TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 12th: The Death of Mike Von Erich
Another terrible tragedy befalls the legendary Von Erich family, when their second-youngest son, Mike, takes his own life at the age of 23
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KAYFABE THEATER: The Fabulous Ones are “Back In Town”
Lance Russell announces that The Fabulous Ones are returning to Memphis, and then shows them in a music video set to Thin Lizzy’s ‘The Boys are Back in Town’
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 11th: The Birth of the WWE World title
Buddy Rogers becomes the inaugural World Champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation, after supposedly winning a ‘mysterious’ tournament in Brazil
KAYFABE THEATER: Marc Lowrance walks out on The Freebirds
1984 – The World Class Championship Wrestling announcer can’t handle the behavior of The Fabulous Freebirds, so he quits the interview and the ‘Birds take over
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 10th: There Will Be Blood
Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo return to WCW, and shockingly join forces to form The New Blood, a faction designed to battle the company’s more established stars
KAYFABE THEATER: Piper talks about facing Armstrong at the Omni
The Rowdy Scot is interviewed by Gordon Solie on Georgia Championship Wrestling and says he’s tired of ‘being a nice guy’ when it comes to Bob Armstrong
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 9th: Crockett buys the UWF
On this day in 1987, Jim Crockett Promotions purchases Bill Watts’ Universal Wrestling Federation, ending the company’s amazing run as a national promotion
KAYFABE THEATER: The Brisco Brothers brag about being NWA World tag team Champions
1983 – The Briscos are out on Mid-Atlantic Wrestling to talk a little trash, but they don’t want to see the video David Crockett is about to show
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 8th: The Last Stand of the AWA
Larry Zbysko regains the AWA World title from Masa Saito at SuperClash IV, an event that foreshadowed the impending doom of the Minnesota promotion
KAYFABE THEATER: Tully Blanchard Brags About Knocking Out Ronnie Garvin
1986 – The National Heavyweight Champion and manager JJ Dillon mock Ronnie Garvin and talk about facing him in a taped fist match
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 7th: The Three Faces of ‘Mania
The WWF presents WrestleMania 2 from three separate locations, New York, Chicago, & LA, headlined by Hulk Hogan defeating King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match
KAYFABE THEATER: ‘Straight Talk with The Boss’ with guest JJ Dillon
Magnum TA hosts his own interview segment on NWA Wrestling, and talks things over with the manager of The Four Horsemen
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 6th: Patera & Saito go out for Burgers
1984 – Masa Saito and Ken Patera are arrested after fighting the police, following an incident after-hours at a McDonald’s restaurant in Wisconsn
KAYFABE THEATER: Dusty Rhodes steals Ric Flair’s robe
While in the middle of his match with young Terry Allen, The Nature Boy loses it when The American Dream steals one of his elegant robes
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… April 5th: Kaufman gets carried out
1982 – Comedian Andy Kaufman gets a disqualification victory over Jerry Lawler, when the King delivers an illegal piledriver during the match