On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show, host Karl Stern takes a look back at the March 3, 1986 edition of Mid-South Wrestling. This was the next to last show before the changeover to UWF. Dick Slater and Dark Journey throw
We have hit the 1980s and there is so much more information that we can no longer cover an entire year per episode. So, today we take a look at the first few months of 1980 and talk Mr. Wrestling II, Tatsumi Fujinami,
On this week’s edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show, we begin a new series looking back into the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We will be, from time to time, looking back at Dave Meltzer’s obituaries and biographies. On this episode,
The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament continues (not ironically while in the middle of the real-world G1 tournament). But what if the G1 featured literally the greatest wrestlers in all of history? That’s kind of the idea behind the GKT. We are up to match
Host Karl Stern has a retro wrestling TV review on today’s edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. From May 1988, we take a look back at the first company that Paul Heyman was hired to turn around. Continental Wrestling was getting long
Why is WWE so terminally un-hip? It wasn’t always this way. In the mid-1980s, the WWF was a pop culture house of fire and everyday people knew who Hulk Hogan was. MTV, Mr. T, Cyndi Lauper, movies — it was a perfect story
On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, pro wrestling historian Karl Stern takes a look back at the year 1979 in pro wrestling. 1979 was a pretty epic year in wrestling, and Karl looks at Dusty Rhodes (who finally wins the
The GKT — Greatest Kayfabe Tournament — continues, and we have a bizarre matchup this time. It’s a real clash of styles and eras as All Japan king Giant Baba faces off against the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels! This match would have been a train
Who are the greatest pro wrestlers in all of history? You might immediately think of Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Lou Thesz, Frank Gotch, or even Strangler Lewis. But perhaps the best wrestler ever might be someone who is basically an unknown. Let me
The mystery of Boesch vs. Washburn. In 1935, pro wrestler Jack Washburn was arrested for using a steel plate inside his knee pad against future legendary pro wrestling promoter Paul Boesch, who was a wrestler at the time. The judge found Washburn guilty. Was
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