Author Topic: NWA World Heavyweight Champion's Bookings (1983)

Tim Hornbaker

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posted 02:31 PM This was sent out to NWA members by Jim Barnett on January 10, 1983.



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Greg Ganja

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posted 02:59 PM Four days off!



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ssw83

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posted 03:38 PM Here's Flair's known results from this period.





01/17 Wichita, KS Ric Flair vs. Harley Race



01/18 Joplin, MO Ric Flair double DQ Harley Race



01/19 Decatur, IL Ric Flair beat Harley Race by DQ



01/20 Kansas City, KS Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody(60:00)



01/21 Chillicothe, MO Ric Flair vs. Buzz Tyler



01/22 Atlanta, GA(TV) Bruce Reed beat Ric Flair



01/23 Atlanta, GA Bruce Reed beat Ric Flair



01/24 Charleston, WV Ric Flair beat Bruce Reed by DQ



01/25 Canton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff



01/26 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Pat Rose



01/29 Columbus, OH Ric Flair beat Bruce Reed by DQ



02/02 Lawton, OK Ric Flair beat David Von Erich by DQ



02/03 Dayton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff



02/04 Dallas, TX Ric Flair beat Terry Gordy



02/05 Seagoville, TX Ric Flair double DQ Kevin Von Erich



02/05 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody



02/06 Fayetteville, NC Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat



02/07 Greenville, SC Ric Flair beat Mike Rotundo



02/08 Columbia, SC Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat



02/09 Miami, FL Midnight Rider beat Ric Flair to win NWA World Title



02/09 Miami, FL NWA World Title was returned when Midnight Rider refused to unmask in accordance with NWA bi-laws



02/10 Norfolk, VA Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat



02/11 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody(60:00) in a 2 of 3 falls match



02/12 Sumter, SC Ric Flair beat Jimmy Valiant



02/12 Sarasota, FL Midnight Rider beat Ric Flair



02/13 Fort Myers, FL Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham



02/13 Orlando, FL Ric Flair double countout with Andre The Giant(24:00)



02/14 West Palm Beach, FL Ric Flair beat Barry Windham in a steel cage match



02/15 Tampa, FL Ric Flair beat Scott McGhee



02/17 Ocala, FL Ric Flair beat Barry Windham



02/18 Hollywood, FL Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham



02/19 Sarasota, FL Ric Flair vs. Midnight Rider



02/20 Greensboro, NC Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat Ric Flair & Greg Valentine



02/20 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Terry Funk(17:28) via pinfall



02/24 Auckland, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin



02/25 New Plymouth, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin



02/26 Christchurch, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin



02/27 Dunedin, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin



02/27 Dunedin, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard



02/28 Invercargill, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin



03/03 Auckland, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin by DQ



03/04 Hamilton, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard



03/05 Atlanta, GA(TV) Ric Flair beat Denny Brown



03/05 Birmingham, AL Ric Flair beat Jimmy Golden



03/06 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk



03/09 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Masa Fuchi



03/09 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Ron Rossi



03/11 Hampton, VA Ric Flair beat Dory Funk, Jr.



03/12 Greensboro, NC Ric Flair draw Greg Valentine(60:00)



03/13 Pensacola, FL Ric Flair beat Ken Lucas by DQ



03/14 Birmingham, AL Ric Flair double DQ Mr. Olympia(Jerry Stubbs)



03/16 Mobile, AL Ric Flair no contest with Ron Fuller



03/17 Dayton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff



03/18 Richmond, VA Ric Flair draw Greg Valentine



03/20 San Antonio, TX Ric Flair beat Kerry Von Erich by DQ in a steel cage match



03/21 Wichita, KS Ric Flair beat Harley Race



03/22 Topeka, KS Ric Flair vs. Manny Fernandez



03/24 Kansas City, KS Ric Flair beat Bruiser Brody by DQ



03/25 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Kerry Von Erich in a 2 of 3 falls match



03/26 Iola, KS Ric Flair vs. Bob Brown



03/27 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper(19:26)



03/28 Fort Worth, TX Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat Ric Flair, King Kong Bundy & Great Kabuki with David Von Erich as special referee



04/01 Dallas, TX Ric Flair beat Kevin Von Erich by DQ



04/03 Atlanta, GA Ric Flair double DQ Tony Atlas



04/?? ??, Alabama Ric Flair beat Austin Idol



04/07 Huntington, WV Ric Flair beat Tony Atlas



04/08 Dayton, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair



04/09 Cincinnati, OH Tommy Rich beat Ric Flair



04/10 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper(19:48) by DQ with Sandy Scott as special referee



04/10 Asheville, NC Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine by DQ



04/12 Tampa, FL Ric Flair double DQ Big Daddy



04/13 Miami, FL Ric Flair draw Barry Windham



04/16 St. Petersburg, FL Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes by DQ



