Fumi Saito knew Hulk Hogan for over 40 years, going back to the AWA when they both lived in Minnesota. On this episode of Pacific Rim, Fumi talks about Hulk Hogan before WWE, Hogan’s first tour in NJPW, how Stan Hansen and Andre
I have a great DragonKingKarl podcast for you today with a variety of pro wrestling history topics. The finals of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament (GKT) are here and you, the listener, have voted. So who won between Antonio Inoki vs. Mitsuharu Misawa? How
This week on my podcast I mention the passing of one of my favorites, Sid Vicious. Plus we look at more history from Madison Square Garden as Ed Strangler Lewis returns, the finals of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament are set as Sting takes
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
Welcome to a revamped edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, perhaps version 2.0 or a reboot or whatever you might like to call it. On this episode, I present the next match in my Greatest Kayfabe Tournament (GKT): Antonio Inoki vs. Steve
Karl Stern looks at one of the most important years in pro wrestling history. 1983 was one of the most important years in the history of professional wrestling. Here’s some examples: The building of the WWF national expansion The fall of the territories
Go back in time with Karl Stern to the summer of ’83 in the world of wrestling. My longform history of pro wrestling series picks back up with a detailed look at every major event and news story from July 1983 including a
Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio going over the news in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Topics include: A long discussion on Dave’s Antonio Inoki bio Jon Moxley’s new contract with AEW Renee Paquette WWE’s announcer shakeup AEW Dynamite ratings
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the Sammy Guevara vs. Andrade incident backstage at AEW, the three-year anniversary Dynamite, NXT, more on Antonio Inoki, ratings and more. A packed show as always
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more Inoki questions from the mailbag, Royal Rumble ticket sales, ratings, NXT and AEW Dynamite previews, RAW report and tons more. A fun show as always
