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DragonKingKarl Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - October 1986 - The Magnum TA Tragic Car Accident
October 1986 changed professional wrestling history. Karl Stern's Long Form History of Pro Wrestling series reaches one of the most consequential months of the 1980s as Magnum TA (Terry Allen), one of the fastest-rising stars in the industry, suffers the automobile accident that ends his wrestling career. Plus, we examine the other major events from around the wrestling world during October 1986.
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