Tag: David Von Erich
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: March 1984
On a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I present the 100th installment in my long-form history of pro wrestling series. This week, join me in looking back at March 1984 which had the fallout from the shocking death of David Von Erich in February, Ric Flair and Harley Race pulling off a secret NWA World…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: February 1984 & the death of David Von Erich
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I present the 99th installment of my long-form history. I am now up to February 1984 — a month that was infamous due to the shocking and unforeseen death of David Von Erich just before he was scheduled to begin a tour for All-Japan Pro Wrestling. Taken from…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The death of David Von Erich
The story of David Von Erich is a powerful one. He was young and destined for greatness, perhaps even the heir apparent to the NWA World title. But then an ill-fated trip to Japan for a tour with All-Japan Pro Wrestling ended his story. On this week’s DragonKingKarl, I will examine his last few months…