When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture (DragonKingKarl)
When It Was CoolFor all shows including our archived content visit our Patreon page - www.patreon.com/wiwcool Pro wrestling history. WWE, WCW, NWA, AEW, NXT, NJPW, TNA, Impact, ROH, AWA, ECW, and the pioneer era of pro wrestling. Karl Stern (DragonKingKarl) is a pro wrestling historian who has produced the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show for over 15 years at Wrestling Observer. This is the fre... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | SportsWrestlingTV & Film | |||
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It's Friday the 13th once again and you know what that means! It means Karl and Tonya have to sit through an increasingly terrible watch through of all the Friday the 13th Movies and we are, unfortunately up to part 8 which is the worst of the bunch ... more
I have a really fun pro wrestling history show for you today. As I continue work on my upcoming book DragonKingKarl's 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, I have been watching tons of pro wrestling from that era. Recently, I decided to watch the entire u... more
In 1974 one of the most popular superheroes of the golden age made his long-awaited return to pop culture. DC Comics had already started publishing the adventures of Captain Marvel in the pages of the Shazam! comic book. Now that hero, in a slightly ... more
On today's podcast, we go through the pages of the February 24, 1986, Wrestling Observer Newsletter which gives an update on the death of Gino Hernandez and the first revelation that it involved drugs. There are a lot of notes about the upcoming WWF ... more
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The amount of research that must have gone into the early history episodes... wow! This is just what I was looking for. So much that I didn’t even know I wanted to know. Can’t believe there aren’t more reviews. Also, Karl seems like a really good dude and is easy to listen to.
Apple Podcasts5ChodeDogg90
United States4 years ago - if you want to learn history, Karl is your man
I have listened to Karl (with the letter K) for several years now, and even as a 35 year fan of pro wrestling from all over the world, each show teaches this old fan something new.
You want to hear about Lou Thesz? Karl's your man. You want to learn about the NWA title that existed before the NWA was formed in 1948 in Waterloo, Iowa? Karl's your man. You want to hear about Rikidozan or El Santo and how they shaped wrestling in their countries? Karl's your man.
now if you want to get on his g... more
Apple Podcasts5Art Vandelay IVUnited States5 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #132 |  United Kingdom/Sports/Wrestling |
Apple Podcasts | #192 |  Canada/Sports/Wrestling |
Apple Podcasts | #79 |  France/Sports/Wrestling |
Apple Podcasts | #240 |  Australia/Sports/Wrestling |
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