Tag: Ric Flair
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Why May 1984 was a huge month in wrestling
On a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I have a detailed look at the month of May 1984 in pro wrestling history. It was one of the most significant months ever: Kerry Von Erich wins the NWA World title from Ric Flair in the largest show in Texas history followed by Flair regaining the title…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Ric Flair tirade, Tony Khan wrestling, Rocky Romero talks NJPW Resurgence
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Ric Flair’s restaurant incident, Tony Khan correctly says he should never wrestle, the NXT Combine gimmick, and more, plus Rocky Romero joins us to talk New Japan Resurgence! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Ric Flair, Flair vs. Kerry memories, RAW report, ratings, mailbag
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Ric Flair’s wild week of stories, his presumed heart attack in his final match, the match with Kerry Von Erich 40 years ago today, RAW from Monday night with the King and Queen of the Ring tournament matches,…
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Wrestling Observer Live: WrestleMania Vegas, Ric Flair heart attack, Gulak and Rousey, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Ric Flair alleging a heart attack in his last match, WrestleMania in Vegas, Ronda Rousey and Drew Gulak and Hunter vs. the media, WWE Speed, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE Elimination Chamber predictions
Today’s episode of Wrestling Weekly features our WWE Elimination Chamber predictions as well as thoughts on two angles that might be meant to misdirect our attention in AEW & WWE. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! (sub needed)
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: March 1984
On a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I present the 100th installment in my long-form history of pro wrestling series. This week, join me in looking back at March 1984 which had the fallout from the shocking death of David Von Erich in February, Ric Flair and Harley Race pulling off a secret NWA World…
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: Flair vs. Von Erich steel cage match plus Granny and more!
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Granny & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, Christmas Show fallout and what everyone got for presents, her wrestling and soap opera reports, and more, then the boys review the legendary cage match where Terry Gordy slammed the cage…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: 1984 & 1985
Celebrating the release of my new book, DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show looks back at these two massively important years in pro wrestling history. Some highlights: Hulk Hogan wins the WWF World title, the WWF national expansion begins in earnest including the takeover of the WTBS time slot, the…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Ric Flair interview
Dave and I are back with a special edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Ric Flair, and his business partner, Chad Bronstein, join us to talk about Wooooo! Energy becoming the exclusive energy drink of AEW. Ric also talks about his contract with AEW as an onscreen performer, when he knew he was going on TV, and…
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Fight Game: The many programs of MJF
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we talked about a company that we don’t usually talk about but were in the news because of a rebrand back an an old brand. Yep, we talked some TNA to start the show. Some…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Ric Flair, AEW new PPV, Dynamite and Halloween Havoc, ratings and more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT reviews from this past few days, Ric Flair to AEW, WWE in Berlin and AEW adding a new PPV, ratings, Jon Jones, Rampage spoilers at the end and more. A fun show as always so…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Main Event Wrestling magazine review
As I wrap up work on my upcoming DragonKingKarl Stern’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus book, I wanted to review a magazine from that timeframe on this week’s show. So, I struck outside the usual Apter mags and decided to review a George Napolitano offering: Main Event Wrestling from November 1984 featuring Hulk Hogan, Kerry Von…
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Fight Game: Remembering Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We veered away from our normal show because of this week’s passing of both Terry Funk and Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt). Here’s what we talked about: Our memories of the Husky Harris character that preceded the Bray Wyatt character The great Wyatt Family…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Inside Wrestling from April 1988
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, let’s take a look back at a retro Apter mag: the April 1988 issue of Inside Wrestling. This issue features a look at the storyline run-up to the Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant feud where Ted DiBiase tried to buy the WWF World title from Andre. Also…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: November 1983
On this installment of my DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show longform history of pro wrestling series, I am up to November 1983 which is hugely important because we have NWA Starrcade — a show that was highlighted by Ric Flair regaining the NWA World title from Harley Race in a steel cage match. That show wasn’t…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Ric Flair jumps to WWF with NWA title belt
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I cover the entire story of Ric Flair quitting WCW to jump to WWF in 1991 while still WCW/NWA World Champion. A few questions that are answered: Karl discusses what the NWA was during that time. Could Flair have jumped as still NWA World Champion and not WCW…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: September 1983
Karl Stern talks Harley Race, Ric Flair & Sgt. Slaughter. My deep dive into pro wrestling longform history continues. We stop into September 1983 and the time is getting near for Hulk Hogan to jump to the WWF. Sgt. Slaughter (seen above) continues to rise there as does the Masked Superstar as the era of change…
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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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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: July 1983 in pro wrestling
Go back in time with Karl Stern to the summer of ’83 in the world of wrestling. My longform history of pro wrestling series picks back up with a detailed look at every major event and news story from July 1983 including a shadow break-off NWA group threatening to form with Southwestern Wrestling, ICW, Georgia…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Don West, WWE injuries, Muta, Giulia, AEW in Seattle, Smackdown, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Don West, thoughts on the Ric Flair documentary, injuries to Gunther and AJ Styles, NOAH Budokan and Stardom notes, AEW in Seattle and NXT previews, Smackdown and Rampage reviews and more. A fun show as…