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
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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…
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 25th: Two Titleholders battle at the Super Bowl of Wrestling
40 years ago today, WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham and NWA World Champion Harley Race put their titles on the line at the Orange Bowl in Miami
KAYFABE THEATER: Butch Reed humiliates Ric Flair
The Nature Boy calls out Butch Reed – mistakenly calling him ‘Bruce’- only to be stripped by the Hacksaw in front of all the fans in the Florida territory
KAYFABE THEATER: Terry Funk throws a Four-Letter Word at The Dream
The Funker spells it right out for Gordon Solie, and tells “that egg-sucking dog”, Dusty Rhodes, exactly what he thinks of him
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… SEPT. 26th: The Dream battles Graham at The Garden
Dusty Rhodes travels north and takes a bite out of The Big Apple, challenging The Superstar for the WWWF title
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… AUGUST 21st: The Dream grabs the Gold
Watch Dusty Rhodes capture the NWA World Heavyweight title for the first time (1979)
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… AUGUST 10th: Hulk Hogan’s first match
The massive youngster makes his in-ring debut on his way to a legendary career
KAYFABE THEATER: Koloff & Saito Win the Florida Tag Team Titles
Ivan Koloff & Mr Saito win the Florida Tag Team titles from Rocky Johnson & Pedro Morales, and then talk about their victory with Gordon Solie
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
KAYFABE THEATER: Kevin Sullivan & Oliver Humperdink claim they’ve ran Superstar Billy Graham out of Florida
Sullivan and his manager are gloating that Billy Graham is gone for good, but now they find out that The Superstar has been laying in wait for them
KAYFABE THEATER: Dory Funk Jr. slaps Billy Jack!
Dory Funk talks with Gordon Solie, and slaps Billy Jack, after he insinuates that Dusty Rhodes is the best athlete to come out of West Texas State University
KAYFABE THEATER: Eddie Gilbert & Paul E. Dangerously want the World Title
1988 – From the Continental Wrestling Federation, Hot Stuff makes his debut, talking about defeating Jerry Lawler and demanding a shot at the AWA World title
KAYFABE THEATER: Sullivan Spikes Rhodes
In Florida, Dusty Rhodes tries to help Adrian Street & Miss. Linda against Kevin Sullivan & Buzz Sawyer, but gets Sullivan’s Golden Spike for his troubles
KAYFABE THEATER: I Love the Smell of Bionic Elbows in the Morning
The American Dream dons the war paint and channels Marlon Brando from the movie, ‘Apocalypse: Now’ when giving an interview about his war with The Great Kabuki