Karl Stern returns with a new DragonKingKarl Show dedicated to this year’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot: his most listened-to show of the year. Over the past several months, this podcast has focused on many of the people who had not
Today on Karl Stern’s DragonKingKarl Show, we hop in the time machine and set it for the fall of 1990. Pro wrestling was slumping but not yet bottoming out and when the December 1990 issue of WWF Magazine hit the stands, the Texas
On a new DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern locks in on the pioneer era of pro wrestling — a topic he covers in his book, DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus. Today, he looks at correspondence from two top pro wrestling historians which include
Today my classic wrestling podcast takes a detailed look back at September 1992 through the pages of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WCW was having an identity crisis. The pro wrestling world was crumbling down. The WWF (WWE) was plagued with multiple scandals
On the latest DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, Karl Stern has great questions and topics submitted by his listeners this month. This show features a wide range of pro wrestling history questions including a few great ones on the pioneer era of pro wrestling
On hour 80 of my 1000 Hours podcast series covering the pioneer era of pro wrestling, we continue in my latest book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus further into the 1880s. For years now, Collar and Elbow had been the dominate style
On this week’s show I continue my long form history of pro wrestling series taken from my book DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. I take a deep dive into October 1985 where Vince McMahon buries Uncle Elmer during his own (real!) wedding! Plus,
Join Karl Stern on this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Podcast for a look back at one of the most significant and impactful years in pro wrestling history: 1996. WCW was exploding in popularity with the formation of the NWO, the heel turn of
1000 Hours is my series on the pioneer era of pro wrestling history and is taken from my latest book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus available from Amazon. On this episode, hour 79, we take a look back at the very successful
Welcome to a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show with Karl Stern. This week, Karl looks at 1992 when Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader for the WCW World championship in an angle that also involved Sting. Plus, we dive into a corresponding issue
