On This Day: June 10, 1983 – Harley Race Defeats Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight Championship

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On This Day: June 10, 1983 – Harley Race Defeats Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight Championship.

On this day June 10, 1983, Harley Race defeated Ric Flair at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The match was a best of three falls bout, following the classic format used for many major title matches in that era.

This marked Race’s seventh reign as NWA Champion, a record at the time, and underscored his legendary status in the world of professional wrestling. The win was part of a larger storyline building toward a dramatic rematch later...

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