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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Saga of Ric Flair jumping to WWF while WCW/NWA Champion

This is a massive show with tons of stuff — including a lot of things you might not know.

Karl Stern covers the entire story of Ric Flair quitting WCW to jump to WWF in 1991 while still WCW/NWA World Champion. Karl discusses what the NWA was during that time. Could Flair have jumped as still NWA Champion and not WCW Champion? Why that didn’t happen. Why we really didn’t get Hulk Hogan vs. Flair at WrestleMania VIII. Literal quicksand and plexiglass mazes (I’m not kidding, it’s part of the story). How WCW got the big gold belt back. Royal Rumble 1992 and more. Everything you could possibly want to know. We go week-to-week in the Observer to fill in the details, plus what narratives have changed over time.

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