John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we talked about a company that we don’t usually talk about but were in the news because of a rebrand back an an
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT reviews from this past few days, Ric Flair to AEW, WWE in Berlin and AEW adding a new PPV, ratings, Jon Jones, Rampage
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
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We veered away from our normal show because of this week’s passing of both Terry Funk and Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt). Here’s what we talked about: Our memories of the Husky
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
On this installment of my DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show longform history of pro wrestling series, I am up to November 1983 which is hugely important because we have NWA Starrcade — a show that was highlighted by Ric Flair regaining the NWA World
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I cover the entire story of Ric Flair quitting WCW to jump to WWF in 1991 while still WCW/NWA World Champion. A few questions that are answered: Karl discusses what the NWA was during that time.
Karl Stern talks Harley Race, Ric Flair & Sgt. Slaughter. My deep dive into pro wrestling longform history continues. We stop into September 1983 and the time is getting near for Hulk Hogan to jump to the WWF. Sgt. Slaughter (seen above) continues to
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
