DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: February 1983 in pro wrestling

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• By Karl Stern
• Published: 24 May 2022, 11:37

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The longform history of wrestling podcast series from DragonKingKarl continues as we take a detailed look back at February 1983 in pro wrestling.

Ric Flair travels around the world (literally) defending the NWA World title. The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes) wins, then has to give back the NWA World title in Florida. Several AWA results including Hulk Hogan. Memphis continues to be mediocre, plus news and notes from Japan.

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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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