Tag: 1980s

DragonKingKarl: July 28, 1986 Wrestling Observer Newsletter review

Posted on by Karl Stern

On a new DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern continues to look back at 1986 and 1987 in pro wrestling history with the recent release of his new book, DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus.

This week, he goes into the July 28, 1986 issue of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter which featured such stories as a disputed AWA World Tag Team title change between The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) and Buddy Rose & Doug Somers, the status of Roddy Piper, the arrest of Chris Adams for assaulting an airline pilot, plus the NWA Great American Bash and more!

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DragonKingKarl: June 16, 1986 Wrestling Observer Newsletter review

Posted on by Karl Stern

This week on the DragonKingKarl classic wrestling podcast, Karl Stern takes a look back at the June 16, 1986, issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter by Dave Meltzer, one of the sources used in his DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus.

This is an issue with a huge news story discussing the severe motorcycle accident suffered by Kerry Von Erich which ultimately led to the partial amputation of his foot. There’s also Billy Jack Haynes, Roddy Piper, and a major AWA show heading to Denver.

Plus, there’s news on the NWA Great American Bash 1986 tour series.

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DragonKingKarl: Wrestling in pop culture, embarrassing angles & characters

Posted on by Karl Stern

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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WOL: More with wrestling author Evan Ginzburg

Posted on by Jim Valley

Author Evan Ginzburg has seemingly done everything in wrestling except take a bump.

In part two of our interview on today’s Wrestling Observer Live, Ginzburg talks about his favorite matches, the changes he witnessed first hand as WWF went national in 1984-85, memories of Jimmy Snuka’s leap from the top of the steel cage, and what it was like when fans cheered so loudly that MSG shook.

He also gets serious as he feels that many wrestlers, his close friends, didn’t make what they deserved and far less than you probably think — especially when you consider the New York territory was the most lucrative in the country.

It wouldn’t be an old school interview without a funny Iron Sheik story.

Be sure to check out part one of our interview last week and get his new book ‘Wrestling Rings, Blackboards and Movie Sets‘ out now.

This is great conversation that covers decades of wrestling from the ridiculous to the sublime. Definitely check it out.

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