DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Drunker than a musician

pioneer era

My 1000 Hours subseries on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show covers the pioneer era of pro wrestling with my DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus as our guide.

Col. James H. McLaughlin rules the American wrestling landscape, John McMahon and Homer Lane are trooping across the country, and wrestling is gain popularity from coast to coast. The rise of Prof. Thiebaud Bauer and Prof. William Miller and their brand of entertainment style wrestling is also sweeping the country, but the newspapers are starting to get weary of their antics.

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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.