Who did the booking for WCCW?
Previously in this space, there was major confusion with regard to this question. Fortunately, a fairly clear picture has now begun to emerge, thanks largely to the late Gary Hart and his comments on a couple of shoot interview DVDs. Gary had the book when Big Time Wrestling became World Class in spring 1982. As is revealed in The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling (and confirmed by Michael Hayes), Hart resigned in anger shortly after the legendary 1982 Christmas Star Wars show, which drew $250,000, after discovering that his share of the gate was a mere $3,500 — far lower than the guaranteed percentage he had been receiving for years: I’m sitting in my office, I’m looking at the check…I’m saying, “This cannot be right. This CANNOT be right. We’re in big buildings — who helped get you there? Who built your talent? Who ran your business?” And he [Fritz Von Erich] says to me, “I think you’re too big for your britches.” So I said, “You can take this job and stic
