DragonKingKarl: 1899 and the end of the pioneer era
On a new DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern finishes out his review of his DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus.
Frank Gotch was now on the scene after losing to American champion Dan McLeod (working under a fake name) and then “discovered” by Farmer Burns. William Muldoon had left pro wrestling while George Hackenschmidt was ready to rise in Europe.
Even though we have finished going through his book, the learning does not end. Next episode, Karl will have a question and answer show about the pioneer era before moving onto new research including a recent book about Muldoon.
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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.