ON THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY - 12/11/1982

ON THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY: 12/11/1982 "Classy" Freddie Blassie announces the beginning of the Big John Studd Bodyslam Challenge. Blassie offers $500 to to the first person to slam Studd and increases the pot by $500 each time someone fails to do it. Eventually the pot hits $15,000 and is finally claimed by Andre the Giant, three years later at the very first WrestleMania.