DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The longform history of pro wrestling in January 1983

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• By Karl Stern
• Published: 19 Apr 2022, 08:00

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My longform pro wrestling history series lands in January 1983 and we now have issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to help us along as well. 

A lot will happen very quickly in 1983:

• Jimmy Snuka is hugely popular and seems to be ascending to the WWF title picture, but Nancy Argentina will change all of that
• Southeastern Championship Wrestling is at its very best with heel Bob Armstrong
• Ric Flair and Harley Race will battle over the NWA title
• Japan is hot and Mexico is interesting

1983 is a great year in pro wrestling, so let’s get into it.

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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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