Tag: 1984

DragonKingKarl: Hulk Hogan wins his first WWE World title

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In place of the usual DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Podcast, Karl Stern was instead a guest on the Def Dave’s 1984 podcast which covers pop culture and which you can listen to here.

This season, he is covering 1984 and invited me on to discuss the historic WWF World Heavyweight title match where Hulk Hogan defeated The Iron Sheik at MSG to kick off the Hulkamania era of pro wrestling.

I hope you enjoy this show and please subscribe to Def Dave on most all major podcast platforms.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: December 1984

Posted on by Karl Stern

We have reached the end of 1984 in my long-form deep dive series in pro wrestling.

In December 1984, the pro wrestling world was massively changing with WWF gaining more and more ground. Still, the AWA, NWA, World Class, and others remained strong, setting up for an interesting 1985.

Not only do we look at the day-to-day happenings for the month, but I also recap the various year-end awards as it was a big year for Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and the Road Warriors.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: November 1984

Posted on by Karl Stern

It’s time for some long form history as this week’s DKK Classic Wrestling Show features a deep dive into November 1984.

The month featured multiple Thanksgiving shows including the second-ever Starrcade from the NWA. Plus, there was lots happening in both NJPW and AJPW, Southeastern Championship Wrestling, WWF continued their march to take over wrestling in the United States, and more.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: October 1984

Posted on by Karl Stern

Image: Rasslin’ History

I take the wrestling time machine back to October 1984 on today’s DragonKingKarl Show.

Here’s a look at just a few things that happened:

  • WWF continued to grow and invade territories
  • Hulk Hogan was running a program against “Big” John Studd after Jesse Ventura’s career ended due to illness
  • The AWA remained strong…for the moment
  • Barry Windham shocked the NWA by joining WWF…and much more!

While you’re here, check out my new book — DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era of Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling — on Amazon.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: September 1984

Posted on by Karl Stern

On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I present the 96th installment in my long form history of wrestling series as we look back at September 1984 from the pages of my DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus.

Some of the highlights and lowlights:

  • WWF is taking over the wrestling world and getting regional territories kicked off their home TV stations
  • Several promotions including Jerry Jarrett’s Memphis CWA, Verne Gagne’s AWA, and Jim Crockett’s NWA join to create the Pro Wrestling USA TV show to compete…which is a failure
  • The Road Warriors are red hot
  • Plus notes from Japan, Southeastern, and a big match down in Mexico featuring Hulk Hogan

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