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here in the South drawing huge crowds all over. Now here's where the loyalty came in. Of course Bill was running
Jackson and some other towns against us where he could, The Spoiler would come in for us on some of our cards but NEVER worked for Bill in towns against us during that time. How he managed to do that, I don't know. Maybe because he could pretty much do whatever he wanted to. His reason for doing this? I don't know, because he didn't have to work for us, or for Bill. This man could have easily gone to any big territory anytime he wanted to, and make good money. It wasn't for the money. It wasn't for the exposure. I really think it was something more than loyalty. I think a better word would be RESPECT. Respect for my father.
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wasn't successful in competing against me in wrestling and the lawsuit wasn't going well for him either. We met with all the lawyers in the case in
Jackson, Mississippi, and his lawyers started blowing up when I told them the suit was over. I went over and shut the door of the office where we were meeting and told them, "You fat, overstuffed, overpriced legal vultures, sit down. George and I are here because we want to be. We're not letting you guys use the big words, blow up and extend this to charge up triple fees. You all are sitting here until you hammer out the letter that ends this antitrust suit and reestablishes George and my partnership."
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and King Cobra. The angle, while popular with the fans, was cut short in
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Culkins had joined the National Wrestling Alliance by this time. They were not present at the NWA's annual convention in August, however, it was announced at the meeting that their lawsuit with McGuirk had been settled. ICW's final show was held at the Mississippi Coliseum on August 18, 1979, as
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After NWA Tri-State began raiding ICW talent, George Culkin filed an anti-trust lawsuit. This was not the first time the NWA was accused of operating as a monopoly. Culkin's case was hard to prove, however, as ICW and the NWA had only competed against each other in
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Mississippi wrestling territory. He had close political connections with local officials., much like Bill Watts did in neighboring Louisiana, which made it very difficult for potential rivals to run shows in the
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The NWA's Mid-South territory under Leroy McGuirk originally consisted of
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was among the first of these young wrestlers. He first appeared as last minute replacement to wrestle Doctor X at a house show in Vicksburg. Cain was impressed by the young man's performance and invited him back the following night in Biloxi to make his debut as "Percy Pringle III". Paired with The
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George C. Culkin formed the promotion in the early fall of 1977 upon leaving Leroy McGuirk's Championship Wrestling. He brought in his son, George Gilman "Gil" Culkin, as a partner. The promotion was booked by wrestler Frankie Cain. The first events and TV tapings were held in September and October
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with George Culkin as the local promoter. In December 1979, Culkin and Watts formed a new parent company, "Championship Wrestling of Mississippi", headquartered in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Culkins remained with Watts for several more years. After Bill Watts closed his promotion in 1987, George
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In the summer of 1979, McGuirk and Watts split up and the Tri-State territory was divided in half. Watts took control of Louisiana and Arkansas while McGuirk kept the rest. When Watts demanded control of Louisiana, McGuirk reportedly replied "Then you'll take Mississippi too, with Culkin and that
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together as a tag team in February 1978. Hayes, who had initially worked for the Culkins as a masked wrestler, had debuted as an arrogant, flamboyant "heel" wrestler. Hayes considers ICW the birth of The Fabulous Freebirds due to the close friendship he and Gordy developed while working for the
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While the Mississippi Coliseum was the bigger venue, ICW also drew large crowds at the nearby Greenwood Sportatorium where the weekly TV tapings were held. It was not unusual for these shows to be standing room only as a number of memorable events took place in the building. A bout between Oki
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The Slapawitz Syndicate then turned their attention to Percy Pringle's stable setting up a rare "heel vs. heel" feud which became the company's arguably biggest storyline. Slapawitz and Pringle faced each other in six-man tag team matches as well as in a variety of specialty matches throughout
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This was Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Kimala, and myself first "real" territory. We had TV all over the state. We had weekly cards at The Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, The Jackson Coliseum, Vicksburg, and in Greenwood where we taped our TV. We worked six days a week. There are very few
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similar to NWA Tri-State. Gil Culkin and other ICW personalities have credited Frankie Cain for ICW's success citing his creative mind and keen eye for spotting talent. Under Cain's tenure as booker, he created or refined the "gimmicks" for many of the promotion's homegrown stars.
