One of the greatest tag teams of all time the Hall of Fame team the Midnight Express. From beginning to end including some members you may have never even known about including Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, Norvell Austin, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, and many more (yes there were more). A look at one of wrestling’s greatest acts ever.
Category: Dragon King
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Karl Stern Show 10/22: Storytelling series on the monsters of pro-wrestling history!
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Storytelling Series: The Monsters of Wrestling! Halloween is coming soon and in honor of it I’m looking at some of the best and worst horror and monster themed wrestlers including Mummies, Zombies, Vampires, Frankenstein-esque Monsters, and more! Among those discussed include The Mummy, The Monster, The Zombie, Lord Humongous, Jason the Terrible, Nightmare Freddie, Kane, The Undertaker, and many more!
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show Biography Series: Huracán Ramírez
He’s on the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ballot and one of the most popular moves of the high flying era is named after him. He was literally a movie character come to life. On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic show, I take a look at lucha libre legend Huracán Ramírez, who he was, and what impact he had on lucha libre and popular culture in Mexico.
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DragonKing Karl Stern Show 10/8: All mailbag show!
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Today’s show is a question and answer show with a variety of topics including pro wrestling’s history on the radio, who could have been the “Hulk Hogan” of the 1970’s had a promotion gone national, a new top contender for the Forrest Gump of wrestling, and a great question about Frank Gotch and the original heavyweight championship of the world.
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DragonKing Karl Show 9/29: The art of the promo
On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show I’m going to look at the art of the promotional interview. What makes a good promo? Who were some of the great promos and why? We will listen to several promos and pick them apart and see what makes them great (or terrible). We will discuss Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, The Rock, Steve Austin, Austin Idol, Bob Armstrong, Bob Backlund, and more plus I’ll cut a promo you can pick apart yourself. It’s a really fun show today! Storytelling… The Art of the Promo.
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DragonKing Karl Classic Wrestling Show: Biography Series on Junkyard Dog
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Junkyard Dog. Our biography series continues taking a look at one of the most significant regional stars in wrestling history Sylvester “Junkyard Dog” Ritter. A gigantic regional star associated with New Orleans but when it came time to make a national splash things turned out differently and ultimately tragically. Enjoy today’s look at the charismatic Junkyard Dog.
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New and Improved DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Hall of Fame ballot and more!
Annual examination of the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ballot. Who am I looking at voting for this year? The dreaded annual “What about Big Daddy?” question. Plus Brock Lesnar, Sting, AJ Styles, and many more to consider.
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Storytelling: The Bullet and The Stud 1982-84
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Storytelling Series 1: The Bullet & The Stud. The first storytelling series takes a look back to a storyline that ran from 1982-1984 involving the original Tennessee Stud Ron Fuller and his feud both as a babyface and a heel against Bullet Bob Armstrong. Also involved are Jerry Stubbs, Arn Anderson, Ric Flair, Sonny King, Robert Fuller, and more.
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Biography Special: Ken Patera
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Biography Special: Ken Patera. The powerhouse Olympic weightlifter turned pro wrestler. A champion in virtually every region he wrestled in and a top heel opponent for most of that era’s WWF champions. Today’s show spotlights one of the more under rated stars of the 1970’s and 80’s.
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Follow up on last months bios including more Backlund
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Follow up questions and comments on the July marathon including a great set of notes on El Santo, Bob Backlund, and others. Plus conversation about changes to the show, who is the next biography special, and much more!