KAYFABE THEATER: Ric Flair calls out The North American Champion
1985 – The Nature Boy has come to the Mid-South territory and tells Terry Taylor that he may be lucky, but he won’t be lucky enough to hold the NWA World title
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TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 16th: Bruno Comes Back
1985 – Bruno Sammartino comes out of retirement and wrestles his first match in more than three years, teaming with his son David against The Heenan Family
KAYFABE THEATER: The Horsemen tell Ricky Morton about all the wrestlers they’ve injured
The Horsemen threaten Ricky Morton, as Arn Anderson tries to let ‘the punk kid’ know about all the opponents they’ve already injured
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 15th: Guerrero Strikes Gold
Latino Heat blazes through WWE, as Eddie Guerrero wins the Undisputed World championship by defeating Brock Lesnar at No Way Out
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 14th: Another Battle of the Belts
Championship Wrestling from Florida present NWA Battle of the Belts II, featuring a main event that saw Barry Windham battle Ric Flair for the World Title
KAYFABE THEATER: Jack Brisco is presented the Mid-Atlantic Title
1982 – Bob Caudle talks to Jack Brisco, the newly crowned heavyweight champion of the Carolina territory, until Roddy Piper busts in to break up the interview
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 13th: Smiles and Title Reigns don’t last forever
Shawn Michaels relinquishes the WWF World Heavyweight title on RAW, and gives an emotional speech where he tells Vince McMahon that he “Lost His Smile”
KAYFABE THEATER: The Road Warriors fire Paul Ellering
Hawk and Animal have had enough of Precious Paul Ellering, so they fire him, and then attack him, on an episode of World Championship Wrestling
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 12th: The Mouth of the South heads North
Jimmy Hart makes his WWF debut at a TV taping in Poughkeepsie, New York, managing both Greg ‘The Hammer’ Valentine and Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart
KAYFABE THEATER: The Standoff before Starrcade
1984 -Ric Flair & Dusty Rhodes are announced as the competitors in the ‘One Million Dollar Challenge’ and have a staredown on stage in Greensboro
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… Feb 11th: Dory Jr. wins the Ultimate Prize
1969 – Dory Funk, Jr. defeats Gene Kiniski to win the NWA World Heavyweight title in Tampa, Florida, and begins a four-year reign with the Ten Pounds of Gold
KAYFABE THEATER: Dick Murdoch confronts the Four Horsemen
The man known as ‘Captain Redneck’ faces off with the Horsemen and gets some help from Ronnie Garvin, Magnum TA, and Dusty Rhodes
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 10th: The Yellow Rose is Gone
1984 – David Adkisson, best known to wrestling fans as “The Yellow Rose of Texas” David Von Erich, dies while on tour with All Japan Pro Wrestling
KAYFABE THEATER: Hales feels the fire of Hot Stuff
In Memphis, Eddie Gilbert & Missy Hyatt harass matchmaker Randy Hales at the announce table, and a scuffle leads to Gilbert throwing a fireball in Hales’ face
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 9th: The Outlaw doesn’t get the Gold
1983 – The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes under a mask) defeats Ric Flair to win the World Heavyweight Championship, until NWA President Bob Geigel steps in…