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falling out over money, however, caused Culkin to turn against McGuirk and shut the longtime promoter out of Mississippi. McGuirk's booker Bill Watts later expressed surprise at Culkins' decision given that his crew of wrestlers sometimes traveled directly from the
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Mongolians (Tio and Tapu), he became ICW's main "heel" manager for most of the company's existence. Under Pringle's leadership, The Mongolians won the tag team titles a record four times and Mongolian #1 even held the promotion's heavyweight belt on two occasions.
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that ended in a double-countout when the brawl spilled outside of the ring and into the backstage area. The feud concluded the following week at the Mississippi Coliseum with Slapawitz and The Japanese Wrecking Crew defeating Pringle and The Mongolians in a
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and The Japanese Wrecking Crew (Oki Shikina and Mr. Fugi).] One of the first targets of the Slapawitz Syndicate was Joey Rossi who was harassed by the group, and Slapawitz in particular, for several weeks while the Culkins were running shows in
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joined the partnership, it usually only went to Jackson, where it was winning big against the outlaw group. Even with the rest of the state basically free of competition, Culkin's promotion failed. He responded with an anti-trust lawsuit.
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rein virtually everywhere else in the state. Bill Watts has claimed that while he felt Culkin had no chance of winning the heavy legal fees associated with fighting the case could cause serious financial problems for them. According to
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was fired by Watts over a wage dispute, he went to work for the Culkins and became involved in booking for the promotion. Smith's involvement with ICW included a short-lived reunion of The Kentuckians with his former tag team partner
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CAGE MATCH! LOSER LEAVE MISSISSIPPI! BOTH MEN ENCLOSED INSIDE A 10 FOOT STEEL CAGE! GRIZZLY SMITH VS THE GREAT MEPHISTO (MEPHISTO WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO WEAR A BUILT UP BOOT, AND WILL BE SEARCHED BY OFFICERS FOR FOREIGN
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and The Mongolians (Tio and Tapu). In addition to Rossi, Pringle and Slapawitz, ICW also featured a number of younger wrestlers who had not yet made their mark in a major wrestling territory, including
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among local wrestling fans having been part of a popular tag team with half-brother Jack Curtis during the late-1940s and 1950s. ICW's weekly show replaced "Leroy McGuirk's Championship Wrestling" on
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giving both of them their first big break. He also believed that the promotion's wide television exposure and 6-day wrestling schedule provided an excellent spot for young talent to hone their craft.
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in the state capitol during this period. Despite this, former ICW manager Izzy Slapowitz claimed that the Culkins were holding their own in Jackson up until their last year in operation.
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in Mississippi for the first time, before joining the NWA in mid-1979. The Culkins eventually allied with Bill Watts after he broke away from McGuirk and their promotion merged with
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was another NWA star who worked for the Culkins. Gil Culkin later praised the masked wrestler for his integrity during the Mississippi promotional wars.
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3034:"Shooting with the Legends #2: Frankie Cain"
2935:"Minutes of the 32nd Annual Meeting, Part 3"
2768:"Wrestlers Results Archive: Nick Bockwinkel"
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1296:Global Wrestling's Yellow Pages of Wrestling
922:The title was retired after ICW merged with
885:The title was retired after ICW merged with
850:The title was retired after ICW merged with
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3106:Gil Culkin's Mississippi Wrestling Memories
2853:Tanabe, Hisaharu, ed. (February 21, 2020).
2791:Tanabe, Hisaharu, ed. (February 21, 2020).
2392:(DVD). United States: ProWrestlingDVDs.com.
1631:Tanabe, Hisaharu, ed. (November 22, 2019).
1582:Tanabe, Hisaharu, ed. (November 17, 2018).