04/17 Orlando, FL Ric Flair draw Barry Windham



04/19 Port of Spain, Trinidad Ric Flair vs. Victor Jovica



04/22 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell



04/23 San Juan, Puerto Rico Ric Flair vs. Pedro Morales



04/24 Asheville, NC Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine



04/24 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell



04/25 Greenville, SC Ric Flair beat Dick Slater by DQ



04/26 Columbia, SC Ric Flair double DQ Jimmy Valiant



04/27 Sumter, SC Ric Flair vs. Dick Slater



04/28 Norfolk, VA Ric Flair beat Dick Slater



04/29 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell by countout



05/01 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair by DQ



05/02 Beckley, WV Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair by DQ



05/03 Williamson, WV Ric Flair vs. Tommy Rich



05/04 Akron, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair



05/05 Toledo, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair



05/07 Atlanta, GA(TV) Ric Flair beat Mike Starbuck



05/07 Cincinnati, OH Ric Flair beat Tommy Rich by DQ



05/08 Centralia, WA Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ



05/09 Longview, WA Ric Flair beat Buddy Rose by countout



05/10 Portland, OR Ric Flair draw Roddy Piper(60:00) in a 2 of 3 falls match



05/11 Seattle, WA Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper by reverse decision



05/12 Yakima, WA Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ



05/12 Portland, OR Ric Flair beat Buddy Rose



05/13 Eugene, OR Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ



05/14 Portland, OR Roddy Piper & Billy Jack Haynes beat Ric Flair & Rip Olive IP: Logged

Matt Farmer from WA

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posted 04:32 PM Prior to the 10th of January he also made a trip to Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic!



January 6, 1983 San Juan Puerto Rico, Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Carlos Colon* beat Ric Flair DQ- WWC World Title

(Roddy Piper is on the tour with Flair)



January 7, 1983 Caguas Puerto Rico

Ric Flair* beat Hercules Ayala- NWA World Title



January 8, 1983 Bayamon Puerto Rico, Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium

Carlos Colon & Invader I beat Ric Flair & Terry Funk



January 9, 1983 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, Palacio de los Deportes

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18 Guys Named Ramirez

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posted 04:46 PM That is a crazy schedule.



I'm not sure whether the fact that "Seagoville, Texas" or "Big Daddy" got an NWA Title Match is more surprising.



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Shaving Weezie Jefferson

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posted 06:50 PM quote: Originally posted by 18 Guys Named Ramirez:

That is a crazy schedule.



I'm not sure whether the fact that "Seagoville, Texas" or "Big Daddy" got an NWA Title Match is more surprising. Maybe Flair wrestled the duck instead. IP: Logged

chgowolvs44

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posted 06:55 PM If Flair wasn't an alcoholic before he got the title, he would have become one just trying to maintain some sanity, with that schedule.



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Shaving Weezie Jefferson

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posted 07:14 PM It's kinda easy to see how a person would retreat inside a "character." How they would pursue constant "love" in the form of buying people drinks and having people buy them for them.



Otherwise, it would just be an empty life of hotels, rides-to-airports, sitting in airports, and flying away (having already lived through a plane crash). It's maddening to think about. IP: Logged

Greg Ganja

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posted 07:40 PM The NWA board shouldâve posted the following rather than how they selected a champ...



- Looking for a traveling champion who must occasionally work with a broom



- Must be single, no children, preferably no family or friends



- A workaholic with no home or local ties is a plus



- Late nights, occasional overtime (1 hour minimum)



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Virgil Runnels was a horrible plumber JJ Dillon

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Your old lady's old lady has got skinnier legs!!!

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chgowolvs44

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posted 08:01 PM quote: Originally posted by Shaving Weezie Jefferson:

It's kinda easy to see how a person would retreat inside a "character." How they would pursue constant "love" in the form of buying people drinks and having people buy them for them.



Otherwise, it would just be an empty life of hotels, rides-to-airports, sitting in airports, and flying away (having already lived through a plane crash). It's maddening to think about. It genuinely is. It does not require a degree in Psychology to see how, taken all in, it would have a negative affect on what most people would think of as a "normal" human being, and sadly, Ric was already not "normal".



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posted 03:03 AM quote: Originally posted by chgowolvs44:

quote: Originally posted by Shaving Weezie Jefferson:

It's kinda easy to see how a person would retreat inside a "character." How they would pursue constant "love" in the form of buying people drinks and having people buy them for them.



