DragonKingKarl From the Pages of the Observer: Deaths of Gene Anderson, Lance Idol & El Gran Davis
On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, Karl Stern looks back at three short obituaries pulled from the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Gene Anderson was one half of the famous Minnesota Wrecking Crew with Ole Anderson and a well known name on the East Coast. You might have never heard of Lance Idol, but his story is bizarre and sad. Finally, Karl looks at Dave Meltzer’s obituary for El Gran Davis.
Karl Stern
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.