Thank you for joining me for my DKK podcast subseries all about the pre-1900 era of pro wrestling aka the era before Frank Gotch. We are presently going through the pages of my DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the
I return to my longform history of pro wrestling series on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling show, looking back at April 1985 from my book DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. The first WWF WrestleMania has ended, Hulk Hogan graces the cover of Sports Illustrated,
On today’s DragonKingKarl, I continue my look at acts which have not yet been voted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame with a focus on the Hart Foundation. While Bret Hart is already in, his team with Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
After many years, the mailbag show has returned to the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show! We have a great set of questions and topics including Ric Flair jumping from WCW to WWE, Bill Mercer and other territorial era announcers, Bob Backlund (seen above), Eric
My 1000 Hours subseries on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show covers the pioneer era of pro wrestling with my DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus as our guide. Col. James H. McLaughlin rules the American wrestling landscape, John McMahon and Homer Lane are
Image: NBC Today, the DKK Classic Wrestling Show returns to one of the most epic months in pro wrestling history: March 1985. WWF WrestleMania took place at the end of the month but in the first weeks, “Dr. D.” David Schultz got fired
On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I take a look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame case for former WWF World Champion and one of the craziest characters in pro wrestling history: the Iron Sheik. I look at
My 1000 Hours subseries on the DragonKing Karl Show takes a look back at the pioneer era of pro wrestling with information pulled from my latest book, DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Wrestling. On hour
On a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I continue my detailed look at the history of pro wrestling from the pages of my book: DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. On this show, I examine February 1985 and look at the buildup to the
On today’s DragonKingKarl, our Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame candidate discussion moves to “Bullet” Bob Armstrong. Armstrong (and family) was among my favorites growing up, the hometown hero of my regional wrestling promotion, Southeastern Championship Wrestling, and later as “The Bullet” in
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