Tag: Jim Londos
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Jim Londos headlines Yankee Stadium in 1931
On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I continue with my history of pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden with a detour to Yankee Stadium in 1931 where Jim Londos teamed up with the William Randolph Hearst empire to — hopefully — draw one of the largest crowds in history up to that…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: GKT continues, more MSG history
Welcome to a revamped edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, perhaps version 2.0 or a reboot or whatever you might like to call it. On this episode, I present the next match in my Greatest Kayfabe Tournament (GKT): Antonio Inoki vs. Steve Austin. The votes are in and we have a winner. I then…
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DragonKingKarl Show: Mail bag! Free! Pioneer era, plus Demolition, WWE HOF
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: FREE EDITION! Tell your friends! Today is a mailbag show with a wide range of questions and topics including: The pioneers of wrestling what referees were in the days of Frank Gotch, Ed “Strangler” Lewis, and Joe Stecher. The conversation also includes how state atheletic commissions played into things during…