Jacksonville Coliseum: A young Prince Tonga would later become THE GUY you didn't want to mess with King Haku/Meng!

The former Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.I went to so many wrestling matches and rock concerts there in the 70s-80s.I even graduated HS in that old building.Those were the good old days!

Picture I took of Camo Superstar Billy Graham against Dusty at the Jacksonville Coliseum.Sir Oliver Humperdink at bottom left plotting a strategy to get the win.

April 30 1977 Superstar Billy Graham wins the WWWF Championship from Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore.Graham was Florida Heavyweight Champion 5 months earlier.

MIAMI BEACH 9/9/81 NWA Champion Dusty Rhodes beat Harley Race by DQ.Lawler & Cook beat Funk Jr. & The Assassin.Mike Graham beat Ric Flair.Jerry Brisco beat Mr Saito.Buzz Sawyer - El Gran Apollo draw.

Jim Garvin was a 2 time Florida Champion and also held most of the belts in CWF.

FIND THIS RING!!!! Triple H Conrad the Mortgage Guy WWE on A&E Dustin Rhodes Cody Rhodes Teil Rhodes

WEST PALM BEACH 8/7/78. NWA Champion Harley Race wrestled Jack Brisco to a 1 hour draw.

JACKSONVILLE,FL. 6/9/84 Dusty beat OMG in the Steel Cage.Superstar Graham beat Billy Jack.Ron Bass beat Barry Windham in a Texas Bullrope Match.Angelo Mosca beat Mike Rotunda.

The late #DavidVonErich was not just a star in his home state of Texas but ventured to Florida as a vicious rulebreaker. Here he is with the dreaded #IronClaw on #DustyRhodes . #ML

TAMPA,FL 5/10/77 Dusty & Ernie Ladd beat Ivan Koloff & Ox Baker. Buddy Wolff drew withMike Graham. The Brisco Brothers beat Stanke & Schroeder. Joe LeDuc beat Mitsu Hata.

TAMPA,FL. 4/26/77 Dusty Rhodes beat Buddy Wolff in a taped fist match.Ivan Koloff beat The Assassin. Ernie Ladd, Joe LeDuc & Jerry Brisco beat Ox Baker,Crusher Verdu & Hans Schroeder.Mike Graham beat Seigfried Stanke.

Congratulations to #CodyRhodes for beating The Tribal Chief for the WWE Championship! Looking forward to having a fighting champion 👊👊

God bless all my friends on this wonderful Easter Sunday 🙏

Ft.Lauderdale,Fl. 2/12/81 Dusty Rhodes & Andre the Giant beat Bobby Jaggers & R.T. Tyler to win the Florida Tag Team Championship.

1983 The start of one of CWF's greatest feuds between Ron Bass vs Barry Windham and the genesis of the Yellow Dog.

Jacksonville 1980 Blackjack Mulligan.

NWA Champion Dusty vs The Assassin 1981 Jacksonville, Fl.