The Atlanta area is still abuzz from last week’s WrestleMania festivities, but this weekend offers a few smaller scale options showcasing wrestlers of yesterday and today, as well as some potential future stars.
Following the aftermath of two WrestleMania weekend shows last Thursday and Friday, Platinum Championship Wrestling returns to its weekly routine tonight at Academy Theatre. While last week’s matches, such as the first blood bout between Pandora and Aisha Sunshine and the return of Najasism, are sure to carry over at 
tonight’s show, the card also features the debut of Marco Polo against Mr. Eric and a main event in which the Curry Kid (with “Screamin'” Marty Freeman) takes on commentator Shane Mackey, wrestling as the costumed Canadian Sheik.
Tomorrow, there are two indie shows featuring some of the biggest names of yesterday and today taking place near Atlanta. First, Kingdom Championship Wrestling puts on JesusMania in Griffin (south of Atlanta) touting names such as Lex Luger, Ivan & Nikita Koloff, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich and “Thunderbolt” Patterson. There will be a block party from noon to 6 p.m. with food, games and music from Never Forsaken, Tymbral and the Adam Howell Band, with matches immediately after.
Just west of Atlanta, in Douglasville, Georgia Championship Wrestling is putting on Friends for a Friend: A Night for Susan, a star-studded benefit show to assist a local wrestling fan who has colon cancer. Confirmed matches include the Exotic Ones against “Texas Outlaw” Joel Deaton and “Butcher” Bobby Hayes, former World Championship Wrestling stars “Above Average” Mike Sanders vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker in his final bout and a tag team match pitting Southside Trash against the 7-foot-2-inch Big Ron Studd and midget star Too Tall Shorts. The main event features former WCW star Glacier against Ring of Honor’s Steve Corino (with Roxy Cotton). Other confirmed appearances include Ernest “The Cat” Miller, Raven, Luke Gallows, actor Robert Pralgo (The Blind Side, The Vampire Diaries, 12 Rounds) and a pre-show performance by singer Tommy Ray Gurley.
Platinum Championship Wrestling. $8. 8 p.m. April 8. Academy Theatre, 119 Center St., Avondale Estates, Ga. 404-474-8332. www.platinumchampionshipwrestling.com, www.academytheatre.org.
JesusMania. Free. Block party begins at noon, bell time is 6 p.m. Living Waters Church, 2290 Fayetteville Highway, Griffin, Ga. 770-228-2558. www.livingwatersgriffin.com.
Friends for a Friend: A Night for Susan. $12 for front row, $10 for general admission, $6 for children ages 12 and younger. Doors open at 5 p.m., Tommy Ray Gurley performs at 6:15 p.m., bell time is 7 p.m. April 9. Community Fellowship Ministries, 612 Cohran Store Road, Douglasville, Ga. 706-409-1553. http://wrestlingnewscenter.blogspot.com/2011/04/friends-for-friend-night-for-susan.html, www.community-fellowship.org.