Tag: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The life & times of Nick Bockwinkel
WWE On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we return to the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to look at Dave Meltzer’s biography on the legendary AWA World heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel. Bockwinkel was the glue that held the AWA together and was also part of two of the greatest tag teams…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of Dusty Rhodes, pt. 3
On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I present the conclusion of the near-book length Dusty Rhodes biography by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. This is part of my “From the Pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter” subseries where I look back at some of Meltzer’s biographies and history pieces in historic Observers. Part…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Ratings analysis, Observer Awards preview, Joe Rogan
Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio to talk about the major stories in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Joining us is someone who used to be a guest on Wrestling Observer Live when it was on eYada, John Muse. We talk about the latest with Joe Rogan and UFC 271. We then look…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: WON HOF, Jon Moxley, MLW lawsuit
Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio talking all of the latest in pro wrestling. We discuss the following: The new members of the WON HOF Changes Dave has been thinking about for the HOF Jon Moxley being advertised for the next GCW show MLW’s lawsuit against WWE WWE’s succession plan AEW…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: From the pages of the WON
This week on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show, I go into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter archives for some obituaries written by Dave Meltzer. On the docket, the passing of Mid-South and AWA star D.J. Peterson, the in-ring death of rising lucha libre star Oro, southern journeyman Ray Candy, and Joey Marella, WWF referee and…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The death of Dino Bravo
We go to a March 1993 edition of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter on this episode of the DragongKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show for three separate biographies. The first was the shocking death of Dino Bravo, recently covered on Vice’s Dark Side of the Ring series. Then, Dave discusses the then-recent deaths of veteran promoter Wally Karbo and…