Bobby Simmons got his start refereeing for Ann Gunkels ASWA promotion during the Georgia wrestling wars. He later went to work for Georgia Championship Wrestling and refereed some of the most historic matches of the 70s and 80s. As an office employee, he was behind-the-scenes during the heyday of the Atlanta territory. This is not just Bobbys story, but an indepth look at the pro wrestling business of one of the most talked-about territories of all time.
Bobby's uncle
The claw hold
Hanging around the wrestling office
Meeting Rocket Monroe
Saturday mornings at the TV studio
Being paid $70 a week
Mizark
The promotional war
Tricks of the trade
Memories of Ray Gunkel
Working 17-hour days
Making a 4-1/2 hour trip for $15
Pre-match instructions
"Get your own heat."
"Shut up and kick the tires!"
The history of the Sports Arena
Tear gas in the phone booth
Guarantees for referees
Makeshift windshield wipers
Argentina Apollo and the Golden Gladiator shoot
Buck Robley fires Charlie Smith
Introduction to Sputnik Monroe
Meatless hamburger
No-calorie strawberry pie
Ann Gunkel vs The National Wrestling Alliance
Promotional war
Ann Gunkel calls it quits
Slicing watermelon
Working for the NWA
Gorilla Watts
Hardway!
Worries about job security
Rubber stamp autographs
Bearcat Wilkerson and blood
Luke Graham's granddaughter
Luke Graham and the 450-pound fan
The Missouri Mauler
Sheer terror
The Mauler drops George Harben
Rest in Peace, Charlie Harben
Ox Baker potatoes Bobby
Painted toenails
Jerry Graham gets naked
Women's underwear on the nightlight
Ted Oates vs Wayne Cowan
An autograph for Bobby
Charlie Cook
The Oriental Nerve Hold
Assassin #2 vs Dick Steinborn
Show cancelled due to sunshine
Thunderbolt Patterson's basket
Karl Gotch's teacher
Wise advice from Jody Hamilton
Atlanta's first masked babyface
Mr. Wrestling unmasks himself
