Tag: WWF WrestleMania 2

DragonKingKarl: Wrestling Observer Newsletter March 3, 1986 discussion

Posted on by Karl Stern

Karl Stern is celebrating the debut of his latest book, DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, with a detailed look back at the March 3, 1986, issue of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

This issue of the Observer discussed such stories as World Class Championship Wrestling pulling out of the NWA and crowning their own World champion.

Plus, the hype for WWF WrestleMania II, Saturday Night’s Main Event, Yoshiaki Yatsu trying to get into the Olympics, and Florida’s Battle of the Belts card.

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DragonKingKarl: March 1986 in pro wrestling history

Posted on by Karl Stern

On a new DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern returns to his long form history of pro wrestling series taken from my upcoming book, next month’s DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus.

This episode focuses on March 1986:

Pro wrestling in America is building toward three big shows: WWF WrestleMania 2, the first NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament, and AWA WrestleRock ’86. One pro wrestler takes great exception to the WWF incursion into his town when Central States co-owner Harley Race wrestles on one side of town and then drives to the other to confront Hulk Hogan…possibly with a gun.

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