DragonKing Dark: El Santo
On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at Mexican lucha libre legend El Santo — wait, what? Why are we talking pro wrestling on DragonKing Dark? Because El Santo transcended pro wrestling into movies where he fought vampires, werewolves, mummies, witches, monsters, and more!
El Santo starred in dozens of B-level action adventure movies and even spawned a whole sub-genre of horror and action movies. Also, he has a statue in his honor, people still revere his name, and he was buried in his mask. If that’s not DragonKing Dark, then nothing is.
Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.