Blackwell decided to close down SCW in early 1990. It was the last-ever territory-era promotion to run in the state of Georgia. Georgia All-Star Wrestling Shortly after Jerry Blackwell pulled out of SCW, Joe Pedicino decided to continue on by himself. In May 1990, the promotion was relaunched as "Georgia All-Star Wrestling". Though no longer having access to AWA talent, Pedicino was able to bring in former wrestlers from Jim Crockett Promotions as an announcer for the promotion. Future WCW star Marcus Bagwell made his debut in the promotion under the name Fabian. He was also able to retain many of SCW's former Georgia-area stars. These were mostly independent wrestlers such as Jimmy Holiday, Tony Zane, Billy Starr, John Michaels. Joel Deaton, Nick Busich, and Steve "The Brawler" Lawler. In early 1990, Pedicino hired Scott Hudson and Steve Prazak as announcers for the promotion. According to Hudson in a later interview, both men had been fans of "Pro Wrestling This Week" and impressed Pedicino when they volunteered to replace the regular announcer following a poor performance at an GASW show in Carrollton, Georgia. Initially working without pay, they were eventually hired full-time. With their experience in radio and television, they became valuable members of the promotion. Pedicino continued running GASW until 1991 when he and former USWA commissioner Max Andrews decided to start a new promotion, the Global Wrestling Federation, in Dallas, Texas. Alumni Male wrestlers Stables and tag teams Managers and valets Commentators and interviewers Referees Other personnel Championships and programming Championships Programming References Further reading Hamilton, Joe and Scott Teal. Assassin: The Man Behind The Mask. Hendersonville, TN: Crowbar Press, 2006. . American companies established in 1988 American companies disestablished in 1990 1988 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Independent professional wrestling promotions based in Georgia (U.S. state) National Wrestling Alliance members