DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: September 1983

Karl Stern talks Harley Race, Ric Flair & Sgt. Slaughter.

My deep dive into pro wrestling longform history continues.

We stop into September 1983 and the time is getting near for Hulk Hogan to jump to the WWF. Sgt. Slaughter (seen above) continues to rise there as does the Masked Superstar as the era of change draws near.

Before we get there, NWA Starrcade looms where the NWA World title will go back from Harley Race to Ric Flair. Thus, Flair is doing the job tour to set up challengers and will lose the Missouri title to David Von Erich, lose clean to Bob Armstrong, and lose to Pedro Morales in Puerto Rico. 

Let’s get into that and more on this week’s show.

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