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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Continental Wrestling’s self-destruction

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Continental Wrestling’s self-destruction

Karl Stern by Karl Stern
June 6, 2023
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You may have heard rave reviews about the time Eddie Gilbert and Paul Heyman came to book the newly-purchased Continental Wrestling Federation.

David Woods bought the company from Ron Fuller and turned over the creative reigns to the then-young, hot creative minds Gilbert and Heyman. The newsletters gushed over the creative direction, but the reality was a little different. 

Today, we discuss the reality behind the mesmerized newsletters and why “The Road to Birmingham” ultimately self-destructed.

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