DragonKingKarl: A look at wrestling in February 1986
On a new DragonKingKarl Show, I continue the countdown to my latest book — DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus in March 2026 — by taking a look back at the February 17, 1986, issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
In that issue, we got the first coverage of the death of Gino Hernandez. Initial reports were very different than what ended up being revealed through the investigation, and we examine it as it happened.
Plus, there’s tons of January and February 1986 news and notes as well.
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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.