Episode Details

The Retro Wrestling Re-View WCCW Podcast officially begins as Robb Helt and Scottie Wince head back to Dallas, Texas for the May 8, 1982 episode of World Class Championship Wrestling from the legendary Sportatorium.

For the premiere episode, Robb and Scottie start right in the middle of one of the most important early periods in World Class history with Fritz Von Erich’s promotion beginning to find its television identity, the Sportatorium in Dallas packed, and the foundation being laid for the boom that would soon make WCCW one of the hottest wrestling territories in the country.

This episode features:

• Kevin Von Erich vs. The Great Kabuki in a stiff, wild main event
• Gary Hart cutting the kind of promo that reminds you why he was one of the all-time greats
• King Kong Bundy still with hair and being built toward Fritz Von Erich
• Bugsy McGraw & Bundy teaming against Tom “Boogaloo” Shaft & Ken Mantell
• The Spoiler vs. Frank Dusek in a classic old-school opener
• Al Madril vs. Armand Hussein
• Wild Bill Irwin in a handicap match against Richard Blood and Mike Bond

Robb and Scottie also talk about what made the Sportatorium so unique, the heat surrounding Kabuki and the Von Erichs, the upcoming Fritz Von Erich retirement match, and why this is the perfect starting point for a full week-by-week journey through World Class Championship Wrestling.

This is the beginning of a brand new podcast series covering WCCW from the ground up featuring the stars, the angles, the crowds, the chaos, and eventually the rise of the legendary Von Erich vs. Freebirds war.

If you love World Class Championship Wrestling, the Von Erichs, Gary Hart, The Great Kabuki, King Kong Bundy, old-school territory wrestling, and deep-dive watchalong podcasts, this is your new ringside seat to Dallas wrestling history.

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