His background in sportswriting would also allow wrestling to receive dignified and regular coverage in local media, and also influenced his booking style.

In another anomaly, the St. Louis Wrestling Club did not recognize a tag team championship, focusing mainly on singles matches and angles.

Matysik and KPLR director Ted Koplar would both ink deals with Vince McMahon in 1983, giving the WWF a foothold in the St. Louis area and the traditional "Wrestling At The Chase" timeslot.

By 1985, the WWF and Hulk Hogan were gaining huge popularity in the St Louis area, and the organization began to lose profits.

The last Club card happened on New Year's Day 1986; in the main event, Race battled NWA World Heavyweight Champion Flair to a double disqualification.