Karl Stern
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DragonKingKarl: NWA World Heavyweight title history series finale - F4W/WON (opens the original)
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This week’s episode of the DragonKingKarl Show concludes Karl Stern’s series on the history of the NWA World Heavyweight title. Note, this series was completed before the Billy Corgan-owned NWA era began and, at some point, he will do an episode on it also, but this show follows the championship’s fall from being a major independent title to a lineage where it is hard to even remember most of the names.Click Here to Listen (sub needed) Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the
DragonKingKarl: September 1986 in pro wrestling history - F4W/WON (opens the original)
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Today, Karl Stern’s DragonKingKarl Show travels back in time to September 1986. Taken from my latest book, Karl looks at the outcome of the criminal case against Chris Adams who, not only got essentially a slap on the wrist, but was stripped of the World Class World title and jumped to Bill Watts’ UWF promotion. The new World Class World champion rode into town on a literal horse. Plus, the WWF debuted two new television shows: Superstars and Wrestling Challenge!Click Here to Listen (sub needed)
DragonKingKarl: History of the NWA World title covering the 1970s & 1980s - F4W/WON (opens the original)
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On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern covers the late 1970s through the 1980s where the NWA World title was held multiple times by Ric Flair but also by Dusty Rhodes, Harley Race, Tommy Rich, Kerry Von Erich, Ron Garvin, Sting and others and how the title fell from being the top belt in all of pro wrestling to the number two title within WCW alone. Also, please check out his latest book, DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, as a companion to this series. Karl Stern
DragonKingKarl: September 29, 1986 Wrestling Observer Newsletter review - F4W/WON (opens the original)
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On a new DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern takes a deep dive into the September 29, 1986, issue of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter and the events unfolding just before the tragic car accident of Magnum TA which changed the course of pro wrestling history. Plus, Chris Adams got charged for assaulting an airline pilot (not very gentleman like) and THE MASTER BLASTER arrived to save the dying AWA. (Spoiler alert: it died anyway).Click Here to Listen (sub needed) Karl Stern is a pro wrest
DragonKingKarl: History of the NWA World Heavyweight Title pt. 2 - The Territorial Years - F4W/WON (opens the original)
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This is the second part of Karl Stern’s history series on the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World heavyweight title. On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Show, he covers most of the Harley Race era including other champions like Terry Funk, Jack Brisco, Giant Baba, Dusty Rhodes and more. It was a huge era for the NWA where the World champion literally traveled the world and territory to territory defending the NWA heavyweight title.Click Here to Listen (sub needed) Karl Stern is a pro wrest
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