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When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture (DragonKingKarl)

When It Was Cool

For all shows including our archived content visit our Patreon page - https://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 free version of some of the pro wrestling podcasts we produce at When It Was Cool. There is much more

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All Episodes

42:38

History of Wrestling at MSG - The Zbyszko Brothers...

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2023/03/14

We continue our series looking at the history of pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York City. We are up to the 1910's now and Stanislaus and Wladek Zbyszko are having a run there. Both were world champion wrestlers in the early 1900's and have a later wrestling connection through Harley Race. Larry Zbyszko, though not related, took his name from them. Also, we talk about Mort Henderson, who made quite a sensation as the Masked Marvel and his match with Joe Stecher.

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52:05

Terry Gordy Biography Podcast Special

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2023/03/08

Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy was one of the best natural pro wrestlers ever. A big, strong, country boy from new Chattanooga, TN, Gordy began wrestling in his mid-teens on Chattanooga TV. By his early 20's he was part of one of the hottest acts in pro wrestling: The Fabulous Freebirds along with Michael Hayes (and later Buddy Roberts and others). Along with Hayes and Roberts, Terry Gordy was one of the hottest stars in wrestling in World Class Wrestling. Later, Gordy became a stand out star in Japan before

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01:03:06

What's so Special About 1983?

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2023/02/28

1983 was one of the most important years in the history of professional wrestling. Upon the events of 1983 were built the WWF national expansion, the fall of the territories, the eventual birth of the major yearly event, Hulk-A-Mania, the fall of Jimmy Snuka, the success of Mid-South wrestling, the best year of Southeastern Wrestling, an era of flux for Memphis, the red hot Von Erich vs Freebirds war in World Class, the 1980s peak of but beginnings of the fall of the AWA, massive shows in Mexico,

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33:37

Farmer Burns Biography Podcast Special

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2023/02/22

The life and times of Martin "Farmer" Burns. Farmer Burns one of the top wrestling stars in post-pioneer era America. Burns was a contemporary of the original Strangler Lewis and the man who is credited with discovering and training Frank Gotch. Farmer Burns also created and sold the highly influential Farmer Burns physical training course which is still the foundation of many later workout systems. DragonKingKarl presents: The life and times of Martin "Farmer" Burns, one of the 201 Greatest Pro

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47:43

Bruno Sammartino Biography

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2023/02/18

The life and career of legendary WWWF star Bruno Sammartino is discussed in this special from the Patreon archives of WhenItWasCool.com as part of our 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time series. Bruno Sammartino was famous for many sellouts at Madison Square Garden, he was huge in Toronto and elsewhere. One of the biggest pro wrestling stars ever.

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01:00:22

Andre the Giant Biography

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2023/02/16

From the Patreon archives of WhenItWasCool.com comes Karl Stern's biography podcast looking at the life and career of Andre the Giant. Andre was one of the biggest pro wrestling stars of all time both figuratively and literally. His incredible career culminated with the famous match with Hulk Hogan at WWF WrestleMania 3. But there was so much more to Andre the Giant than that. Part of our 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time list. Check out DragonKingKarl Stern's new book the 1983 Pro Wrestling

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44:05

Wrestling Superstars Magazine Fall 1983 Issue Review

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2023/02/14

Just in time for the release of my new book: DragonKingKarl's 1983 Pro Wrestling Omnibus available at Amazon, let's review the Fall 1983 issue of the Apter magazine's quarterly special Wrestling Superstars magazine. This issue focused heavily on Georgia Championship Wrestling and GCW was going through some things in 1983. Yes, the Last Battle of Atlanta was happening, but there was discontent with the NWA that was brewing underneath. Features on Tommy Rich, Buzz Sawyer, Larry Zbyszko, the Iron

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49:10

Lou Thesz Biography

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2023/02/10

From the Patreon archieves of When It Was Cool: From a previous time, Lou Thesz suffers from not being from the modern era of television wrestling. Lou Thesz time as the legendary NWA World heavyweight champion came largely before color television so modern mainstream wrestling rankings overlooked him in favor of the more TV famous, however pro wrestling historians certainly know who Lou Thesz is. Long considered the greatest NWA World heavyweight champion of all time, even before that, Lou Thesz

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44:34

Long Form History of Pro Wrestling - July 1983...

