On This Day in Wrestling History - Gary Hart and The Great Muta challenges Sting on World Wide Wrestling 35 years ago today (5/20/89) | NWA Wrestling Memories

51 years ago today the wrestling world experienced a tragedy that would change the lives of all involved. A Cessna 182 piloted by Buddy Colt crashed into the Tampa Bay following a stall. On board in addition to Colt were manager Gary Hart, Mike McCord (Austin Idol) and Bobby Shane. Colt would later tell the Tampa Bay Times “It was raining like hell, I banked into a cloud and couldn’t see. When that happens, you get vertigo. You can’t tell up from down or left from right. I was trying to find the

On This Day in Wrestling History - Gary Hart makes his NWA return, promising a certain ‘Latin Heartthrob’ 35 years ago today on World Championship Wrestling 3/19/88 | NWA Wrestling Memories

On This Day in Wrestling History - Gary Hart introduced Baron von Raschke to Mid-Atlantic Wrestling 39 years ago today (9/24/83) | NWA Wrestling Memories

OTD in 1986 World Class Championship Wrestling Bruiser Brody & Steve Simpson vs Abdullah The Butcher & Crusher Yurkoff w/Gary Hart & Larry Sharpe | Chris Ryan

On August 22, 1986 World Class Championship Wrestling aired from The Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas. Check out this match between The Dingo Warrior (with Gary Hart) and "The Smooth Operator" Ravishing Rick Rood (with Percy Pringle III). The Dingo Warrior would join the WWF in June of 1987 and become The Ultimate Warrior. Rood would sign with the WWF in July of 1987 and would change the spelling of his last name to “Rude.” Pringle would join the WWF in December of 1990, becoming the character Paul

On May 5, 1985 World Class Championship Wrestling’s 2nd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions took place in front of 26,153 fans at Texas Stadium. Take a look back to the main event which was a “Kerry’s Hair vs. Gary’s Hair” match involving Kerry Von Erich (with Fritz & Kevin Von Erich) taking on One Man Gang (with Gary Hart). As a result of Kerry's victory over the One Man Gang, manager Gary Hart had his head shaved bald. | Davenport Sports Network