Gordon Solie, who hosted Championship Wrestling from Florida for 27 years, was found dead Friday at his home in New Port Richey after succumbing to brain cancer. He was 71.

Professional wrestling in the Peach State dates back to the early 20 th century, but the promotion best thought of as Georgia Championship Wrestling began right before the end of World War Two ...

Solie, a 68-year-old New Port Richey resident, is the only member of World Championship Wrestling's Hall of Fame who was not an actual wrestler. He was inducted on May 21, 1995.

View Gordon Solie Bio ... Names like Walter Cronkite and Howard Cosell are world ... It was a natural transition for "The Dean," who had also been Georgia Championship Wrestling's lead ...

TARPON SPRINGS – The voice heard around the world is silent. When Gordon Solie speaks, hardly anybody hears. Part of it is due to throat trouble. The vocal chords wear thin after 71 years, about ...

For over four decades, Gordon Solie's deep voice entertained, informed, and educated generations of fans. He started in Florida, before moving on to host Georgia Championship Wrestling for several ...

2. Gordon Solie Gordon Solie was perhaps a legend in the most pure sense of the word, having provided commentary for Championship Wrestling From Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling ...

Someone once referred to Gordon Solie as “The Walter Cronkite of Professional Wrestling.” While the origin of that statement is up for debate, this much is certain: Solie was indeed the dean ...

* 15 years ago in 2000, "The Dean of Wrestling Announcers,' Gordon Solie, ... His peak was in the '70s as the voice of both Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling.

Almost five years after the death of pro wrestling’s greatest announcer, Gordon Solie still has a voice. Gordon Solie … Something Left Behind is a recently published collection of poems… ...

Coastal Championship Wrestling, the longest running indie pro wrestling group in Florida and one of the longest in North America, is resurrecting Championship Wrestling from Florida. Remember CWF ...