A magazine covering the world of professional wrestling in the Fall of 1982 including articles on wrestlers in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Published by John J. Plunkett as part of Lexington Library, Inc.
Ric Flair is featured on the cover. Volume 23, No. 03. Cover price of $1.75.
Contents:
6 RATING THE WRESTLERS A listing of the top 50 wrestlers In the United States, including individual champions and top contenders. . . Compiled by the Mattingley Sports Bureau
8 “NATURE BOY” RIG FLAIR-STILL KING OF THE MAT Coming off some narrow escapes, the NWA. champ is letting his record and his abilities speak for him…By S.C. Williams
14 A.W.A. CHAMP NICK BOCKWINKEL I AM NUMBER ONE! Tricky Nicky is sending out a message concerning the championship, and he hopes Bob Backlund and Ric Flair are paying close attention… By Lonnie Mars
20 THE AMERICAN DREAM’S NIGHTMARE QUEST Dusty Rhodes has a dream, and the Funks, Harley Race, and the N.W.A, title, formerly his own, are the objects of his desire. . . By Jerry Prater
26 THE COWBOY MEETS THE WIZARD Cowboy Bob Orton has teamed up with the Grand Wizard, and this dynamic duo is ready to lock horns with Bob Backlund for the W.W.F. crown… By Jack O’Shea
32 TITO SANTANA—NO MORE MR. NICE GUY Hoping to erase the image of being “easy” on opponents, Santana is off on the right foot, beginning with Nick Bockwinkel… By Allan Bolte
40 THE ROYAL FAMILY PLAYS FOLLOW THE LEADER King James Dillon and his royal rabble are talking to anyone who will listen, but his foes have come to bury Caesar. . . By Tom Howard
Wrestling World was published monthly from 1962-2001.