DragonKing Dark: Pro wrestling and the curse of July
Professional wrestling has had its share of tragedy, accidents, and true crime over its lengthy American history but July, as it seems, has historically been the worst month of all.
A major superstar comes to America and is the darling of the press, spawning imitators for decades later and literally goes down with the ship. Then, there’s car wrecks, freak boating accidents, and even murder.
July is a month that pro wrestlers should take extra caution with. Hear why and more on this week’s episode of DragonKing Dark.
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.