On December 28, 1984 during 20/20 reporter John Stossel’s exposé on professional wrestling, he had an infamous encounter with WWF wrestler David Schultz backstage at Madison Square Garden. During an interview Stossel told Schultz that he thought pro wrestling was fake and Schultz's response was to hit Stossel in the head twice, knocking him to the floor each time. Marvin Kohn, a deputy commissioner at the New York State Athletic Commission, had been present at the arena during the incident and i
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On December 28, 1984 during 20/20 reporter John Stossel’s exposé on professional wrestling, he had an infamous encounter with WWF wrestler David Schultz backstage at Madison Square Garden. During an interview Stossel told Schultz that he thought pro wrestling was fake and Schultz's response was to hit Stossel in the head twice, knocking him to the floor each time. Marvin Kohn, a deputy commissioner at the New York State Athletic Commission, had been present at the arena during the incident and i
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On December 28, 1984 during 20/20 reporter John Stossel’s exposé on professional wrestling, he had an infamous encounter with WWF wrestler David Schultz backstage at Madison Square Garden. During an interview Stossel told Schultz that he thought pro wrestling was fake and Schultz's response was to hit Stossel in the head twice, knocking him to the floor each time. Marvin Kohn, a deputy commissioner at the New York State Athletic Commission, had been present at the arena during the incident and i
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On December 28, 1984 during 20/20 reporter John Stossel’s exposé on professional wrestling, he had an infamous encounter with WWF wrestler David Schultz backstage at Madison Square Garden. During an interview Stossel told Schultz that he thought pro wrestling was fake and Schultz's response was to hit Stossel in the head twice, knocking him to the floor each time. Marvin Kohn, a deputy commissioner at the New York State Athletic Commission, had been present at the arena during the incident and i
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David Schultz vs. John Stossel: Slaps Heard 'Round the World!
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On This Day in Wrestling History - Whilst backstage at Madison Square Garden 'Dr. D' David Schultz slapped ABC's 20/20 reporter John Stossel for calling wrestling "fake." As a result of the incident, Stossel filed a lawsuit against both the World Wrestling Federation and David Schultz (12/28/84) | Classic Wrestling Memories
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On This Day in Wrestling History - Whilst backstage at Madison Square Garden 'Dr. D' David Schultz slapped ABC's 20/20 reporter John Stossel for calling wrestling "fake." As a result of the incident, Stossel filed a lawsuit against both the World Wrestling Federation and David Schultz (12/28/84) | Classic Wrestling Memories
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December 28th, 1984. ABC’s John Stossel made a career-ending mistake backstage at Madison Square Garden. When he asked Dr. D David Schultz if wrestling was “fake,” Schultz delivered TWO real slaps that left Stossel’s ears ringing for weeks. The reporter was genuinely knocked down and later said the attacks caused him permanent hearing damage. The aftermath? Stossel sued for $5 MILLION and settled for $280,000. Schultz was immediately fired by Vince McMahon and BANNED from WWF. His wrestling care
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December 28th, 1984. ABC’s John Stossel made a career-ending mistake backstage at Madison Square Garden. When he asked Dr. D David Schultz if wrestling was “fake,” Schultz delivered TWO real slaps that left Stossel’s ears ringing for weeks. The reporter was genuinely knocked down and later said the attacks caused him permanent hearing damage. The aftermath? Stossel sued for $5 MILLION and settled for $280,000. Schultz was immediately fired by Vince McMahon and BANNED from WWF. His wrestling care
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Legendary wrestler, bounty hunter and author of "Don't Call Me Fake", 'Dr. D' David Schultz goes into detail about the infamous 20/20 Incident where he slapped reporter John Stossel in 1985 for insinuating that wrestling was fake. Schultz also explains that he did keep his job with WWE after that until a situation occurred with Mr. T at a WWE event where David alleges he was set up by the company to be terminated in a way that made him look bad. Full interview here: bit.ly/THTvDavidSchultz | The
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Legendary wrestler, bounty hunter and author of "Don't Call Me Fake", 'Dr. D' David Schultz goes into detail about the infamous 20/20 Incident where he slapped reporter John Stossel in 1985 for insinuating that wrestling was fake. Schultz also explains that he did keep his job with WWE after that until a situation occurred with Mr. T at a WWE event where David alleges he was set up by the company to be terminated in a way that made him look bad. Full interview here: bit.ly/THTvDavidSchultz | The
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