Otherwise, it would just be an empty life of hotels, rides-to-airports, sitting in airports, and flying away (having already lived through a plane crash). It's maddening to think about. It genuinely is. It does not require a degree in Psychology to see how, taken all in, it would have a negative affect on what most people would think of as a "normal" human being, and sadly, Ric was already not "normal". except of course I believe he was like that long before getting the belt and at any time he didn't have it



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posted 09:41 AM 04/22 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell



04/23 San Juan, Puerto Rico Ric Flair vs. Pedro Morales



04/24 Asheville, NC Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine



The travel on these three days alone would kill me. And this was an every day thing. IP: Logged

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posted 09:47 AM You see something like this and the stories of guys not wanting the belt make sense.



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Matt Farmer from WA

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posted 09:48 AM Saw someone on twitter comment that the schedule didn't look all that bad. As since there were stretches (a week) where he was in the same area.



But what people forget or often don't grasp is how many of those days were spent driving. And how many miles he covered during those days. Heck a week in Kansas, he would cover thousands of miles.



01/17 Wichita, KS to 01/18 Joplin, MO is 185 miles (bout 3 1/2 hours)

01/18 Joplin, MO to 01/19 Decatur, IL is over 400 miles (over 6 hour drive)

01/19 Decatur, IL to 01/20 Kansas City, KS is 350 miles (over 5 hours)

01/20 Kansas City, KS to 01/21 Chillicothe, MO is a breeze with only 95 miles (1 1/2 hours).



That's a lot of time in a car, not to mention the 3 or more hours he'll be at the building. Plus he's got to get in a work out, eat and sleep. And Flair wasn't the only champ doing schedules like this. IP: Logged

Tatsuya

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posted 10:30 AM Just to round out January, according to wrestlingdata.com, Flair had 2 consecutive double shot on Jan. 1 and 2, wrestled Windham in Florida on Jan 3 and 4, then Rufus R Jones on Jan 5 before going off to PR and DR as posted above



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Greg Ganja

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posted 10:49 AM The variety and talent-level of opponents during this stretch is superb.



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Virgil Runnels was a horrible plumber JJ Dillon

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Your old lady's old lady has got skinnier legs!!!

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You made love to Luke on the floor of a disco?

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ponyplayer19

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posted 10:54 AM Seems like a horribly lonely life. IP: Logged

Greg Ganja

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posted 11:03 AM quote: Originally posted by Matt Farmer from WA:

Saw someone on twitter comment that the schedule didn't look all that bad. As since there were stretches (a week) where he was in the same area.



But what people forget or often don't grasp is how many of those days were spent driving. And how many miles he covered during those days. Heck a week in Kansas, he would cover thousands of miles.



Not to mention-- he could spend a week in Florida and have to so some travelling on Eddie Graham's plane.



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Virgil Runnels was a horrible plumber JJ Dillon

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Dan P-170

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posted 11:03 AM quote: Originally posted by Matt Farmer from WA:

Saw someone on twitter comment that the schedule didn't look all that bad. As since there were stretches (a week) where he was in the same area.



But what people forget or often don't grasp is how many of those days were spent driving. And how many miles he covered during those days. Heck a week in Kansas, he would cover thousands of miles.



01/17 Wichita, KS to 01/18 Joplin, MO is 185 miles (bout 3 1/2 hours)

01/18 Joplin, MO to 01/19 Decatur, IL is over 400 miles (over 6 hour drive)

01/19 Decatur, IL to 01/20 Kansas City, KS is 350 miles (over 5 hours)

01/20 Kansas City, KS to 01/21 Chillicothe, MO is a breeze with only 95 miles (1 1/2 hours).



That's a lot of time in a car, not to mention the 3 or more hours he'll be at the building. Plus he's got to get in a work out, eat and sleep. And Flair wasn't the only champ doing schedules like this. The time he could've/should've spent sleeping was when he was out partying and bedding those 10,0000 women....



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Shaving Weezie Jefferson

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posted 11:30 AM quote: Originally posted by the bear:

quote: Originally posted by chgowolvs44:

quote: Originally posted by Shaving Weezie Jefferson:

It's kinda easy to see how a person would retreat inside a "character." How they would pursue constant "love" in the form of buying people drinks and having people buy them for them.



Otherwise, it would just be an empty life of hotels, rides-to-airports, sitting in airports, and flying away (having already lived through a plane crash). It's maddening to think about. It genuinely is. It does not require a degree in Psychology to see how, taken all in, it would have a negative affect on what most people would think of as a "normal" human being, and sadly, Ric was already not "normal". except of course I believe he was like that long before getting the belt and at any time he didn't have it But keep in mind, the Crockett schedule (which he started working in 1974) was one of the more grueling, and he began his campaigning for the NWA title around 1977/78, doing shots in Atlanta, Florida, St. Louis, Texas, etc. He was one of the guys out proving he could do an NWA champion-style schedule before he ever even got the belt. IP: Logged

Scot V from TX

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posted 07:29 PM That schedule is just inhuman.

