This week marks the official launch of my new 700-page monster research project on the pioneer era of United States wrestling: the DragonKingKarl Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling. The book is available now in
Image: WWE On this episode of my 1000 Hours subseries on the Pioneer Era, I wanted to look at one of the oldest books to talk about that time called From Milo to Londos which gave us a lot of information and also
I have a great listen for you on today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. Recently, I have been looking back in history at shows from Madison Square Garden and the Tokyo Dome in Japan which continues this week. Plus, I have some thoughts on
It’s time to celebrate Halloween and pro wrestling is a great place to do that. It has long had its share of monsters and supernatural creatures. On this week’s DragongKingKarl Show, I pulled an old show out of the archives where I just
My 1000 Hours sub-series is all about the pioneer era of pro wrestling — the era before Frank Gotch. Gotch did not just appear out of a void and create pro wrestling for the masses in the early 1900s as he built on
It’s time for the second of our two annual Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot shows with more discussion on the historical era, modern era, Japan, Mexico, and the non-wrestler ballot. This year’s ballot has a lot to consider. We discuss Junkyard
It’s that time of year again, Dave Meltzer has sent out the 2024 ballots for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. This is my most popular show of the year (two parts with part 2 airing next week) and we have a
On hour 57 of my 1000 Hours subseries focusing on the pioneer era of wrestling, I have new information about the original Terrible Turk provided by an expert on the matter, Phil Lions. Phil has given us some great details not previously published
On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I present the 96th installment in my long form history of wrestling series as we look back at September 1984 from the pages of my DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. Some of the highlights and lowlights: WWF
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show, I answer the question of whether I really am a court certified expert on pro wrestling. Yes, I am! I tell you how it came about, who was involved, and more. On this week’s show,
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