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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: March 1984

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On a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I present the 100th installment in my long-form history of pro wrestling series.

This week, join me in looking back at March 1984 which had the fallout from the shocking death of David Von Erich in February, Ric Flair and Harley Race pulling off a secret NWA World title change on the other side of the world, Jumbo Tsuruta touring America as AWA World champion, and Hulk Hogan settling into his initial run as WWF World Champion.

Join me to look back on a very exciting time in the history of pro wrestling.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: February 1984 & the death of David Von Erich

Posted on by Karl Stern

On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I present the 99th installment of my long-form history.

I am now up to February 1984 — a month that was infamous due to the shocking and unforeseen death of David Von Erich just before he was scheduled to begin a tour for All-Japan Pro Wrestling.

Taken from my new book DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, this is one of the most detailed looks at February 1984 ever undertaken.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The death of David Von Erich

Posted on by Karl Stern

The story of David Von Erich is a powerful one.

He was young and destined for greatness, perhaps even the heir apparent to the NWA World title. But then an ill-fated trip to Japan for a tour with All-Japan Pro Wrestling ended his story.

On this week’s DragonKingKarl, I will examine his last few months in detail, exploring where he was, where he was headed, and how it all ended.

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