DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: From the pages of the Observer – Boris Malenko & Art Barr
Today on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show, host Karl Stern dives back into the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for Dave Meltzer’s biographies on Boris Malenko (the father of wrestler and future agent Dean Malenko) and Art Barr.
The death of Barr was treated as a huge loss for pro wrestling at the time. Coming off his most high-profile match ever, a five star effort with partner Eddie Guerrero, Barr died suddenly and mysteriously. Barr’s past threatened to complicate his bright future, but death took him suddenly.
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.