"WWE Confidential" feature on

 The 1975 Wilmington Plane Crash

Originally aired December 14, 2002

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The Gateway Remembers: The 1975 Wilmington Plane Crash



Edited text from an e-mail I received from Shawn Hudson in late November:

 

I wanted to let you know the good news and thank you for opening a door for me by publishing my article about the Wilmington plane crash. in 1975.

 

I was contacted by Kevin Kelly with the WWE. He is researching the crash and found my article on your site. They plan on doing a piece on the crash for an upcoming " WWE Confidential" segment.

 

They have asked me to appear at the Raw show in North Charleston Monday and I will be taping an on camera interview. They said they are going to also try to speak with Tim Woods and David Crockett when they are in Dallas the following week.

 

Best wishes!

 

Shawn Hudson

November 23, 2002


My Pro Wrestling Debut

by Shawn Hudson

"Sometimes, you get lucky...)


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The Gateway Remembers: The 1975 Wilmington Plane Crash

 

 

 

 

The Interviews

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The three people interviewed for the piece: 

Ric Flair, David Crockett, and Shawn Hudson


Sample News Clippings, Photographs and Video Clips

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Throughout the piece, the WWE showed newspaper clippings, most featured on our website. Several photographs were shown like the ones above of Flair wrestling Ricky Steamboat (circa 1977) and Tony Shavonie and David Crockett calling a televised match. Other photos included Bob Bruggers, Johnny Valentine, and Tim Woods. A Ric Flair video montage was also shown which included clips of Flair on the old TBS set (seen above), the old Georgia set with Gordon Solie, as well as brief clips from various Flair matches and interviews.


Profiles

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At the end of the piece, brief summaries were featured on each individual on the plane. A classy touch to an excellent over-all retrospective of this historic event. (Click each image above to read the text.)