How the history of pro wrestling isn't what a lot of people think it is and a lot of the bickering today between talking heads is coming from a place of wrong perspective. How kayfabe really evolved. Our guest this week is one of the most positive people in wrestling - Dave "It's Still Real to Me" Wills. He talks about the trials of being one of the first people to go viral in the crazy internet world.

On the new, revamped, and improved Old Tyme Wrestling Hour, host Karl Stern discusses the Twitter feud between Dave Meltzer and Jim Cornette and faulty misconception many old timers have, the insane tribal mentality than accompanies it, and then Karl is joined by Bryan Alvarez for some discussion about the building the newsletter, website, podcasting network, and F4W/WrestlingObserver website, and more. Pro wrestling history and more with wrestling historian Karl Stern.

Coming soon to iTunes, Apple Podcasts, and all major podcasting platforms is the flagship pro wrestling history podcast by DragonKingKarl - Karl Stern from Wrestling Observer, F4WOnline, and When It Was Cool. Subscribe to the new feed today by searching Apple Podcast or visiting WhenItWasCool.com

Karl Stern takes a look at the bombshell revelation by Austin Idol that another wrestler/manager put a hit out on him and was arrested for it. Is it true? What happened? When did it happen? We look at the situation in detail. Then Karl takes a look at current wrestling talking heads like Jim Cornette and challenges their ideas about pro wrestling in 2017 in a controversial (yet hopefully entertaining) fashion.

The Long Form History of Pro Wrestling is sort of what you might imagine a college-level course on pro wrestling history might be like. Historian Karl Stern from Wrestling Observer is your Professor wrestling studies and on this edition, we look at wrestling from 1833 to 1876 and talk about pioneers such as Col. McLaughlin and H.M. Dufur and the spread of wrestling to the U.S.

Karl Stern talks about WWE WrestleMania and post-WrestleMania RAW thoughts.  The Undertaker, more Dustin Rhodes love, the 1994 coming of Hulk Hogan into WCW and his summer of 1994 feud with Ric Flair and more. Your source for pro wrestling history and retro pop culture! WhenItWasCool.com

This episode concludes our look at Southeastern Championship in 1983 with a discussion about Black Bart as El Lobo and Man Mountain Harris, Arn Anderson as Super Olympia, Jerry Stubbs, Ron Fuller, and much more. Lots of classic pro wrestling action on this Karl Stern wrestling special.

Wrestling historian Karl Stern discusses a variety of topics on this edition of the Old Time Wrestling Hour. Topics include the WWE Network, latest additions to the Southeastern Championship Wrestling results project, Bunkhouse Buck (Jimmy Golden), and the unrealized potential of Dustin Rhodes from the early days of his career in WCW and his potential NWA World heavyweight title run.

Karl Stern continues his look at one of the best years of Ron Fuller's Southeastern Championship Wrestling promotion - 1983. Names such as Jos LeDuc, Jacques Rougeau, Bob Armstrong, The Flame, Jerry Stubbs, Super Olympia Arn Anderson, and many more!

This episode we get the mailbag with questions about The Undertaker, Frank Gotch, then a discussion about the Midnight Express and how Ron Starr became a part of it, the car accident that ended Norvell Austin's run, and how on Earth the Honky Tonk Man Wayne Farris ended up in this story. Also the story about the fan fight that almost sent Ron Starr to jail.