DragonKingKarl: WON rewind to September 1986 & Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff in Toronto
On a new DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern takes the time machine back to September 2, 1986, and grabs the Wrestling Observer Newsletter out of the mailbox to learn that Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff in Toronto, Canada, (aka The Big Event) was expected to break all sorts of box office records.
Plus, it appears as though Central States Wrestling is about to fall to Jim Crockett Promotions, but Dave Meltzer thinks Bill Watts and the UWF still stand a chance to be the big number two promotions…the AWA is drawing terrible crowds…and more.
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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.