1556:"ICW Southern Tag Team Title (Mississippi)"
824:ICW United States Heavyweight Championship
725:a co-promotional event with Bill Watts and
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1837:"Interesting Historical Wrestling Stories"
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2641:"A EULOGY FOR DON JARDINE "THE SPOILER""
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1722:"Can someone explain the Culkiuns group"
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2128:"An Interview with Michael P.S. Hayes"
2032:. World Class Memories. Archived from
1774:"LOOKING BACK AT THE BEGINNING Part 2"
1659:"United States Women's Tag Team Title"
1458:
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975:NWA United States Women's Championship
309:Mississippi State Fairgrounds Coliseum
250:Mississippi State Fairgrounds Coliseum
2536:Lister, John (2011). "Battle Lines".
2461:. Greenwood, Mississippi. p. 1.
2363:Slapowitz, Izzy (November 17, 2009).
2315:from the original on 17 November 2020
1214:
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413:NWA Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
7:
2664:"Loyalty - The Spoiler, Don Jardine"
2303:Mantell, Johnny (13 February 2013).
1051:International Championship Wrestling
754:before retiring the following year.
153:International Championship Wrestling
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36:International Championship Wrestling
2963:. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 229.
2615:. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 139.
2311:(Podcast). Event occurs at 12:57.
1924:Bowdren, Jeff (September 9, 2005).
1584:"ICW Mississippi Heavyweight Title"
1355:. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 130.
1072:List of outlaw wrestling promotions
894:ICW Southern Tag Team Championship
34:in Kentucky from 1978 to 1984, see
3140:1977 establishments in Mississippi
2994:. Mississippi Wrestling Memories.
2712:. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 64.
2670:. Mississippi Wrestling Memories.
2485:. Mississippi Wrestling Memories.
1407:Langmead, Jon (October 19, 2020).
1294:Burke, Tom (1977). "Mississippi".
952:AWA World Heavyweight Championship
748:World Class Championship Wrestling
694:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
535:from ICW's television broadcasts.
391:to veteran NWA journeymen such as
220:AWA World Heavyweight Championship
25:
2984:Culkin, Gil (February 23, 2019).
2912:"Regional Territories: Tri-State"
2776:. SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from
2540:. United Kingdom. pp. 16 19.
2489:from the original on 2020-11-17.
2199:. SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from
2076:Ross, Shelly (November 5, 1978).
2052:"Ricky Fields & Terry Latham"
1685:Mantell, Johnny (July 18, 2013).
1633:"NWA United States Women's Title"
1381:"1979 NWA Annual Meeting Minutes"
1221:"Mississippi Wrestling Territory"
3135:Professional wrestling promoters
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2525:from the original on 2020-11-17.
2269:from the original on 2019-12-28.
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2098:Marvez, Alex (August 10, 2001).
2078:"'Lord Michael' royal wrestling"
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1193:Brian Last (November 20, 2018).
1139:from the original on 2020-11-17.
752:Continental Wrestling Federation
165:professional wrestling promotion
127:Mississippi Wrestling Enterprise
3009:Parker, Thomas (May 21, 2020).
1977:from the original on 2020-11-17
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995:. It was defended in the NWA's
933:Championships recognized by ICW
2389:Izzy Slapawitz Shoot Interview
2365:"Tell me about Izzy Slapowitz"
2189:Oliver, Greg (March 6, 2013).
1835:Norris, Mike (April 3, 2006).
1129:"NWA Membership Rosters: 1979"
967:American Wrestling Association
758:Mississippi Wrestling Memories
663:AWA World Heavyweight Champion
659:American Wrestling Association
457:The ICW roster often made the
212:American Wrestling Association
136:American Wrestling Association
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2662:Culkin, Gil (July 23, 2011).
2282:"Stories: Izzy Slapawitz #23"
794:Championships and programming
438:Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy
2889:"Stories: Izzy Slapowitz #5"
2108:. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
1965:(Interview). Interviewed by
1797:"Stories: Izzy Slapowitz #8"
764:internet wrestling community
188:"outlaw" wrestling promotion
1026:National Wrestling Alliance
993:National Wrestling Alliance
196:National Wrestling Alliance
38:. For the promotion run by
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2611:; Williams, Scott (2006).
2561:; Williams, Scott (2006).
2458:The Greenwood Commonwealth
1821:The Greenwood Commonwealth
1746:The Greenwood Commonwealth
1469:ChartingTheTerritories.com
1463:Getz, Al (March 4, 2019).
