The DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show today takes a look back at the January 6, 1990 episode of WWF Wrestling Spotlight, which featured The Bushwhackers, several great enhancement wrestlers, Dusty Rhodes, the introduction of Sapphire, hype for the 1990 Royal Rumble with some
It’s round one, match eight in the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament. This time, we pit two contemporaries from the late 1960s against each other: WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. WWA World Champion Fred Blassie. Blassie has terrorized the west coast, Georgia, and Japan, while
The Longform History of Pro Wrestling Series continues with a look at the year of 1972 in pro wrestling. On this episode, we talk about Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkel, Pat Patterson, Roberto and Manuel Soto, Sonny King, Giant Baba, Antonio Inoki, Gorilla Monsoon,
It is time for match seven in round one of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament from the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show. This match pits the legendary Eighth Wonder of the World Andre the Giant against WWA World Champion The Destroyer (Dick Beyer). The votes are
The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament continues with match six in round one — and today we have a battle of people who seldom laid down on the job. Plucked straight out of 1984 following the famous Starrcade Dog Collar match and a year before
This is our second discussion of the 2018 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ballot. On this edition, host and wrestling historian Karl Stern discusses the Japanese ballot, the UK and other areas ballot, revisits the Mexico ballot, and talks in detail about the
It’s time once again for our annual examination of the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ballot. This year, I split the discussion into two shows so we don’t have to rush things. Part two will be next Tuesday. On this episode, we look at
On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we continue our longform history of pro wrestling series by traveling into the mid-1960s. As the AWA evolves into a powerhouse promotion and Verne Gagne trades the World title frequently with people like Mad
We continue the GKT — Greatest Kayfabe Tournament — today with an interesting clash of styles between Pat O’Connor and Jushin Thunder Liger. O’Connor was a mat wrestling machine and NWA World Champion. Jushin Liger was a revolutionary high-flyer who later developed a tremendous mat wrestling
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
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