DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Part three with Beau James

This show wraps up my conversation with author, wrestler, promoter, and historian “King of Kingsport” Beau James. We continue our look at Continental Championship Wrestling, southern pro wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and East Tennessee wrestling.

Beau recently appeared on the HBO Vice News show after a story about one of his students went viral and brought a lot of attention to modern independent wrestling in the area.

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Karl Stern
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.