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Sport: Wrestling
Athlete: Ricky Steamboat
League: National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
Product: Program
Year: 1983
Original/Reprint: Original
Autographed: Yes
Signer: Ricky Steamboat
Autograph Authentication: Not Authenticated
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
Era: Vintage (Pre-1990)
Event/Tournament: Maple Leaf Gardens Live Event (March 6, 1983)
# VINTAGE MARCH 6, 1983 NWA "STRANGLEHOLD" EVENT PROGRAM
## Hand-Signed by WWE Hall of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
### Features Pristine, Unmarked Centerfold Match Card!
Up for sale is a museum-quality piece of professional wrestling history from the legendary NWA Mid-Atlantic and Toronto territory crossover era. This is an original, arena-exclusive edition of the "Stranglehold" official wrestling program sold strictly at Maple Leaf Gardens on Sunday, March 6, 1983.
### 🖋️ THE AUTOGRAPH:
This program is hand-signed on the front cover in vintage red ink by Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. The signature is placed cleanly between his portrait and his late tag team partner, Jay Youngblood. This is a period-correct signature obtained during the absolute peak of Steamboat's historic NWA World Tag Team Championship run.
### 📖 HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
* **The Apex Feud:** This program was printed exactly SIX DAYS before Steamboat & Youngblood's legendary, industry-changing "Final Conflict" steel cage match against Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle in Greensboro (March 12, 1983).
* **The Centerfold Lineup:** Features the scheduled NWA World Tag Team Title Match, plus territory legends Big John Studd, Salvatore Bellomo, Tiger Jeet Singh, and The Destroyer.
* **The Back Cover:** Features a full-page "Stranglehold Pin-Up" of local Italian-Canadian wrestling icon Tony "Cannonball" Parisi.
* **Vintage Kayfabe Articles:** Includes the rare, historic Roddy Piper "Skip Out" article regarding his missed match and flight controversy with promoter Frank Tunney.
### 🔍 CONDITION REPORT (Collector's Grade):
* **Unmarked Centerfold Card:** Unlike 95% of surviving programs from this era, the official centerfold match lineup is COMPLETELY BLANK. No pen, pencil, or checkmarks from fans.
* **Structure:** The booklet is perfectly flat, unwarped, and features a very tight, solid spine with no loose pages or staple rust.
* **Cover/Edges:** Displays beautiful vintage paper patina/toning. Normal, light edge-wear and very minor soft corner creasing on the top right consistent with a 40+ year-old arena survivor. No page tears or cutouts.
### 📦 PREMIUM PACKAGING & SHIPPING:
* Shipped flat in a heavy-duty archival comic sleeve with a rigid cardboard backing board to prevent any bending, folding, or moisture damage during transit.
* Shipped promptly via USPS with full tracking. International buyers welcome via 's International Shipping Program.
This is an incredibly scarce, non-newsstand, arena-only artifact. A crown jewel for any serious NWA Mid-Atlantic, Jim Crockett Promotions, or Ricky Steamboat collector. Add this clean piece of history to your archive today!
Excellent vintage condition for its age. The spine is intact and strong, and the pages are complete with no cutouts. Shows light, natural edge wear, minor corner soft creasing on the top right, and slight vintage yellowing/patina along the white borders as pictured. The red ink signature is bold and displays beautifully.
