Tag: DragonKingKarl
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon Finale: Jim Neidhart
The final day of the July Classic Wrestling Marathon is finally here. And for the last show, host Karl Stern takes a listener request deep cut looking at the lesser successful member of the Hart Foundation, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart. Neidhart did have a wrestling career prior to the Hart Foundation working in Memphis, Mid-South, Florida, and of…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Iron Mike Sharpe
Host Karl Stern again takes a look at another iconic enhancement wrestler from the 1980s in second-generation wrestling star Iron Mike Sharpe. If you were a fan of WWF Superstars or WWF Wrestling Challenge in the 1980s, you likely saw many matches with the big screaming Canadian and Canada’s Greatest Athlete, Iron Mike Sharpe. But Sharpe got…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Marty Jannetty
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels had an incredible career — easily one of the top ten of all history in pro wrestling — but what about the other half of the Midnight Rockers? Early on, many thought Marty Jannetty might be the standout of the duo and he certainly had the skill. He began his career as Marty…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Bobby Heenan
On today’s July Classic Wrestling Marathon show, host Karl Stern takes a look at the greatest pro wrestling manager of all time, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Heenan had a quick wit and was a tremendous bump taker. He knew his role better than anyone, and played the part of a sports agent who was intent on destroying…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Lance Russell
On the latest edition of the July Classic Wrestling Marathon, Karl Stern takes a look at one of the greatest announcers of all time: legendary Memphis wrestling announcer Lance Russell. Russell was more than just a play-by-play announcer, and was every bit as important a character to Memphis TV as Jerry Lawler or Bill Dundee was. It was Russell’s smooth…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Norvell Austin
This show was a lot of fun for Karl Stern to research and put together. It all started from a research project Karl is doing on Sputnik Monroe. Knowing Norvell Austin only from his time as part of the Midnight Express and the PYT’s, Karl discovered just how important a cultural figure Austin was. Oh…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Sgt. Slaughter
Yo Joe! You had to know that host Karl Stern was going to include Sgt. Slaughter in his list of favorite wrestlers for this year’s July Classic Wrestling Marathon. Karl is a massive G.I. Joe collector and pro wrestling fan, and Sgt. Slaughter was a major character in both! Slaughter was a top star in the…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: “Dr. Death” Steve Williams
Photo Credit: Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman On today’s July Classic Wrestling Marathon Show, host Karl Stern takes a look at another of his personal favorite wrestlers in “Dr. Death” Steve Williams. As far as tough guys go, Williams certainly had the reputation for being just that. A standout football player and wrestler at the University of Oklahoma, Williams…
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DragonKing Dark Episode 25: Imagination
On this week’s episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern answers a listener email that leads to a discussion about the spark of imagination and how important it is to the quality of life. This discussion also leads to some interesting conversation about the constellation of Orion. There is a discussion about how skeptics have hijacked…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Shane Douglas
For many years he was the face of ECW, having long reigns as ECW world champion and ECW TV champion. But in the many times ECW has since been attempted to be resurrected, Shane Douglas has seldom been front and center of it. Douglas is a controversial, outspoken personality. He started out training in the Northeast…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Masked Superstar/Demolition Ax
Today, host Karl Stern takes a look at the career of Bill Eadie, best known under two gimmicks, the territory traveling Masked Superstar and later as the face-paint wearing Demolition Ax. Eadie was a world traveler who competed for the NWA, WWF, and top New Japan championships over the course of a long career. Starting out…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Scott Steiner
Big Poppa Pump. The Big Bad Booty Daddy. One half of the Steiner Brothers. Scott Steiner started off as a super-athlete working smaller promotions, then came to WCW in the early 1990s where he was paired with his brother Rick in one of the most dominant tag teams of the era. After a run in both WCW…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Power and Paint
Apparently, post-nuclear war, mankind will take off their shirts, dawn old football shoulder pads, and paint their faces. They may or may not have weird haircuts. Hockey masks may or may not be included. We will run around the planet chasing gasoline, but above all, else we will look really, really bad ass. In the early 1980s…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Ken Timbs
Who is “Gentleman” Ken Timbs? Today you will find out. Timbs worked many areas during the 1980s, from Georgia Championship Wrestling to Central States to Southwest to Mexico’s EMLL. He was a tag team partner to Eric Embry and had a great program with Lizmark in Mexico. He was also very important in host Karl Stern’s pro wrestling…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Jushin Thunder Liger
The timing could not have worked out better for this show as, just the day before, Jushin Liger was announced as participating in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s annual Battle of Los Angeles tournament. The tournament this year looks to be one of the most loaded in history with some incredible matches possible. Karl Stern was a huge…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling July Marathon: The Assassin
Today’s show looks at Joe “Jody” Hamilton, best known in professional wrestling as The Assassin. He and Tom Renesto were THE prototype heel tag team that traveled the country feuding with the Kentuckians, but Karl saw none of that. He saw Hamilton as the masked Flame — a fireball-throwing heel in a bright red and yellow outfit who…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling July Marathon: Arn Anderson
“The Enforcer” Arn Anderson is best known for his years spent as a member of the Four Horsemen in the NWA and WCW. He and Ole Anderson formed the second version of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. He and Tully Blanchard formed one of the best teams of the era. He was best friends with Ric Flair.…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling July Marathon: “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas
“Mr. USA” Tony Atlas was a fixture in the wrestling magazines of Karl Stern’s youth. He was massive, and had a likability that made him an excellent babyface. From Georgia Championship Wrestling to the WWF, Atlas was a big star during the time Karl first became a superfan. His career dropped off quickly in the mid-to-late 1980s due to…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling July Marathon: Mike Jackson
Photo of Tony LeDue, Pat Rose, and Mike Jackson by Karl Stern If you watched WTBS-17 Georgia Championship wrestling or NWA World Championship Wrestling later, you saw the fiery underdog Mike Jackson week after week. In fact, many of the enhancement workers you saw on those shows were booked by Jackson. Mike played a very important…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling July Marathon: “Wildfire” Tommy Rich
Tommy “Wildfire” Rich became a near instant star in the early 1980s but almost as quickly as he shot to stardom, he fell from the top going from one of the youngest NWA World Heavyweight champions to a comedy figure in just a few years time. So, what went wrong? Actually, Rich had a better career than most…