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2023/02/07

Karl Stern's Long Form History of Pro Wrestling podcast series picks back up with a detailed look at every major event and news story from July 1983 including a shadow break-off NWA group threatening to form with Southwestern Wrestling, ICW, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Bill Watts, and more. The feud between new NWA World champion Harley Race and former champion Ric Flair heats up, plus Hulk Hogan wins the IWGP title tournament in Japan in that crazy "shoot but not really" with Antonio Inoki. A

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55:21

Steve Austin Biography

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2023/02/07

One of the 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All-Time. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was one of the most popular pro wrestlers ever and a fan favorite from almost day-one of stepping into the ring as a student of Chris Adams in Texas, then to WCW where he was TV champion, US champion, and part of a critically acclaimed tag team with Brian Pillman. Steve Austin broke out of the pack with his cutting edge promos in ECW which lead to one of the biggest runs in history in WWF / WWE. From the Patreon archives of

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39:45

Rocky 3 (1982) Movie Review

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2023/02/01

Our retro movie review today takes a look back at Rocky III from 1982, one of the most important pop culture movies of the decade. This movie introduces the world to Mr. T as Clubber Lang against Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) with an appearance by a pre-WWE champion Hulk Hogan. This movie gave us Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, Mr. T, the elements of the Rock and Wrestling movement that would launch the pro wrestling boom of the 1980s, and much more. A great movie with a lot of impact. I

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01:01:34

Ric Flair Biography

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2023/01/31

From the Patreon archive of WhenItWasCool.com this is a free release of our biography podcast special on the career of Ric Flair, one of the 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Nature Boy Ric Flair was a mega-star from the 1970s into the 1990s and many consider him the greatest professional wrestler of all time. Listen, as wrestling historian Karl Sterns tells about his career in this podcast from our Patreon archives.

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01:14:44

From the Pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter -...

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2023/01/17

This episode's From the Pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is less an obituary for Jim Wilson, who was a rather minor footnote in wrestling history, and more of an extensive history of Jim Barnett era pro wrestling. Jim Wilson, a college football standout in Georgia, became a pro wrestler and claimed to have been considered as a future NWA World champion. However, he claims his career was derailed by Jim Barnett with whom he would feud with and battle in court for the rest of his life. This

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53:41

Hulk Hogan Biography FREE

When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture... ·

2023/01/06

This is a free look back at Karl Stern's biography podcast special on the career of Hulk Hogan for our 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time List. Hulk Hogan became the world's biggest wrestling star with huge stints in the AWA, New Japan, WWF, and WCW. Join Karl Stern as he takes a look back at one of the biggest stars in pro wrestling history.

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01:06:35

201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time List Podcast -...

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2023/01/01

The list of the 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time is now posted at WhenItWasCool.com so the debates can begin and spoilers can roam free! On this episode I discuss the top several names on the list then dive deeper in to talk about the names that surprised me most, some overrated, some underrated, and why I think that is. Let's discuss the greatest pro wrestlers of all time- spread the word about WhenItWasCool.com!

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41:53

History of Pro Wrestling at Madison Square Garden...

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2022/12/20

This episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show continues our series of pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York City and features George Hackenschmidt defeating the American champion Tom Jenkins to become recognized as the first true pro wrestling world heavyweight champion and the surprising lack of coverage the match got. Plus, Frank Gotch loses again at the Garden and much more!

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36:56

Questions and Answers - The 201 Greatest Pro...

When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture... ·

2022/12/19

This is the final podcast before the list of the 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time List is released on January 1, 2023 (the day before to our Patreon supporters). This episode addresses any questions listeners to our shows have about the list and the process. How did we deal with tag teams? Why is the list male only? Plus safeguards to insure this list encapsulates the most informed opinions about who are the greatest pro wrestlers of all time.

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48:51

01 The 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time List -...

When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture... ·

2022/12/12

This is the first in an on-going series looking at the 201 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time List. The list will be dropping as an article on http://www.whenitwascool.com on January 1, 2023 (1 day earlier on Patreon). How is this listed expected to be the most legitimate ranking of pro wrestlers ever? What sources were used and how was the ranking system developed to make it as accurate as possible and why you should trust this list.

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01:21:57

From the Pages of the Wrestling Observer Podcast...

When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture... ·

2022/12/06

We return to the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter this week to take a look back at Dave Meltzer's very detailed career and life history of the man who trained Triple H (Paul Levesque) and held multiple major titles during his career - Walter 'Killer' Kowalski. A big drawing card all over the United States, Canada, and Japan, Killer Kowalski was one of the best known big men in pro wrestling history and a very interesting out of the ring character in a way different than many other pro

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40:06

Destruction Crew / Beverly Brothers Biography Podcast...

When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture... ·

2022/12/06

Whatever happened to Beau and Blake? They were, very famously, the first tag team to ever win the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year award. They were the most promising thing the AWA had to offer in its dying days (with the exception of, perhaps Del Wilkes) and Vince McMahon wanted them as the new era version of the Valiants... so what happened? This is the story of The Destruction Crew AKA: The Beverly Brothers, a DragonKingKarl Biography Podcast Special!

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