Here's an amazing fact about Dick Beyer from Wrestling Observer:
"To show how big the Rikidozan vs. Destroyer match in Japan was, the final minute of the 61 minute draw, with the audience growing from start to finish, was a 72.6 rating. Not hare, but rating,which meant that 72.6 percent of the homes that had television sets in Japan in 1963 watched the ending of that match live. It is believed to be the single most-viewed live pro wrestling match in history."
It is impossible to overstate how highly-regarded Beyer was in the world of pro rasslin'. A quote from Mike Tenay: "They say that you never should meet your idols because you will be disappointed, but whoever said that never met Dick Beyer."
