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Flashback - Kiel
Auditorium August 5, 1983
- John Edwards
This
month's article takes us back to August 1983 and a Friday night card at
the "air conditioned" Kiel Auditorium, 15th and
Market Streets, St. Louis, Missouri. This card was important for a
number of reasons, not the least of which was that I was there in
person.
This
card was important because:
- Sam
Muchnick had turned over the reigns of the St. Louis Wrestling Club
to the consortium led by Harley Race and Bob Geigel nineteen months
before. At this time (summer 1983) the promotion was still doing
well as Vince McMahon's expansion hadn't happened yet.
- The
mix of talent, featuring NWA (Flair, Race), AWA (Hulk Hogan, Von
Raschke, Crusher Blackwell), and even Georgia (Super D) was still
extremely strong.
- Larry
Matysik by this time had left to form his short-lived Greater St.
Louis Wrestling Enterprises promotion.
- Harley
Race was in the midst of his caretaker reign, having gained the NWA
belt in St. Louis on June 10, 1983. He would continue to hold the
belt until dropping it to Flair at the epic cage match at Starrcade
on November 24, 1983.
- This
title reign would be followed by chaos: the death of David Von
Erich, placating Fritz by putting the belt on Kerry, and the
eventual control of (and death of) the NWA belt by Jim Crockett's
control of the belt and the champion in the Carolinas.
Now, on
to the matches, complete with my commentary!
Opener:
1. Ron
Ritchie d. Steve Hall Not
much to say about this one. On to the second match
2. Lelani
Kai and Roger Kirby (perennial Kansas City and St. Louis
Favorite) vs. Princess Victoria and Bulldog Bog Brown
(another perennial favorite) - No results, but I sure Roger Kirby's team
were the heels. Mixed Tag Match: (usual stips, partners must tag to
ensure man vs. man and woman vs. woman) I am sure there were plenty of
good spots between Kirby and Brown.
3.
Barry Windham d. Tonga John - Barry gets the win
in his St. Louis debut. According to July 28th edition of
"The Wrestler" (courtesy of Chitown Rich) - "Sensational
newcomer Barry Windham makes his St. Louis debut as he tackles 290-pound
Tonga John. Windham is a top performer in the South and Southeast and he
hopes to make a big impression in St. Louis on August 5th."
4.
Super D d. Gentleman George Wells - Super D. at
this time was crushing people in Georgia using his "superplex".
George Wells was a nice-guy face who would get wins on Wrestling at the
Chase on TV, but was outclassed here. I was quite happy as I was a huge
Super D mark from seeing him destroy jobbers on WTBS. Booking Super D
marked a departure from the past as Sam Muchnick did not book masked
wrestlers as a rule. More...
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