Image: WWE On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I dive back into my long-form, month-by-month history of pro wrestling series. Currently, we are up to July 1984 (which I cover in my DragonKingKarl Stern 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus book) where one of the
I return with my DragonKingKarl podcast subseries on the pioneer era of pro wrestling (pre-1900) with a packed show today. Most of it is spent discussing the very first family of wrestling. Wrestling families are part of its culture: The Von Erichs, the
Today I turn my show over to Eric Darsie, Eric Allen and Joe Drilling to review the four-part Vice series entitled “Who Killed WCW?” They talk why was WCW was popular back in the day, the Jerry Springer show, Hulk Hogan and his
I have a packed DragonKingKarl for you today discussing the final shows of Southeastern Championship Wrestling before it became Continental with Bob Armstrong, Lord Humongous, Ron Fuller, Boomer Lynch, and more. I also have some more from 1932 wrestling in Madison Square Garden,
On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I am back with my 1000 Hours subseries that focuses on the history, origin, and evolution of pro wrestling in America. A listener recently asked about Germany, France, and Europe in the pioneer era of wrestling. France,
Image: TNA Wrestling I have a great DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show for you this week starting off with a fun entry into the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament where you, the listener, voted between Sting and Kurt Angle. Then, we go back to 1931 at
It is a truly packed edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show today as I talk about the latest match in my GKT (aka the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament) where you, the listener, have voted on who would win in their primes between Antonio
On the latest DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I return with another installment of my 1000 Hours subseries which focuses exclusively on the pioneer era of pro wrestling or the era before Frank Gotch. I am looking back today at 1875 and 1876 which
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we have a ton of classic pro wrestling discussion on a variety of topics. The latest match in my Greatest Kayfabe Tournament (GKT) is here and the voters are split on a match between Kenny Omega
Hour 49 of the 1000 Hours podcast subseries on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show is a packed one. The subseries is my detailed, heavily researched look at the pioneer era of pro wrestling, or pro wrestling before the time of Frank Gotch. On
