When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture by DragonKingKarl

Buck "Rock and Roll" Zumhofe was a staple of the 1970s-80s pro wrestling scene. While largely a mainstay in the AWA, he also worked World Class and WWF regularly. He was a multi-time AWA World Junior champion. He was also a convicted sex offender and everybody knew it including spending a stint in prison between runs in the AWA and WWF. Then he was arrested again but this time it was far worse. He'd done it again, only this time it was his daughter. And many people knew...

This is a collection of DragonKingKarl Stern's Long Form History of Pro Wrestling podcast series collecting episodes 11-15 which covers pro wrestling from 1900 until 1917. This is the Frank Gotch era. Covered are his battles with George Hackenschmidt, Farmer Burns, Tom Jenkins, and others. His many retirements, the leg injury that ended his career. His forgotten return match and his death.

Karl Stern continues the long form history of pro wrestling podcast series and we up to March 1982. Bob Backlund remains champion of WWF feuding with both Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis. Ric Flair faces many different opponents including a memorable series with Butch Reed. Nick Bockwinkel reigns as champion over the AWA. Plus discussion of Jerry Lawler, Harley Race, David Von Erich, Japan, and much more.

DragonKingKarl is beginning to release stand-alone biography podcast specials again and we are going to pick back up with WWE and Wrestling Observer Hall of Famer Sting. Sting is topical again as he recently wrestled his first match in years with AEW. Karl saw his career literally from his very first match through his travels in Memphis, the UWF, NWA/WCW, TNA, until now. Join Karl for this discussion of one of the most iconic wrestlers of the 1980s-1990s - Steve Borden, AKA: Sting.

This edition of the GKT features two of the best workers in modern history: Ricky Steamboat vs Kurt Angle. Between the two they have a library of some of the best matches of the last 40 years. What happens when the two of them collide? You the listener voted and we have a winner. Now let's talk about the careers of Ricky Steamboat and Kurt Angle.

We revolve back around to the Spotlight on Southern Wrestling series as we review a rather unremarkable episode of Georgia Championship Wrestling from 1984 taking place just weeks before the infamous Black Saturday WWF take-over. What was happening just before the stock owners turned on each other? We talk about The Road Warriors, Nikolai Volkoff, a show with nothing but bruisers with one exception, and an exceptional Jake Roberts promo.

This is the second collection of Long Form History of Wrestling podcasts, edited and updated. This covers the years 1882-1900 and such names as William Muldoon, Col. James H. McLaughlin, the original Strangler Lewis, Farmer Burns, Tom Jenkins, the early days of Frank Gotch, and much more. The pioneers of pro wrestling.

DragonKingKarl's long running Long Form History of Pro Wrestling at Wrestling Observer is now re-edited and being released for free on this podcast feed. This is the first installment which is take from the first 5 episodes of the Long Form History of Pro Wrestling covering from the ancient past until 1881 and discussing such wrestlers as Abraham Lincoln, William Muldoon, Col. James H. McLaughlin, John McMahon, Prof. Theobaud Baur and others. The history of pro wrestling begins here.

The most detailed look at 1983 pro wrestling in Ron Fuller's NWA Southeastern Championship Wrestling Alabama - Florida promotion you've ever heard. This is six of our Patreon special podcasts collected together talking about my favorite year of SECW. This year featured Bob Armstrong and his legendary heel run, Ron Fuller, Jimmy Golden, Mr. Olympia, Arn Anderson as Super Olympia, Ric Flair, and much more! Southern pro wrestling at it's best ever.

Wrestling historian DragonKingKarl takes you through Dave Meltzer and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's biographies and obituaries of Andre the Giant, Boris Malenko, Art Barr, and Eddie Gilbert. Andre the Giant was a mega star both nationally and internationally. Boris Malenko was the father of Dean Malenko and an interesting figure in wrestling. Art Barr was a controversial person on the verge of becoming one of the best in the business and the story of Eddie Gilbert is complex and interesting.