Sportsmans Park 1943 NWA/WWF World Title Unification
Sam Muchnick Retirement Show Missouri Title Tournament 1983





September, 9, 1943 in St. Louis, MO
Sportsmans Park (Busch Stadium) drawing ???
  1. Ralph Garibaldi drew Warren Bockwinkel.

  2. Ernie Dusek beat Bob Roper.

  3. Joe Dusek drew Fred Blassie.
Note: This show was promoted by Tom Packs and was a U.S. War Bond fundraiser.

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NWA/WWF World Title Unification


 November 7, 1980 in St. Louis, MO
Kiel Auditorium drawing 7,980
  1. Akio Sato & Betty Torres beat Bob Brown & Leilani Kai in three falls.

  2. Spike Huber drew Takachio.

  3. Kevin Von Erich pinned Bill Howard.

  4. Dick the Bruiser pinned Buzz Tyler (6:27).

  5. Pat O'Connor & Rufus R Jones beat Bob Sweetan & Mike George.

  6. Dory Funk, Jr. pinned Baron Von Raschke (18:18).

  7. NWA World Champ Harley Race beat WWF World Champ Bob Backlund in three falls.
    • Backlund was DQed in the third fall.
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Sam Muchnick Retirement Show


 January 1, 1982 in St. Louis, MO
The Checkerdome drawing 19,821
  1. Jerry Brown drew Bob Brown.

  2. World Women's Tag Champs Joyce Grable & Wendi Richter beat Sandy Partlow & Early Dawn in three falls.

  3. Pat O'Connor beat Bob Sweetan via sleeperhold.

  4. Jerry Blackwell beat Ox Baker & Bruce Reed in a "handicap" match.

  5. David Von Erich & Rufus R. Jones DDQ Harley Race & Greg Valentine.

  6. Dick the Bruiser beat Ken Patera to win the NWA Missouri Title.

  7. NWA World Champ Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes in three falls.
    • Flair beat Rhodes.
    • Rhodes beat Flair.
    • Flair beat Rhodes.

  8. Dewey Robertson beat Baron Von Raschke.
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NWA Missouri Title Tournament 1983


July 15, 1983 in St. Louis, MO

Ric Flair__________
                   |Flair_____
Bob Brown__________|          |
                              |Flair_____
George Welles______           |          |
                   |Welles____|          |
Dewey Robertson____|                     |
                                         |Flair______
Baron Von Raschke__                      |           |
                   |Reed______           |           |
Butch Reed_________|          |          |           |
                              |Reed______|           |
???________________           |                      |
                   |Ventura___|                      |
Jesse Ventura______|                                 |
                                                     |Flair___
???________________                                  |
                   |Von Erich_                       |
David Von Erich____|          |                      |
                              |Von Erich_            |
Manny Fernandez____           |          |           |
                   |Orton_____|          |           |
Bob Orton, Jr._____|                     |           |
                                         |Von Erich__|
Dick the Bruiser___                      |
                   |Bruiser___           |
Bobby Duncum_______|          |          |
                              |Lanza_____|
???________________           |
                   |Lanza_____|
Blackjack Lanza____|
 
Kortsia Korchenko__ 
                   |Hogan_____
Hulk Hogan_________|          |
                              |DCO_______
Buzz Tyler_________           |
                   |Blackwell_|
Jerry Blackwell____|

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