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Lot # 291: 1980s Texas Wrestling Promoter's Tax Reports - Flair, Brody, Atlas, Funk, DiBiase, Lawler - Some Signed by Paul Boesch (9)

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For true aficionados of professional wrestling is a group of nine (9) 1980s Texas Wrestling promoter's tax report sheets, including Hall of Fame wrestling legends. The sheets each measure 8.5x11", and both sides of each sheet contain information. The sheets have the following machine printed heading: "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND STANDARDS/BOXING AND WRESTLING DIVISION PROFESSIONAL PROMOTER'S TAX REPORT." On the front page of each of these tax report sheets are the real names of the wrestlers who were on the card for various performances. 

Wrestlers mentioned on front page: Richard Fliehr (Ric Flair), Frank. D. Goodish (Bruiser Brody), Tony White (Tony Atlas), Wayne Coleman (Billy Graham), Oreal Perras (Ivan Koloff), Terry Funk, Ernie Ladd, Ted DiBiase, Jim Duggan, Jerry Lawler, and many more. In addition, each sheet lists, in handwritten ballpoint ink, by an unknown hand, the official amount each wrestler was paid for his performance on a given date. These details provide a fascinating look at the inner workings of wrestling promotion. For example, most of the preliminary bouts paid the wrestlers an average of between $100 and $150. The wrestlers in the middle part of the card usually got about $300 to $500, and the feature wrestlers were officially paid about $700 to $900. In addition, on the back of each sheet are the attendance figures, listed by the price of each ticket and the number of spectators who bought each price range of ticket.

Three (3) of the sheets are signed by the President of Texas Wrestling, Paul Boesch. There are staple holes at the top left corners. Some of the sheets appear to be copies or carbons of original sheets that are not included. These tax sheets are in overall very good to excellent condition.

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