Among the people to be on the receiving end of Bruiser's wrath were Yukon Eric, "Cowboy" Bob Ellis, Wilbur Snyder, Ray Gunkel and even Argentina Rocca.  Although Rocca got a win by disqualification in their encounter.  Of course, Rocca never lost a match clean in Georgia.  

Bruiser came back the following year and got involved with a brief feud with Freddie Blassie, including a match for Blassie's WWA World Heavyweight Title.  He would later face Tarzan Tyler for the same title.  He also came back in 1964 and lost to Sputnik Monroe in the tournament to determine the first ever Georgia Heavyweight Champion.  

His final appearances here came in 1974, which was the year the Atlanta office was bringing in talent from all over to help beat out Ann Gunkel's All-South Wrestling Alliance.  Within just a few months of his matches that year, All-South did indeed close it's doors, although it is not intended to be a direct correlation of Bruiser wrestling here at the time.  

As for Lisowski, he wrestled in Georgia rings for the first time in 1954.  His first match here that we have uncovered was a loss to, of course, Argentina Rocca.  Soon after, his World Tag Team Championship partner Art Nelson came in, and the two defended their belts many times.  

The pair returned the following year, which saw Lisowski challenge for the Southern Heavyweight crown worn at the time by Freddie Blassie.  The next time he came back, it was with a new partner.  This time it was he and his "brother" Stan, with whom he now held the Word tag Team Title.  

It would be 1979 before he came back as the Crusher, recruited by Tommy Rich to help run Bobby Heenan and the Heenan Family out of Georgia.  He would only be here a month or so, but together they wore the Georgia Tag Team belts for two weeks.  

Buddy Fuller  

Fuller wound up being in the right place at the right time.  Don McIntyre, who had taken over as promoter when Paul Jones stepped down in 1962, called Fuller to come to work in the Georgia territory.  When Fuller arrived, McIntyre sold his shares of the office to him and retired.  Buddy would go on to hold a stake in the Atlanta office at least until November 1972, when it is believed that Jones, who had returned when McIntyre retired, had Fuller transfer his shares to one of the other Fullers.  Reportedly this is because Jones found out that the reason Ann Gunkel had sold out her part to start All-South was because Fuller, along with Eddie Graham, were making plans to force her out, which apparently didn't sit well with Paul.  

What is a known certainty is that Fuller maintained a ring career here that lasted many years.  He and Ray Gunkel more or less ran the office for Jones, who was really nothing more than a figurehead and public relations man for the office, up until Gunkel's unexpected death in 1972.  Together, they also maintained a long running tag team, holding several of the territory's titles over the years, as well as getting involved in many top feuds and angles throughout the state.  

It was a different story behind the scenes, however, as Fuller and Gunkel never got along.  In public they were the best of friends, but when no one was looking the two men were constantly at odds about how to run the promotion.  Although Gunkel owned a smaller percentage of the office, he still managed to get everything his way, which is probably a part of Fuller's reasons to try and take over the office after Ray died.  

Buddy Colt  

Colt's first time in Georgia was in 1962 under the name Ron Reed, which was his real name, albeit with a different spelling.  He only stayed a few weeks, but returned in the summer of 1964 for another stay.  Still, his greatest success in Georgia began in 1970.  

He went through many variations of partners and associations, such as Homer O'Dell, Professor Kimura, Karl Von Stroheim and Paul DeMarco early on.  It didn't take long for him to become one of the top heels in Georgia, keeping himself feuding with Buddy Fuller, Bobby Shane, Ray Gunkel and El Mongol.  During one of his runs as the Georgia Heavyweight Champion, Freddie Blassie was even brought in to challenge him.  

Colt left Georgia before the war with All-South, but he returned for the 1973-74 rebuilding effort by Paul Jones' office.  Once again he was wreaking havoc throughout the state against the likes of Bob Armstrong and Mr. Wrestling #2, often battling over the state championship.  

During his time in Georgia, which ended when he was injured in the plane crash that killed Bobby Shane, he held the Georgia Heavyweight Title six different times, and had many matches against Jack Brisco for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.  

Harley Race  

Race is mostly known for travelling the world as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion for many years, and working in the heart of the United States when he wasn't wearing the belt.  However, he spent some time in Georgia during the 1970's that were quite pivotal toward the success of helping Georgia Championship Wrestling topple the All-South Wrestling Alliance.  

During that period, Race handled most of the booking in 1974-75, sharing the duties with Bill Watts, Jerry Jarrett and Tom Renesto.  Race can be credited with helping save the promotion to some extent because of some of the hottest angles Georgia had seen in many years.  

Race became embroiled in a feud with Mr. Wrestling #2, and was responsible for sending Mike McCord, who would later return as Austin Idol, packing from the territory after beating him in a Loser Leaves Match.  In what was possibly a great match, Race topped a very young Bob Backlund in a 1975 bout.  

Race held the Georgia Heavyweight Title briefly in 1974, and had a series of matches for Jack Brisco's World Title, too.  After setting the promotion back on it's feet, Race moved on, but would return many times in the future defending his NWA World Heavyweight Championship against the promotion's top stars.  

Others  

Other names of interest who had brief runs in Georgia who were staples elsewhere were Verne Gagne, Jerry and Eddie Graham, Argentina Rocca, Ron and Robert Fuller, Paul DeMarco, Butcher and Mad Dog Vachon, Johnny Valentine, the Spoiler and Bill Watts.  Some names who primarily worked the under cards here before making it big somewhere else in the future were Rick Steamboat, Tito Santana, Bob Backlund, Rick Martel, Don Muraco, Bobby Eaton and Rick Rude.  

There were many others, of course, but there's only so much room here.  I will continue to detail and chronicle as much of Georgia's past as I can here, but in the meantime, be sure to check out Georgia Wrestling History, and if you haven't already done so, be sure to get a copy of Peach State Pandemonium.  I promise you won't be disappointed.