Ron Garvin and Bob Roop: How Stealing a Title Led to Rebellion
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When CM Punk did it in WWE, it was an angle. but when Ron Garvin walked out with the wrestling title in Knoxville, it was REAL
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On June 2, 1979, Ron Garvin hadn’t shown up to TV. The man with the hands of stone had defeated Alexis Smirnoff the night before to win the top wrestling title in Knoxville — the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title. But he was nowhere to be found. Calls to his house went unanswered. He was simply gone. Even more troubling: Three other headliners were missing. While Ron Garvin was the promotion’s top babyface, Bob Roop wasn’t there, either.
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