DragonKing Dark: A trilogy of pro wrestling murders
This week, DragonKing Dark takes a turn toward true crime with a look at three wrestlers whose careers were tainted by murder accusations.
Everyone is very familiar with Chris Benoit who killed his wife and child and then himself, but did you know I once had dinner with him? I’ll tell you about it and also will discuss the crimes. Jimmy Snuka never went to trial on the killing of Nancy Argentino as he died of cancer first, but I discussed the night in 1983 she was killed.
Finally, I take a deep dive into wrestling history that finds that the World welterweight champion and his wife also indicted for murder but ultimately acquitted.
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.