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Tag: Gene Kiniski

  • DragonKingKarl Show: Wrestling demographics, Strong Style troubles, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, more!

    DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Today’s show is a mailbag show with topics and questions including Shane McMahon’s return to WWE and some interesting scenarios it could set up that might appeal to the largest demographic watching WWE and more about the demographics of WWE and observations.  Other mailbag questions and topics include womens wrestling including a look back at how they have historically been booked and presented in wrestling history and how that is changing and what wrestling can learn from MMA.  We revisit the top of top Canadian stars including a possible new front-runner in the biggest Canadian draw of all time and it’s probably not who you think.  Also addressed today is a thought provoking email about the dangers of stiff strong style wrestling.  I also play with my new Amazon Echo which may be the greatest thing in the history of ever.  If you have been thinking about ordering one please consider buying it from the link at my website http://www.dragonkingkarl.com and maybe pick up a Super Stern Stick Flash Drive while you are over there.  Enjoy today’s FREE show! (Photo of strong style headdropper Steve Williams by Karl Stern)

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  • DragonKingKarl Show: The death of Mark Nulty, pro wrestling historians, Canadian Wrestling

    DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Thinking About Mark Nulty and Classic Wrestling History. On this show I want to take a little time and reflect on the contributions of Wrestling Classics owner and former announcer Mark Nulty to the wrestling history community and just where does pro wrestling history stand? What are we still following wrestling for and what is it doing for us? Why are the demographics of wrestling skewed so old and why do wrestling promoters ignore it? We will follow up on a recent conversation between Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez on a recent Wrestling Observer Radio show and take a more detailed look at what it all means.  Then we will examine the biggest draws in wrestling history and talk about who the biggest draw in Canadian history might be and discuss names like Whipper Billy Watson, Gene Kiniski, Bret Hart, Yvon Robert, Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, and more.

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  • DragonKingKarl Biography Series Radio Show – Gene Kiniski

    DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Biography Series: Gene Kiniski.  Gene “Big Thunder” Kiniski was one of the most important champions in pro wrestling history.  He bridged the gap between two distinct eras of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and he was the face of the 1960’s in pro wrestling.  

    An AWA, WWA, NWA, and Montreal World heavyweight champion, Gene Kiniski was an amazingly respected wrestling champion whose career spanned North America and is closely associated with the Funks, Whipper Watson, Yukon Eric, and others.  I had never studied Gene Kiniski’s career much before doing the research for today’s show and it really struck me just how important a figure Gene Kiniski was to separating two distinct eras of pro wrestling.  Everywhere Gene Kiniski went, he seemingly became a star and very quickly too.  Starting in the Southwest to Madison Square Garden but especially in Canada, Gene Kiniski was a huge star.  Gene Kiniski spent over three years as NWA World heavyweight champion and his mentoring of Dory Funk, Jr. set in motion the era that came after him.  I really enjoyed learning about this incredible Hall of Famer and I hope you will too.

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