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Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - July 1985 - King of the Ring, Great American Bash, More!

Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - July 1985 - King of the Ring, Great American Bash, More!

Update: 2025-06-24

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My Long Form History of Wrestling Series continues with a detailed look back at July 1985. July 1985 was a big month in pro wrestling history featuring the first ever WWF King of the Ring Tournament and a red-hot NWA Great American Bash. The Rock and Roll Express begin their reign as NWA World tag team champions plus the WWF get a new Intercontinental champion in Tito Santana! The information in this episode comes from my book DragonKingKarl's 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus available at Amazon.

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Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - July 1985 - King of the Ring, Great American Bash, More!

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