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MID-ATLANTIC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS PHOTO GALLERY
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Mid-Atlantic Gateway Home Page The Origin of the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Mid-Atlantic / Eastern Title History Eastern Heavyweight Champion Photos MEN WHO MANAGED WRESTLERS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC TITLE
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1973 - 1977 TOP ROW L-R: Jerry Brisco, Johnny Valentine¹, Paul Jones¹, Johnny Valentine² BOTTOM ROW L-R: , Wahoo McDaniel¹,², Ric Flair², Wahoo McDaniel
¹ Johnny Valentine, Paul Jones, and Wahoo McDaniel were the only Mid-Atlantic Champions to wear two different versions of the belt. Photos are presented wearing both. For more details, see "Origin of the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship" ² Johnny Valentine, Ric Flair, and Wahoo McDaniel were recognized as Mid-Atlantic Champion while wearing the old Eastern States title belt. It is still a mystery as to what happened to the original Mid-Atlantic belt first presented to Jerry Brisco. For more details, see "Origin of the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship"
Photos 1, 4, 6, 7 by Bill Janosik. Photo 2 and 3 by Gene Gordon. Photo 5 is from "Mid-Atlantic Magazine" and was not credited, but is thought to have been shot by Gene Gordon. On this and subsequent pages, photos by Bill Janosik are © Bill Jansoik, and photos by Gene Gordon are © Scooter Lesley and Dithccat Photography. |
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