DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: September 1982 in pro wrestling
This week’s episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show covers September 1982 in pro wrestling.
This month sees El Santo’s last match as he retires in front of 25,000 fans in Mexico, The Midnight Express roll through Memphis, The Road Warrior (singular) debuts in Georgia, Otto Wanz defends the AWA World title around the loop, Ric Flair is supposed to defend the NWA World title in Mexico but doesn’t, Bob Backlund vs. Jimmy Snuka, and Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle begin as NWA World Tag Team Champions. That and much more!
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.