TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… SEPT. 19th: Rude looks Ravishing in Gold

At WCW Fall Brawl, Rick Rude defeats Ric Flair to win the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship

TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… SEPT. 18th: Exit the Dragon

At WCW Fall Brawl, Ricky Steamboat’s back injury forces him to forfeit the US title and step away from the ring

Footage of The Nature Boy’s victory over Dusty Rhodes in Kansas City, with Lou Thesz as the special referee. (narrated by Larry Matysik)

One of the greatest transformations in wrestling lore begins, as Sting walks out on WCW and disappears into the shadows…

Ric Flair returns to WCW in the heart of Horsemen Country- South Carolina – and reforms the group in one of the most emotional nights of all time

The Television champion gives the color commentator a ‘little slap’ after he gets fed up with some of his remarks

1992 – The Unified World Champion Eddie Gilbert happily welcomes Ricky Morton to the territory, but gets a rude awakening from the Rock and Roller

Chris Von Erich, the youngest of a legendary group of brothers, tragically takes his own life on this day in 1991

JJ Dillon meets with Jim Crockett to work out the terms of a contract for Lex Luger to defend the US title against The American Dream Dusty Rhodes.

Nitro and RAW go head to head for the first time ever, with a surprising result

The NWA World Television Champion is out with his lady to talk trash to Dusty Rhodes about their upcoming barbed wire battle for $100,00

1983 – Gordon Solie interviews NWA Promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. following the events that unfolded at his company’s first mega-event, Starrcade

The Nature Boy appears on Prime Time Wrestling with Bobby Heenan… and a familiar looking belt

The King appears in a commercial for the Fireworks City chain, riding a giant rocket to hype up their Fourth of July sale

Watch the pair of promising youngsters team up as they make their first TV appearance with the WWF on Maple Leaf Wrestling