And now for something different on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I have recently found a booklet in my possession I had forgotten about. After closing down the original DragonKing Press Newsletter, I briefly (for ten issues) launched a volume two which I
I begin my methodical look back at pro wrestling in 1985, kicking off with January and using all the info from my DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. As you might remember or might be learning, Hulk Hogan was entering his first full year
On this week’s DKK Classic Wrestling show, I look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame case for “Wild” Bull Curry, a name in pro wrestling before I was a fan. Also on this show, we return to Madison Square Garden in
Image: WWE On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, the main topic of discussion is changes in pro wrestling and society over the past 30 years, how pro wrestling culture ebbed and flowed during that time, and just how great early 1990s WCW was.
Image: Karl Stern I continue to take listeners through my latest book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling and thus, we have reached the 1860s: the era right before the Detroit International Tournament and
We have reached the end of 1984 in my long-form deep dive series in pro wrestling. In December 1984, the pro wrestling world was massively changing with WWF gaining more and more ground. Still, the AWA, NWA, World Class, and others remained strong,
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I take a look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame case for the Von Erichs trio of David, Kevin & Kerry Von Erich. Amazingly, the only Von Erich in the HOF is Fritz, but
As I continue to work through my latest book, DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Wrestling, on my podcast, we arrive at the point right before the Detroit International Tournament which would largely set the
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I take a look back to the 1930s for more history from Madison Square Garden as the fallout from Jack Pfefer’s expose of pro wrestling continues, a rare hybrid/shoot style show takes place at the Tokyo
I round out the year of 2024 by taking a look at the concerning fanbases of multiple pop culture fields including pro wrestling. Over the past few years, wrestling fanbases have seemingly been at war with each other with fans of WWE hating