Heck, I have to travel for work once (sometimes twice) a year to only one city and for only a few days and I hate doing even that. IP: Logged

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posted 03:59 AM That's a truckers schedule with top notch talent IP: Logged

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posted 10:20 AM 03/04 Hamilton, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard



03/05 Atlanta, GA(TV) Ric Flair beat Denny Brown



03/05 Birmingham, AL Ric Flair beat Jimmy Golden



03/06 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk



Hamilton, New Zealand to Atlanta is around 23 hours flight time, with connecting flights. To do that and wrestle a double shot the day you arrive is unbelievable (with one a least a 3 hour drive). To wrestle in Canada the following day day is insane.



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posted 12:29 PM pre-frequent flyer miles - could you imagine the miles? IP: Logged

Matt Farmer from WA

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posted 01:19 PM quote: Originally posted by WahooFan:



Hamilton, New Zealand to Atlanta is around 23 hours flight time, with connecting flights. To do that and wrestle a double shot the day you arrive is unbelievable (with one a least a 3 hour drive). To wrestle in Canada the following day day is insane. Yeah I think this is one of those cases that due to the time zone difference you actually live through two days on the same date. That's a helluva a lot of traveling! IP: Logged

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posted 03:00 PM As someone who has flown from NZ (and Australia) to the US many times, you can definitely live through two days of the same day. Makes up for the one you lose flying the other way.



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posted 03:02 PM How big were some of these territories? For example, March 13-19 is Mobile and in those dates on March 17 and 18 heâs in Dayton, OH and Richmond, VA. How are Dayton and Richmond considered Mobile? IP: Logged

Jerry Calhoun Fan

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posted 03:05 PM quote: Originally posted by Jerry Calhoun Fan:

How big were some of these territories? For example, March 13-19 is Mobile and in those dates on March 17 and 18 heâs in Dayton, OH and Richmond, VA. How are Dayton and Richmond considered Mobile? And then on March 20 it says Toronto, but the result posted on March 20 is in San Antonio? IP: Logged

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posted 03:19 PM Just thinking those were open dates where Mobile did not have him scheduled every day of the week. Those dates were added later when they became more precise of when and where. IP: Logged

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posted 04:03 PM quote: Originally posted by WahooFan:

03/04 Hamilton, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard



03/05 Atlanta, GA(TV) Ric Flair beat Denny Brown



03/05 Birmingham, AL Ric Flair beat Jimmy Golden



03/06 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk



Hamilton, New Zealand to Atlanta is around 23 hours flight time, with connecting flights. To do that and wrestle a double shot the day you arrive is unbelievable (with one a least a 3 hour drive). To wrestle in Canada the following day day is insane. Flair wasn't on the 3/06 Toronto card, only 2/20 Funk and 3/27 Piper IP: Logged

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posted 06:25 PM quote: Originally posted by Matt Farmer from WA:

Saw someone on twitter comment that the schedule didn't look all that bad. As since there were stretches (a week) where he was in the same area.



But what people forget or often don't grasp is how many of those days were spent driving. And how many miles he covered during those days. Heck a week in Kansas, he would cover thousands of miles.



01/17 Wichita, KS to 01/18 Joplin, MO is 185 miles (bout 3 1/2 hours)

01/18 Joplin, MO to 01/19 Decatur, IL is over 400 miles (over 6 hour drive)

01/19 Decatur, IL to 01/20 Kansas City, KS is 350 miles (over 5 hours)

01/20 Kansas City, KS to 01/21 Chillicothe, MO is a breeze with only 95 miles (1 1/2 hours).



That's a lot of time in a car, not to mention the 3 or more hours he'll be at the building. Plus he's got to get in a work out, eat and sleep. And Flair wasn't the only champ doing schedules like this. After seeing the schedule, it got me to thinking about the road travel in the car and the odds of being in a serious accident.



Easy to see now how Flair got lost in his character.



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Matt Farmer from WA

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posted 03:05 PM quote: Originally posted by Jerry Calhoun Fan:

How big were some of these territories? For example, March 13-19 is Mobile and in those dates on March 17 and 18 heâs in Dayton, OH and Richmond, VA. How are Dayton and Richmond considered Mobile? The Mobile territory ran a lot of towns, mile wise it was a pretty small territory. But during it's peak I remember Bob Kelly showing me a schedule where they were running 16 towns a week.



Though when they brought the champ in, he usually only hit the bigger towns. IP: Logged

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posted 09:07 PM C'mon now, who wouldn't want to spend their birthday with the Maniac in New Zealand?



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Greg Ganja

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posted 06:29 AM Other than interstate bus/truck drivers and pilots I canât imagine what other job would travel this much.



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Virgil Runnels was a horrible plumber JJ Dillon

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You made love to Luke on the floor of a disco?

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