Tag: Jerry Lawler
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Wrestling Observer Live: A trip back to 1993
Since I’m gone on vacation, I pulled an old Wrestling Observer Live show from the archives: 30 years ago this week. Hear what it was like way back in 1993. Lex Luger beat Yokozuna at WWF SummerSlam, but he didn’t win the WWF World title. Bret Hart made Jerry Lawler submit, but he didn’t win…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The last great Memphis angle
Straight out of 1986-87, this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show takes a deep dive into the Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol steel cage hair vs. hair match which also included Tommy Rich and Paul Heyman. I had so much fun putting this show together and I encourage not only fans of classic wrestling to listen…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: What’s so special about 1983?
Karl Stern looks at one of the most important years in pro wrestling history. 1983 was one of the most important years in the history of professional wrestling. Here’s some examples: The building of the WWF national expansion The fall of the territories The eventual birth of the major yearly event Hulkamania The fall of…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Jerry Lawler update, AEW and NXT reviews, tons of news
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on Jerry Lawler, New Japan in Osaka, MLW, ratings, what AEW really needs right now, full reviews of Dynamite and NXT, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Jerry Lawler…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Wrestling network homes, NXT TV report, Rockers break up
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a new look at how many homes all the major networks that carry pro-wrestling are in, NXT from last night with the Rockers breaking up on the Barber Shop, tons of news and more. A fun show as…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Jerry Lawler updates, Cody vs. Paul, ratings, RAW report and more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the latest on Jerry Lawler and the medical emergency he suffered yesterday, RAW with the Cody vs. Paul Heyman promo, Smackdown and Rampage ratings, RAW report and tons more. A fun packed as always so check it…
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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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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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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The Lawler-Idol hair vs. hair match
Image: Scott Bowden Straight out of 1986-87, this week’s DragonKing Karl Classic Wrestling Show takes a deep dive into the Jerry Lawler vs Austin Idol hair vs hair match that took place in a steel cage. I had such fun putting this show together and I encourage fans of both classic and modern wrestling to…
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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 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…