Tag: bruno sammartino
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Bray Wyatt documentary
Karl is back with a look at the new WWE Network Bray Wyatt documentary which dives into his career, characters, and family which include classic era wrestlers Mike Rotundo, Blackjack Mulligan, and Barry and Kendal Windham. This was a very good documentary that fills in a lot of gaps about the death of Wyatt. Also,…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: MSG history, Bruno Sammartino
On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, host Karl Stern continues his look at wrestling history at Madison Square Garden in New York in the year 1931. He also continues his look back at Dave Meltzer’s epic biography on the life and times of Bruno Sammartino from the pages of the Wrestling Observer…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: ‘Strangler’ & Sammartino
On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I take a look at a great retro article from a 1972 wrestling magazine asking whether Ed “Strangler” Lewis was the greatest wrestler of all time. I then continue taking a look at Dave Meltzer’s biography of Bruno Sammartino from the pages of the Wrestling Observer…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Sting vs. The Rock, Bruno Sammartino obituary
AEW On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we hit on several different topics and listener favorites. We take a look at the next match in the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Sting vs. The Rock. We begin a massive biography on the life and times of Bruno Sammartino from the pages of the Wrestling…
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Wrestling Weekly: How much further can Roman Reigns go in the WWE record books?
Now that Roman Reigns has surpassed 1000 days as WWE Universal Champion, how much further can he go? On today’s new edition of Wrestling Weekly, we discuss that as well as the week’s TV offerings from both WWE and AEW. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio: CM Punk, Vince McMahon biography
Pat Laprade joins Garrett Gonzales and Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. Dave Meltzer and I are back for a brand new Wrestling Observer Radio. Author Pat Laprade joined us on the show. We went through a cornucopia of topics, including the following: The latest on CM Punk per Dave’s lead story in the latest…
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WOL: Dave Meltzer on Paul Jones’ death, more on Bruno
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the deaths of Bruno Sammartino and Paul Jones, our weekly interview with Dave Meltzer talking the latest stories in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Brock Lesnar’s title reign, the Superstar Shakeup, Bryan’s challenge to team with Filthy to…
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DragonKingKarl July Classic Wrestling Marathon: Bruno Sammartino
The living legend himself is the focus of today’s biography: an amazing man with an amazing story and a great companion show to the Buddy Rogers bio.
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WOR: Bruno Sammartino on his WWE Hall of Fame induction
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with special guest and multi-Hall Hall of Famer BRUNO SAMMARTINO!~! So much to discuss including his WWE Hall of Fame induction, what brought it about, meeting with Triple H and discussing changes in the company, his thoughts on the reality of the drug testing…
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WOR: Breaking News Audio: Bruno Sammartino going into WWE Hall of Fame
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk Bruno Sammartino going into the Hall of Fame! All the details, when the deal was done, who made it happen, what it entails, his thoughts on the current product and so much more! And in a few days, Bruno will be back…
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WOR: Bruno Sammartino on his health, workouts, and more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with our all-time most popular guest, Hall of Fame legend BRUNO SAMMARTINO! So much to discuss including his health status after heart valve surgery, workouts today versus in his prime, memories of working with some of the biggest names in the history of wrestling,…
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WOR: Bruno Sammartino on his recent heart surgery and WWWF history
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with our all-time favorite guest, former WWWF Champion and Hall of Fame legend Bruno Sammartino~! Bruno has the full story on his recent heart surgery, what brought it on, what doctors told him about his recovery, two ongoing film projects about his life, memories…
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WOR: Bruno Sammartino on his trip to Italy, Edouard Carpentier’s passing
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of our most popular guests, the world famous Bruno Sammartino to talk a number of subjects including the death of Edouard Carpentier, traveling back to his home country of Italy and being given an award, the comedy of people in WWE describing…
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WOR: Bruno Sammartino talks TNA Impact, history, and more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only Living Legend, Bruno Sammartino. One of our favorite guests, Bruno talks his recent viewing of TNA Impact (seriously), what he would have told Dixie Carter if she’d asked him for advice, creating stars vs. using established names, plus tons…