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
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Colonel DeBeers, Vince McMahon lawsuit, Hulk Hogan, Gordon Solie and Andre the Giant anniversaries, Smackdown, SNME and Collision and more. A fun show
Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Here were some of the things we covered: Hulk Hogan being off WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event AEW’s
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over the big stories in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Dave and I talked about the following: The CMLL/AAA/AEW relationship Eric Bischoff’s performance on episode 1 of Who Killed WCW?
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Granny & SHAWN SHOW is back with tons to talk about. Yes, Shawn is finally back in studio after a bout with pneumonia, Granny has the highs and lows of contests and memoirs, the whole nine
Celebrating the release of my new book, DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show looks back at these two massively important years in pro wrestling history. Some highlights: Hulk Hogan wins the WWF World title, the WWF national expansion
As I wrap up work on my upcoming DragonKingKarl Stern’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus book, I wanted to review a magazine from that timeframe on this week’s show. So, I struck outside the usual Apter mags and decided to review a George Napolitano
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We discussed the following: Saturday’s crazy schedule Dave’s bio on Adrian Street More on The Elite re-signing with AEW
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, let’s take a look back at a retro Apter mag: the April 1988 issue of Inside Wrestling. This issue features a look at the storyline run-up to the Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant feud where
It was a dream match of the 1980s: the monster squashin’ “Incredible” Hulk Hogan vs. Abdullah the Butcher. While Abdullah never ended up as a Hogan opponent in WWE, the two did face off in their long careers but just three times during
On a special edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I share an exclusive interview with Lewis Rach, Roddy Piper’s former assistant from 2001-2005 which will give you an inside look at one of the most enigmatic figures in wrestling. He was there for the
Join me on this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show as I look in-depth at the history of Hulk Hogan before he became WWF World Champion for the first time in 1984. However, did he hold a World championship before that while he was
Jim Valley also talks this week’s WWE Draft. Whatcha gonna do when Roman Reigns is coming for your title reign, brother? It’s time for a Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. If undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns was losing either or both
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
Karl Stern returns with another classic magazine review. Just in time for the release of my new book, DragonKingKarl’s 1983 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, let’s review the Fall 1983 issue of the Apter magazines’ quarterly special: Wrestling Superstars. This issue focused heavily on Georgia Championship Wrestling who
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
This is a free show. Just click below to listen. John Tenta (aka WWF’s Earthquake, WCW’s Avalanche and Shark) wrestled at LSU and then became a sumo competitor where he was a standout Westerner. But, he soon became disgruntled and switched to pro
Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, I return to the world of sports entertainment (pro wrestling) to find out how one company became the most profitable and successful wrestling company in the world and then sank over half of genre
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
Host Karl Stern continues to sort through the emails generated during the July marathon of biographies. Topics on this show include follow up on Norvell Austin, plus conversation about the WrestleMania VIII main event that should have been Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan, and
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