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DragonKingKarl: Pro wrestling in January 1986

DragonKingKarl: Pro wrestling in January 1986

Karl Stern by Karl Stern
December 3, 2025
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In the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we have now exited 1985 in Karl Stern’s monthly deep dive and finished his book, DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, in the process.

Now, it’s time to sail into uncharted territory: 1986.

It was a red-hot time in pro wrestling. WWF had established itself as a dominant national brand, but Jim Crockett Promotions and the NWA were putting forth some of the best action of the era. A strange tag team title change took place in the AWA , giving two top stars of the future (Scott Hall and Curt Hennig) a major championship.

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