the former TV timeslot of "Wrestling at the Chase." In 1985, the St. Louis Wrestling Club was sold to Jim Crockett Jr. and absorbed into what eventually became World Championship Wrestling. In 1990, he spoke at the beginning of WCW’s Starrcade. In 1997, during the World Wrestling Federation’s Badd Blood: In Your House pay-per-view, he was honored as a St. Louis legend. Death Muchnick died on December 30, 1998, in St. Louis. He was 93. Championships and accomplishments National Wrestling Alliance NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2005) St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2007) Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (Class of 2003) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) See also Roger Deem, photographer and author of St. Louis Snapshots: The Last Years of the Sam Muchnick Era Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament a tribute tournament held in 1986. Footnotes References External links Wrestling-Titles.com: Sam Muchnick Sam Muchnick Scrapbook Collection finding aid at the St. Louis Public Library 1905 births 1998 deaths American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent American sportswriters American television producers Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Jewish American writers Jewish professional wrestlers Sportspeople from St. Louis Professional wrestling promoters Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Sports in St. Louis Ukrainian Jews 20th-century American Jews