Tag: Sam Muchnick

TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 11th: The Birth of the...

Buddy Rogers becomes the inaugural World Champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation, after supposedly winning a 'mysterious' tournament in Brazil

IN MEMORIAM: SAM MUCHNICK

Remembering the life of the longtime St. Louis promoter & NWA President, who helped shape the sport for a generation, and passed away on this day in 1998

IN MEMORIAM: LARRY MATYSIK

On this day in 2018, the longtime voice of 'Wrestling at the Chase' and assistant to NWA President Sam Muchnick passed away at the age of 72

THE SUNDAY MATINEE – 11.25.2018: ‘Wrestling at the Chase… A Look...

Larry Matysik takes us back to the glory days of pro wrestling, in this unique 1999 documentary covering the story of St. Louis show, "Wrestling at the Chase"

GATEWAY TO GREATNESS

As the announcer for Wrestling at the Chase and Sam Muchnick's right-hand man, Larry Matysik became the sound of the sport for a generation of St. Louis fans

THE WRESTLING TERRITORIES: THE ST. LOUIS WRESTLING CLUB

Our continuing series heads for the Gateway to West, former home of 'Wrestling at the Chase', the NWA, and the most influential man of the sport's Golden Era