One of the biggest matches so far in my series looking at pro wrestling history at Madison Square Garden takes place this episode as Tom Jenkins faces Frank Gotch. Did you know the legendary Gotch never won a match at MSG? I talk
On March 1, 1932, one of most sensational crimes ever to grip America occurred: the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder. The son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, aged 20 months, disappeared from his crib and was, apparently, held for ransom, which was paid.
The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament continues as we take a look at the histories of two of the greatest Japanese pro wrestlers ever: Antonio Inoki and Kazuchika Okada. Two different generations and two different styles. Inoki, recently departed, was one of the greatest trinity
The only Major League Baseball player to be killed during a game was Ray Chapman and it happened in 1920. The story is tragic, even beyond what was likely an accident. “Likely” because, well, the player who threw the pitch had a reputation
Join me on this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show for my final look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot for 2022. In this finale, I discuss the Other Countries candidates, the non-wrestler list, and talk about all the new tag
It’s time for the 2022 DragonKing Dark Halloween special, hosted by Dirty Dawg Darsie. On this 90-minute episode, the Dawg is joined by Kid Zombie & The Desert Rat of When It Was Cool, and Joe Drilling & Eric Allen of On The Stick to talk
I continue with part two of my popular annual look at this year’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot. I break down the ballot and discuss my thoughts on each candidate. This year, there are a few rule changes (discussed in part
It’s the ghost with the most! This week on DragonKing Dark, we continue our month-long celebration of Halloween as Tonya and I take a look back at the 1988 horror comedy Beetlejuice. An all-star cast battles with the afterlife in this late 1980s
Our most popular shows of the year are back: the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot discussion. On this opener, I talk about this year’s rule changes, the many new tag teams, discussion about Sgt. Slaughter and many others. Part one of
We continue celebrating Halloween all month long and this week, myself and Tonya from WhenItWasCool.com discuss the classic 1982 horror movie Poltergeist. Into the pop culture lexicon entered the eerie phrase: “They’re here!” And beyond the storyline itself, the movie was followed by
This week on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show we talk about the Frankenstein Monster in pro wrestling! Yes, the creature has popped up a few times in wrestling, most famously in Los Angeles and Memphis. We tell you all about that today
On this week’s DragonKing Dark, we take a look at a real-life monster. A new and controversial Netflix series called Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is currently one of the most popular streaming series of the year. Myself and Tonya from When It
We venture into the night on this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. There have been vampires in pro wrestling in the past: Gangrel and The Brood, Kevin Thorn (Mordecai), Vampiro, Vince McMahon (har, har, har), but has the head vampire himself, Dracula, ever
I interrupt our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series for the month of October as we are celebrating Halloween all month long. For this kickoff, I am joined by my wife, Tonya, from When It Was Cool to discuss one of
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I take a look at another classic era pro wrestling magazine: WWF Magazine from May 1993 featuring Hulk Hogan on the cover. This issue was put together shortly before WrestleMania 9 and came out shortly after,
Who was Fatty Arbuckle? Besides having a hilarious name, he was the center of the first big Hollywood scandal. Yes, the sad tale of Arbuckle is a cautionary tale for the movie industry still to this very day. He was a silent movie
On this week’s DragonKingKarl, I continue my look at the history of pro wrestling by taking a look at every major event that happened in April 1983. It appeared like Hulk Hogan won the AWA World title from Nick Bockwinkel….but not so fast.
You know your life has taken a bad turn if the government has to name a law after you. That’s exactly what it was for child actor Jackie Coogan, who, after gaining huge success in various Charlie Chaplin films, went on to even
We close out the 1800s in my continued look at pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden by looking at the only pro wrestling show held there in 1898 before it resumed in 1900. Ernest Rober has returned and we find out that he
The next match in the DragonKingKarl GKT, aka the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament, is here! I discuss the lives and careers of the original “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers and New Japan legend Hiroshi Tanahashi. Both men were among the best wrestlers and most charismatic
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