Pictured: Ed “Strangler” Lewis The late 1930s were a wild time in pro wrestling with the World Heavyweight Championship spread all over the place. Dave Levin, Everette Marshall, Strangler Lewis, Ali Baba, and others were all claiming some version of the World title.
Image: A statue of Danno O’Mahoney We travel deeper into the 1930s today as the longform history of pro wrestling series continues. It was a time in wrestling where little is talked about beyond Ed Strangler Lewis.Well, we dive deeper looking at one of
We return to our longform history of pro wrestling series today and take on the early 1930s. This is an era dominated by shoots, double crosses, and numerous World Championships. Today’s episode also covers the infamous Montreal bite match between Henri Deglane and
The line between life and death is a favorite topic of host Karl Stern and today he discusses the Victorian fascination with death and how even today we still do not yet understand it. On today’s show you’ll hear the story of a
It’s the final day of the July Classic Wrestling Marathon! I had tried all month to schedule Dave Meltzer for an interview, but there was just too much happening and Dave and I could never make the connection. But I promised you Dave
Here’s a flashback for you. The very first July Classic Wrestling Marathon show took place on July 1st, 2013, and here it is again. This show was a mailbag episode talking a number of topics including Kerry Von Erich.
Image: Karl Stern As the July Classic Wrestling Marathon enters its final days, Karl Stern takes a look at wrestling merchandise and talks wrestling video games, action figures, and much more on today’s show. Karl gives a little history and an update on pro
By special request, host Karl Stern does an audio biography special on Kamala the Ugandan Giant for today’s show. Kamala’s story is a complicated one to tell in 2017 and it’s a somewhat tragic tale. The man behind Kamala is James Harris and
Image: Karl Stern On today’s episode, host Karl Stern presents an episode of his Old Time Wrestling Hour Show where he takes mailbag questions. One of the questions asked is a great one about Adrian Street and the later years of his career.
On today’s show, host Karl Stern takes a look back at the history of a championship that he often heard about but didn’t get to see a lot of back in the day — the NWA National Heavyweight title. The belt was one
Good grief, how did anyone ever think this was good? Well, host Karl Stern explains that context is everything. Make no mistake about it, this show does not hold up well and there are many reasons why. Karl takes you back to the
What is the reality of the mythology of the early career of Hulk Hogan? Host Karl Stern and a number of pro wrestling researchers once investigated and researched in detail the early years of Hogan’s career. Did he wear a mask? Who was his
On today’s show, host Karl Stern is joined by pro wrestling historian Seth Hanson. If you are on Twitter or Facebook then it is likely you have seen Seth posting some of his wrestling clipping collection. Karl talks to him about how he got
Eric Darsie from the Wrestling with the Dawg podcast returns one final time to talk 1990s-2000 era pro wrestling, including stars like Mankind, Steve Austin, The Rock, Chris Jericho, and Shawn Michaels. Eric grew up in a different time period than host Karl
As the July marathon rolls on, Eric Darsie of the Wrestling With the Dawg podcast returns to talk more pro wrestling history with host Karl Stern on today’s show. Eric was on earlier in the month and will be back again tomorrow as he
Today is part two with Kris Zellner of the Between the Sheets and Exile on Badstreet podcasts. We discuss a variety of topics, including more on Georgia Championship Wrestling, Continental Wrestling, and the giant television block of wrestling that aired on Atlanta TV back
Today and tomorrow, host Karl Stern is joined by a guest, Kris Zellner of the Between the Sheets and Exile on Badstreet podcasts. Karl and Kris discuss growing up in the south and watching pro wrestling and how it was part of the
Remember when a pro wrestler being in a movie was a big deal? Well, the days of Jesse Ventura, Hulk Hogan, Terry Funk, and Roddy Piper are behind us and wrestlers frequently appear in films now, including Batista in one of the biggest
Image: Karl Stern Have you ever wondered about the origins of pro wrestling audio? On today’s show, host Karl Stern takes you on an off-beat adventure into the pre-internet days of pro wrestling radio and into the internet era where Karl was one
Image: Karl Stern This is part two of the interview WITH Karl Stern conducted by Tonya from When It Was Cool. This episode covers in detail the lawsuit Karl was involved in against WCW and Turner Sports back in the early 2000s that
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