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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Saga: The origin of the Midnight Express, part 2
I return with another DragonKingKarl mega-show in our Saga series, continuing to look back at a tag team many consider the greatest of all time: the Midnight Express. As I wrote last week, if you think the Midnight Express is only Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton or Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane or if you…
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DragonKing Dark: The death of John Belushi
Continuing our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, we take a look back at the death of young comedic star and a Saturday Night Live original, John Belushi. Belushi was a star still on the rise with multiple hit movies and an iconic stint on SNL. However, drugs gained a…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Saga: The origin of the Midnight Express, pt. 1
Another DragonKingKarl mega-show in our “Saga” series takes a look back at a tag team many consider the greatest of all time: the Midnight Express. But if you think the Midnight Express is only Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton or Stan Lane, or if you think Jim Cornette has always been part of the formula, think…
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DragonKing Dark: The Mitchell Report
100 darkest moments in pop culture history continues with another black eye for Major League Baseball – the Mitchell Report. This 2007 report was officially titled The Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball. It’s…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The longform history of pro wrestling in December 1982
On the new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I talk everything that happened in December 1982 in pro wrestling. That list includes the infamous Jack Veneno vs. Ric Flair NWA title match; why a Jacques Rougeau by any other name is still Jacques Rougeau; Bob Backlund vs. “Superstar” Billy Graham redux, World Class Star Wars, Jerry…
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DragonKing Dark: What happened to Glenn Miller?
If you know any big band swing music, then it is probably by Glenn Miller and his orchestra. Some of the most recognizable instrumental hits were arranged and recorded by the biggest pop star of the early 1940s, Glenn Miller. He was every bit as big of a star as Elvis or The Beatles in…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: 1983 found footage SECW
Today’s review is awesome! The Armstrong Alley YouTube channel has newly discovered footage from Alabama’s Southeastern Championship Wrestling in the spring of 1983. Armstrong Alley found someone with a previously undiscovered tape out of Montgomery that features, among other things: More legendary heel Bob Armstrong, a Buck Robley coming out of a box angle, The Midnight Express,…
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DragonKing Dark: Las Vegas concert massacre
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, we continue our series on 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history. This week we look back at the 2017 Las Vegas concert massacre that took place on the strip in Las Vegas targeting a large country music festival. 61 people died during the attack. It remains…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: History of pro wrestling at MSG in 1877
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we travel back in time to the pioneer era of wrestling — 1877 — to see the first actual non-tournament pro wrestling cards at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. At this point, MSG was still known as Gilmore’s Garden but these shows were drawing sizable crowds for…
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DragonKing Dark: The death of actor & comedian Robin Williams
My series looking at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams. A comedic genius who first came to national attention on the Happy Days spinoff series Mork and Mindy, Williams followed this up with a stellar career both as a comedic and dramatic…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Abdullah The Butcher vs. Keiji Mutoh
Round two of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling show continues with two very different pro wrestlers: the bloodletting Abdullah The Butcher vs. the blood-spilling Keiji “The Great Muta” Mutoh. Will the versatility of Mutoh be able to overcome the girth and brutality of Abdullah? You, the listener, voted, and we have…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: A look back at WCW’s Renegade
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we look at the late Renegade of WCW fame, using his Wrestling Observer Newsletter obituary as a guide. Formerly known as Rio Lord of the Jungle, Richard Wilson was brought into WCW by Hulk Hogan and the creative team when they failed to get Ultimate Warrior (Jim Hellwig)…
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DragonKing Dark: The ‘Twilight Zone’ movie disaster
The Dark 100 rolls on. In July 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed by a helicopter crash while filming a scene for “The Twilight Zone” movie. The accident revealed numerous shortcuts and safety protocols that were bypassed which contributed to the tragedy. The Twilight Zone movie disaster is one of our…
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Left My Wallet: Karl Stern on Alabama football, Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame
Left My Wallet is back with our very own DragonKing: Karl Stern! The host of both the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show and DragonKing Dark is here to talk about some Alabama football, wrestling figures, and more. We start by talking about the Crimson Tide, Nick Saban, following the myriad of players to move on to…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: CWA Memphis October 19, 1985 review
This week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling show features a look back at a weird time in the fall of 1985 where Southeastern/Continental Wrestling took over Memphis for a few weeks. This included Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs) coming in as a fake Masked Superstar, Scott and Steve Armstrong, Mongolian Stomper, Mr. Class (Ken Timbs), The Heavenly Bodies…
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DragonKing Dark: The story of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez
Our next installment in our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history involves the story of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Hernandez was an elite level football player whose off the field exploits landed him in prison and later dead. Despite being one of the best players on his national championship winning…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: November 1982 in pro wrestling
On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I cover everything that happened during the month of November 1982 in pro wrestling. This includes, of course, Thanksgiving night back when it was the biggest night of the pro wrestling year. Our discussion includes Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Bob Backlund, Nick Bockwinkel, Stagger Lee (aka…
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DragonKing Dark: How ‘Seduction of the Innocent’ went after the comic industry
Free speech. Censorship. Right thinking. Moral policing. All of these terms are hot button topics to various political and social groups. The more that things change, the more they stay the same as in 1954, a holier than thou psychiatrist took on the comic book industry with his infamous book, “Seduction of the Innocent”. No…
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DragonKing Dark: The video game crash of 1983
Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture series, this week’s DragonKing Dark takes a look back at the video game crash of 1983. It was a moment in time where subpar games were being produced en masse as a cash grab during a home video game boom. Juan Nunez wrote a tremendous article about this…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of pro wrestling at MSG, part 1
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, it’s the debut of a new series looking at the history of pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Perhaps the most famous arena in the world, MSG has changed quite a bit over the years and we will talk about the venue’s different owners…