DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The Muldoon tour begins

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• By Karl Stern
• Published: 17 Aug 2025, 19:15

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On this edition of the 1000 Hours subseries on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, Karl Stern talks all about the pioneer era of pro wrestling,

This week, he takes a look back at 1881 in pro wrestling history including the evolution of William Muldoon from New York City Police officer to touring champion.

Also, a physical description was given for an early championship belt, plus we had the death of former American champion James Owens at the young age of 30.

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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.

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