1439:. Penguin. p. 86 87.
1351:; Williams, Scott (2006).
1265:Extreme Midsouth Wrestling
1195:"Episode 93: Selling Cups"
1011:Natasha and Beverly Shade
325:Mississippi Coast Coliseum
44:Northeastern United States
29:
27:Former wrestling promotion
3038:Shooting with the Legends
2538:Fighting Spirit Magazine!
2386:Ash, Marc (Host) (2008).
1435:Shoemaker, David (2014).
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2773:Canadian Online Explorer
2196:Canadian Online Explorer
2030:WorldClassWrestling.info
1261:"George "Curtis" Culkin"
1127:Tanabe, Hisaharu (ed.).
1089:Martin, Jeffrey (2023).
674:Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
640:Loser Leaves Mississippi
523:" due Slapowitz's thick
167:that held events in the
2132:Off the Top Rope Radio!
1259:Culkin, George (2001).
926:in the summer of 1979.
854:in the summer of 1979.
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557:NWA's Florida territory
425:Southern-style rasslin'
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3068:Barrie, Allan (2020).
3032:Cain, Frankie (2004).
2515:"MY 'OL FRIEND, JAMES"
2339:"SLAPPED BY SLAPAWITZ"
2217:"Down For The Count".
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349:The Fabulous Freebirds
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181:Vicksburg, Mississippi
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2592:. September 29, 1984.
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2292:on December 28, 2004.
2203:on November 17, 2020.
2056:WrestlingClassics.com
2036:on February 13, 2013.
2007:WrestlingClassics.com
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1867:WrestlingClassics.com
1841:WrestlingClassics.com
1504:WrestlingClassics.com
1225:LegacyOfWrestling.com
780:name and address book
585:Global Wrestling News
511:, where they briefly
484:Texas Bull Rope match
459:papers in Mississippi
419:Style and controversy
393:Billy Screaming Eagle
376:(The Dream Machine),
366:Nightmare Danny Davis
342:
3045:Culkin, Gil (2020).
3015:Vicksburg Daily News
2933:Teal, Scott (2001).
2859:Wrestling-Titles.com
2828:Wrestling-Titles.com
2797:Wrestling-Titles.com
2708:Klein, Greg (2014).
2668:CulkinPromotions.com
2589:Hattiesburg American
2280:Smith, Jeff (2004).
2050:(January 23, 2004).
1807:on October 28, 2004.
1795:Smith, Jeff (2004).
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1588:Wrestling-Titles.com
1560:Wrestling-Titles.com
1532:Wrestling-Titles.com
1320:Klein, Greg (2014).
1163:Wrestling-Titles.com
1133:Wrestling-Titles.com
686:Percy Pringle's hair
492:Jackson, Mississippi
488:Mississippi Coliseum
302:Percy Pringle (2002)
230:History and overview
177:Jackson, Mississippi
97:Jackson, Mississippi
2916:KayfabeMemories.com
2893:KayfabeMemories.com
2286:KayfabeMemories.com
2026:"Percy Pringle III"
1801:KayfabeMemories.com
1726:KayfabeMemories.com
1385:KayfabeMemories.com
924:Mid-South Wrestling
915:The Missouri Mauler
887:Mid-South Wrestling
852:Mid-South Wrestling
782:used by ICW to the
743:Mid-South Wrestling
533:no footage survives
397:The Missouri Mauler
329:Biloxi, Mississippi
244:, a former 15-time
224:Mid-South Wrestling
202:then controlled by
200:Mid-South territory
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2305:"Mantell's Corral"
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632:The Clarion-Ledger
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179:, with offices in
2861:. Puroresu Dojo.
2830:. Puroresu Dojo.
2799:. Puroresu Dojo.
2645:WrestlingFigs.com
2337:(June 13, 2008).
2309:BlogTalkRadio.com
2126:(April 5, 1994).
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1665:. Puroresu Dojo.
1639:. Puroresu Dojo.
1613:. Puroresu Dojo.
1590:. Puroresu Dojo.
1562:. Puroresu Dojo.
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