Matt Borne was well known in the pro wrestling business to have legal issues. He was arrested multiple times for a variety of crimes. WWE even once sued him to stop him from promoting himself as Doink on indie shows due to his
Image: WWE June of 1982 is a massively important month in the history of pro wrestling. The WWF as we know it is born as Vince McMahon buys Capitol Sports from his father. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka leaps from the top of the steel
Image: WWE The final match of round one of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament brings us to our strangest matchup yet. From one end of the spectrum to the other. From the early 1900s we have the undefeated Heavyweight Champion of the world: Frank
The latest DragonKingKarl Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling podcast looks at the Wrestling Observer’s obituary for Fritz Von Erich, the patriarch of the Von Erich family. This biography not only covers Fritz Von Erich and his career and death, but it covers the entire saga
Today on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling show, we hop in our time machine and travel back to the June 9, 1984 edition of Southeastern Championship Wrestling out of the Dothan, Alabama TV studio. We see the original RAT Patrol (Scott Armstrong & Johnny
We take a deep dive into May 1982 when 21,000 people turned out to the Superdome in New Orleans to see the Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia battle The Samoans. Plus, the Buzz Sawyer vs. Tommy Rich rivalry was raging on in Georgia, Jimmy Garvin
Today’s show is a new DragonKingKarl Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling special — The Saga of Manny Fernandez. Manny is an old-school wrestler who has told a lot of tales. He has the reputation of being — how can I put this, a perpetual
As the first round of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament nears completion, we have a battle of the greatest live attendance draw of all time (Jim Londos) vs. the greatest TV draw of all time (Rikidozan). Both are legends from different eras. You voted and
On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I put a spotlight on southern wrestling as we visit the Florida wrestling territory as it begins its fall after the death of Eddie Graham. It was still a viable territory at this point with
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling show, I look at two very different biographies from a classic edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter as Dave Meltzer looks at the in-ring death of Japanese female wrestler Plum Mariko (possibly the first in-ring death ever
It’s time to have some fun again — this time I hop in the time machine and travel back to February 22, 1992 for WCW WorldWide Wrestling. HOLY CRAP THEY’VE MADE P.N. NEWS & EL GIGANTE A TAG TEAM. If you think it can’t
Image: NotiCel We all know the story of the killing of Bruiser Brody. In this latest true crime deep dive, I focus in on his killer (Jose Gonzalez) instead of rehashing the whole story once again. The popular version of that story is that
We are up to April 1982 on this week’s DragonKingKarl longform history of pro wrestling with tons of interesting stuff happening at that point of time. Jerry Lawler has his famous first match against Andy Kaufman in Memphis; Andre The Giant won what
The next match in the GKT (Greatest Kayfabe Tournament) takes place today with two legends — three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. three-time WWF World Champion Mankind (Mick Foley). The King of the Bunkhouse Stampede vs. the Hardcore Legend. Who will win?
I got this show off YouTube and it doesn’t have an exact date (it literally says 1988 maybe 1987). Anyway, this is The Assassin Jody Hamilton’s promotion out of Atlanta featuring a guy who LITERALLY can’t count to three as an announcer and a
From the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer published obituaries of two wrestling “doctors” — Dr. Bill Miller and Dr. Jerry Graham. Miller and Graham were two very different personalities. Miller was quiet, reserved, and intelligent, while Graham was outrageous, riotous, and
On this week’s edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I review an episode of Southeastern Championship Wrestling from April 1982 featuring The Freebirds at war in Alabama — the feud between Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes and a must-hear promo between the two. Plus,
Buck “Rock and Roll” Zumhofe was a staple of the 1970s-80s pro wrestling scene. While largely a mainstay in the AWA and winning their World Junior title several times, he also worked in both World Class and WWF regularly. However, he was also
I continue with my longform history of pro wrestling podcast series with a look at March 1982. Bob Backlund was WWWF champion and feuding with both Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis, Ric Flair was facing many different opponents including a memorable series with Butch Reed,
Image: WWE This edition of the GKT (Greatest Kayfabe Tournament) features two of the best workers in modern history: Ricky Steamboat and Kurt Angle. Between the two, they have a library of some of the best matches of the last 40 years so
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