DragonKingKarl: February 1986 in wrestling
On today’s DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern takes a detailed look back at February 1986 from his upcoming DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, set to be released in March.
This month was a very historic one in pro wrestling history.
It featured the tragic death of World Class wrestler Gino Hernandez (pictured above) which shocked the pro wrestling world.
Plus, NWA Superstars was on the Superstation, The Bullet battled Mr. Olympia over their masks, the Honky Tonk Man gimmick was born, a famous tag team wrestler was arrested for a fatal car accident, the first pro wrestling video game came out, and huge, tall tales were spun by the Von Erich family.
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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.