Category: Dragon King

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

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!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Epilogue… and so today on this bonus show we tie it all together.  After 31 days of biographies we talk about the past, present, and future of wrestling.  

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: The Rock. One of the biggest wrestling stars in history and probably the biggest mainstream personality ever to come from pro wrestling. Today we are talking about Dwayne The Rock Johnson. From a pro wrestling family to the most hated babyface in wrestling to the biggest star…

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Steve Austin. It’s Stone Cold day! An era defining mega-star who may have lead the most financially successful era in wrestling history. Wrestling has never been as popular as it was at the peak of today and tomorrow’s subjects. Please consider purchasing a Super Stern Stick flash…

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Bill Goldberg.  Who’s Next? It’s Bill Goldberg! A huge star during the Monday Night War era he is the flip side of Steve Austin in WWE. A man with such momentum and so hot that only WCW could screw it up… and they did.  Today’s show looks…

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Triple H. It’s all about the game (AND how you play it).  Today’s show is on the life, career, and legacy of one Mr. Hunter Hearst Helmsley better known as Triple H and one of the big powerplayers behind the scenes in wrestling Paul Levesque.  

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Shawn Michaels. You know he’s cute, you know he’s sexy, you know that’s a terrible song right? Shawn Michaels may be one of the greatest in ring performers in history. He was also quite the train wreck during his peak. Today’s show takes a look at the…

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Bret Hart. Today’s person has been covered in an excellent book, multiple documentaries, and interviews but you absolutely can’t tell the history of wrestling (especially in this series over the next three days) without taking a detailed look at the life and career of The Hitman. Join…

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: The Undertaker. Today we look at the life and career of one Mr. Mark Calloway AKA: the dead man, AKA: the Master of Pain, AKA: The Punisher, AKA: THE UNDERTAKER! One of the greatest and longest lasting gimmick characters and one not yet covered to death (pun)…

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Ultimate Warrior!  He’s not just any Warrior! He’s not the Average Warrior or the Pretty Great Warrior- he’s the ULTIMATE Warrior! From his days as a bodybuilder to Bladerunner Rock to the DINGO Warrior to the WWF champion. Today’s show covers the strange life and surreal death…