1963 was a hugely eventful year in pro wrestling, especially in Japan and in the life (and death) of Rikidozan. But there was a lot happening in the United States, too. Verne Gagne and the AWA title, Lou Thesz vs. Buddy Rogers for
This is a fictional 64-man. single-elimination tournament that asks the question: “What if these wrestlers were real? Who would win?” This is not a “shoot” fight, nor an argument over who the best “worker” is. This tournament is about why we started watching
On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. we continue the history of pro wrestling series and cover up to 1963. We also have another wrestling magazine from this year that fills in some blanks for us. Among the people discussed include
On today’s episode, the World’s Greatest Kayfabe Tournament continues with match two of round one. Randy “Macho Man’ Savage (circa 1987) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (circa 1994) in an epic battle to advance to round two and face Hulk Hogan. This one was close.
We continue our timeline look at the history of pro wrestling on this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. We are now into the 1960s. Lou Thesz, Buddy Rogers, Verne Gagne, The Crusher, The Bruiser, The Sheik, and others are ruling the
We continue our longform history of pro wrestling series and go deeper into the 1950s on this episode, with the NWA title reign of Lou Thesz and it coming to an end, Rikidozan in Japan, The Sharpe Brothers, and El Santo down in Mexico.
This episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show is a catch-up show to allow new listeners to jump on and those who might have fallen behind to catch up. The longform history of pro wrestling series is essentially a college-level series on the history
On the latest edition of the longform history of pro wrestling series, we journey into the first years of Lou Thesz as NWA World Champion. The NWA is beginning to flex its promotional muscle nationally, and Thesz is out there sweeping up the numerous
This is a giant-sized edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. Today, you get two shows packed into one. First, if you have been following the longform history of pro wrestling series then you know that the foundations of the National Wrestling Alliance were laid
In this episode of our continuing series on the history of pro wrestling, we look at the years 1946-1948 and see the build up and the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance. Why were there so many World Champions at this point? How
