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| Friday, December 18, 2017 |
Monday, December 18, 2017
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Sunday, November 26, 2017
WrestleCade
I told Lawler and the crowd I'm fighting for Adam West. Lawler started laughing.
Story telling... https://t.co/9eU0mHcYMv— Jerry Lawler (@JerryLawler) December 18, 2017
Our sources tell us @JerryLawler and George South stole the show at WrestleCade. Old school story-telling works every time it's tried when carried out in the ring by real story-tellers. Wish Lance Russell and Bob Caudle could have called that match. Roughhouse Fargo as ref. https://t.co/loGRZz6olC— Mid-Atlantic Gateway (@magateway) December 18, 2017
Friday, November 24, 2017
Friday, November 17, 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Monday, October 9, 2017
Charlotte Observer Feature
BY JOE MARUSAK
Charlotte Observer
OCTOBER 07, 2017 9:19 AM
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article177615781.html#storylink=cpy
Charlotte Observer
OCTOBER 07, 2017 9:19 AM
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article177615781.html#storylink=cpy
George South was Ric Flair’s favorite opponent in the wrestling ring. Flair pinned him “a couple hundred times,” South said, while always respecting his skill and work ethic.
The 55-year-old South lives in Charlotte and still travels the country as a professional wrestler, but saving souls is what counts the most now, he told the Observer on Friday.
South was set to wrestle the next day in an outdoor ring at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway where he would minister to fans the final 15 minutes or so of his hour-long appearance, and then drive to a wrestling event at Clayton Fitness in Clayton, near Raleigh, that night.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Bob Armstrong with George South Bottled Water
Bullitt Bob knows a good bottle of water when he sees it!
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Visit with Cedric
It was great being able to visit with my former student Cedric and his family. So very proud of him!!
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Reward for Good Work: J.J. talks about George South on "The JJ Dillon Show"
by Dick Bourne
Special from the Mid-Atlantic Gateway (midatlanticgateway.com)
On James J. Dillon's recent podcast "The JJ DIllon Show" (episode #10 which dropped Thursday 8/31), co-host Rich Bochinni read an email from a listener of the show. The listener asked about some of the enhancement talent that the main event guys liked to work with. J.J. answered by also talking about how one guy in particular meant a lot to him in those years:
You can listen to J.J. Dillon's weekly podcast on the MLW Radio Netowrk or download from wherever you like to get your podcasts.
Special from the Mid-Atlantic Gateway (midatlanticgateway.com)
On James J. Dillon's recent podcast "The JJ DIllon Show" (episode #10 which dropped Thursday 8/31), co-host Rich Bochinni read an email from a listener of the show. The listener asked about some of the enhancement talent that the main event guys liked to work with. J.J. answered by also talking about how one guy in particular meant a lot to him in those years:
"I always mention George South's name because, what would happen when I would line up the TVs and I would know how many enhancement people I would need, instead of going down a list, I relied very heavily on George South. And George took a big load off me knowing that he had people who he knew were going to be reliable, were going to show up dressed properly, have a respectable match, and it took a burden off of me not having to worry, especially if I hadn't seen the guy before. And as a result George worked a lot. In fact, and goes back a couple of years ago, there was one day when I was somewhere in Charlotte, and George South came up to me, and he said, 'I want to thank you because i just paid off my home and I woe you.' I just stopped him dead in his tracks and said 'George, you owe me nothing. Whatever good fortune you had was becasue you were smart enough to save your money and because I relied on you and you earned that distinction. I knew with all the other things that I had to do, if I had to have four people there, you were one of the four, and I trusted you to give me the name of the others, and you weren't going to give me the same four guys all the time, so it wasn't like you were gaining favor with certain guys, I totally trusted you and that trust was rewarded by George South.' And so I said, 'George, you owe me nothing. You earned everything that you have, and I'm just glad that you got maybe a little more work than some of the others, but you earned that right to get it.'
"Sometimes on the house shows, we would have a spot or two on the card to fill, and so I would call George and he would get some extra bookings and that was kind of a way of compensating him for what he did for me in terms of when I had a million other distractions and needed guys for TV and he made me look good. So I was dead sincere when I told George you don't owe me a thing. If anything, I owe you because you earned everything that you ever got.
And George was a great talent in the ring, I know Ric loved to work with him. But to answer your question, I don't know that there were handpicked guys. It's just everybody that was kind of like surrounding George South were all of that kind of quality, that went you went out there, they looked presentable in the ring, their ring gear looked professional, and when the bell rang, regardless of how many minutes there was or what was called for, you were gonna get a quality match."
You can listen to J.J. Dillon's weekly podcast on the MLW Radio Netowrk or download from wherever you like to get your podcasts.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Birthday Dad (and Grandaddy!)
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| My birthday picture with one half of the Sotos. |
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| I about can't pick her up anymore!! |
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Friday, August 4, 2017
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Cedric's Bubblegum Card!
Yes, when I was a kid, we called them bubblegum cards! And you got a piece of bubblegum in the pack!
So proud of Cedric.
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Monday, June 12, 2017
Graduation Day!
So proud of my son Garrett! All five of my kids through high school now! WHEW!! Mr. Florida is worn out!!
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Dallas Goes to Poison Concert
Little George took Dallas to Poison concert tonight. Shirt came off first thing!
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Willie Mack
Enjoyed meeting this kid at a recent AML show. Willie Mack, he's way too nice a guy to be in the wrestling business. What the heck. Watched his great match!
He's one of Dick Bourne's favorites on Lucha Underground, who calls him the Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones of the 2000s. Except with moonsaults!
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Charlotte Magazine Article on Cedric Alexander
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Meet Charlotte Native and WWE Wrestler Cedric Alexander
Ahead of Sunday's Wrestlemania, we spoke to the locally-trained cruiserweightBY KRISTEN WILE
Published: 2017.03.31 10:29 AM
When Cedric Alexander Johnson was eight or nine years old, he sat down at a barbershop in Grier Heights and looked to his left. He knew the person sitting there. He stared at the man for a while, until the man finally looked down at him.“Hey, how you doin’?” the man asked the child.
“I’m good,” Johnson said. “Are you Muggsy Bogues?”
“Yes,” Bogues responded.
As far as Johnson can recall, the barbershop didn’t have a name, it simply had a sign that read “barbershop.” But he vividly remembers the moment when he told the Charlotte Hornets legend he was really good at basketball.
“It was an experience that stuck with me,” he says. “That was probably my first celebrity I ever met.”
Today, Johnson is a celebrity in his own right. The WWE wrestler competes as Cedric Alexander in the company’s Cruiserweight Division, which premiered last year, on Monday Night Raw and on the WWE Network's 205 Live. Johnson lost weight to hit the 205-pound mark, the maximum weight allowed....
>>> Read the rest of the article on Cedric at CharlotteMagazine.com.
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Friday, March 31, 2017
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Sunday, March 19, 2017
On The Road
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| Shane Douglas, Robert Gibson, Bobby Fulton, Ricky Morton, and George South March 18, 2017 - Clayton, NC |
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Monday, March 6, 2017
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