DragonKingKarl: Wrestling in pop culture, embarrassing angles & characters

Hulk Hogan and Mr. T

With Karl Stern working on finishing up his new book — DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus — he is presenting a past show that many subscribers may have never heard before.

Recorded for a special project, the first half discusses wrestling’s place in pop culture, especially back in the 1980s, and the second half talks about times that wrestling either did completely embarrassing angles or featured embarrassing characters.

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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.