DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: History of the NWA title, pt. 3
On the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I continued with the third part of the history of the NWA World heavyweight title.
I take a look at the title from the time of Harley Race to the era of Ric Flair, how Race ended up bridging the gap between Dory Funk Jr. and Jack Brisco following Funk’s reportedly phantom farm accident. I go into what happened when Race swapped the title with Giant Baba in Japan, later with Dusty Rhodes, and then infamously with Tommy Rich.
In this episode, we cover this classic era of the NWA World heavyweight title. Be sure to check out part 1 and part 2 if you haven’t already.
Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.