Tag: GKT
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Buddy Rogers vs. Bobo Brazil
The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament round one, match 20 pits two people from the same era against each other. In fact, these men wrestled many times and one of those occasional unrecognized NWA World Heavyweight title changes happened once when Bobo Brazil beat Buddy Rogers for the title but returned it to him. How did the…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Thesz vs. Stevens
The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament continues as this matchup pits one of the most legendary in-ring wrestlers of all time (Lou Thesz) against one of the most influential wrestlers of all time (Ray Stevens). Who will win? You the listener voted and we have the winner. We also discuss the careers of both Thesz and Stevens, plus the…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Strangler Lewis vs. Bret Hart
The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament continues (not ironically while in the middle of the real-world G1 tournament). But what if the G1 featured literally the greatest wrestlers in all of history? That’s kind of the idea behind the GKT. We are up to match 16 of round one — and it is a clash of eras.…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: HBK vs. Giant Baba
The GKT — Greatest Kayfabe Tournament — continues, and we have a bizarre matchup this time. It’s a real clash of styles and eras as All Japan king Giant Baba faces off against the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels! This match would have been a train wreck in real life, but what did our voters say? Join host…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Jack Brisco vs. Triple H
The GKT continues! It’s all about the game and how you play it…yeah, Jack Brisco probably isn’t listening to that nonsense, but how did the voters see it? This week, two eras collide when we look at the former NWA World heavyweight champion and one of the most respected (and legitimate) mat wrestlers in history…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Terry Funk vs. Daniel Bryan
One of the most interesting matches in round one of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament takes place today and you, the listeners, voted and picked a winner. On a new DragonKingKarl podcast, I discuss the careers and history of former NWA and ECW World Champion Terry Funk and his opponent, modern era star, one of the…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Kiniski vs. Abdullah
In the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament, we ask the totally geek question — If pro wrestling were real (not a shoot but real as presented on TV), who would win? Fans vote on the @wiwcool Twitter account and we discuss the match. Of course, this is just a fun way to have two biographies on a show…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Omega vs. Bockwinkel
It’s time for the latest installment of the GKT — The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament. We ask the question: If wrestling were real (not a shoot, but real as presented on television), who would win? This is, of course, really just an excuse to have a couple of biographies and a little fun — and this…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Andre vs. The Destroyer
It is time for match seven in round one of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament from the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show. This match pits the legendary Eighth Wonder of the World Andre the Giant against WWA World Champion The Destroyer (Dick Beyer). The votes are in — and now you can listen to who won and learn…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Piper vs. Mascaras
The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament continues with match six in round one — and today we have a battle of people who seldom laid down on the job. Plucked straight out of 1984 following the famous Starrcade Dog Collar match and a year before WrestleMania I, we have “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. His opponent is one of…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Vader vs. Brock Lesnar
The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament (GKT) — Round One, Match Five: Big Van Vader vs. Brock Lesnar. As Jim Ross would say, this one is going to be a slobberknocker! The listeners have voted and we have a winner. On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show, we discuss what would happen if Big…
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DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: O’Connor vs. Liger
We continue the GKT — Greatest Kayfabe Tournament — today with an interesting clash of styles between Pat O’Connor and Jushin Thunder Liger. O’Connor was a mat wrestling machine and NWA World Champion. Jushin Liger was a revolutionary high-flyer who later developed a tremendous mat wrestling style as well. It’s the past vs. future in today’s tournament matchup. Who…