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DragonKingKarl: WCW in 1992 was a real mess

Posted on by Karl Stern

Today my classic wrestling podcast takes a detailed look back at September 1992 through the pages of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

WCW was having an identity crisis. The pro wrestling world was crumbling down. The WWF (WWE) was plagued with multiple scandals and business was down around the globe. Bill Watts was running WCW and had taken it backward instead of forward. He instituted weird, outdated rules and even tried to elevate the now irrelevant NWA back to some sort of stature. It was an effort in futility as Bill Watts would soon be removed due to inflammatory comments which would be brought to light by a baseball legend.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: A look at 1992 with Ron Simmons’ title win, WWF scandals

Posted on by Karl Stern

Welcome to a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show with Karl Stern.

This week, Karl looks at 1992 when Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader for the WCW World championship in an angle that also involved Sting.

Plus, we dive into a corresponding issue of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter for a breakdown of the latest scandal and revelations concerning the then-WWF.

This is a packed episode with tons of insider information about a very volatile time in wrestling history.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Why 1992 was the best-ish & worst-ish of times

Posted on by Karl Stern

As Karl Stern continues his look back at the 1990s in pro wrestling, he makes a stop in one of the strangest eras of pro wrestling history: 1992.

At that point, the pro wrestling business had cratered. Ticket sales were terrible, PPV was struggling, TV ratings were nothing impressive, and the business was scandal-ridden.

However, there were still plenty of great wrestlers. WCW, in particular, had many pieces to a great puzzle but no one to put it together. The NWA was still around for some reason.

This week, I look back at the WCW Great American Bash 1992 and how it represents just how bad, yet also good, things were then.

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