DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: 1976 in pro wrestling

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• By Karl Stern
• Published: 23 Apr 2019, 11:17

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We continue our longform history of pro wrestling series today by looking back at the year 1976, which had several historically important moments.

We look back at the rise of Bob Backlund, Bruiser Brody in WWWF, Bruno Sammartino, a tragedy in Tennessee, and the famous Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki MMA fight and the shows stateside that went along with it. Another great audio installment of pro wrestling history.

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Karl Stern

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.

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