings and more to come!
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Just want to say
thanks for probably the neatest site on the web!
- Jack Mulligan, January 27, 2007
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- Mark Eastridge, March 2008
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