TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 25th: Two World Titles on the line in St. Louis

DATELINE: APRIL 25, 1980 – KIEL AUDITORIUM – ST. LOUIS, MO


Both the NWA World champion Harley Race and the WWF World titleholder, Bob Backlund, defend their respective belts on the same card at Kiel Auditorium

Backlund defeated Bulldog Bob Brown to retain his championship, and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race successfully defended against Ric Flair.

Attendance for the event was 10,196. Also, Ken Patera defeated Kevin Von Erich to win the Missouri Heavyweight title as part of the historic card, which can be found HERE


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