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1980: Baltimore's WJZ-TV's Evening Magazine with Hulk Hogan and Gorilla Monsoon [Videos]

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Evening Magazine on WJZ-TV

Aired February 21, 1980

"Wild Professional Wrestling"

Hosted by Linnea Anderson

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