Tag: St. Louis
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 10TH: Race goes for...
Harley Race and Ric Flair battle for the NWA World Heavyweight title in St. Louis.
KAYFABE THEATER: Ric Flair talks about facing Dusty Rhodes in St....
The Nature Boy tells announcer Larry Matysik that he will have no trouble defending the Ten Pounds of Gold against The American Dream in The Gateway City
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… MAY 24th: RAW is Owen
The WWF dedicates their entire live broadcast of Monday Night RAW to the memory of Owen Hart, who tragically fell to his death one night earlier in Kansas City
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 25th: Two World Titles on...
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
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 9th: O’Connor wins the Gold...
Pat O'Connor defeats Dick Hutton to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in St. Louis
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 7th: A Thunderous Title Win
Gene Kiniski makes history when he defeats Lou Thesz, becoming the only man to ever capture both the NWA and AWA World Heavyweight titles in their career
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
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… DEC 16th: The Scorpion has Landed....
At Starrcade 1990, the mystery of the Black Scorpion is revealed when the character arrives in a spaceship to face Sting, only to be unmasked as Ric Flair
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
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… NOV 15th: The Rock plays a...
The Rock defeats Mankind by 'submission' to win the vacated the WWF title, after a shocking turn of events in the tournament final