DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The mailbag returns

After many years, the mailbag show has returned to the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show!

We have a great set of questions and topics including Ric Flair jumping from WCW to WWE, Bill Mercer and other territorial era announcers, Bob Backlund (seen above), Eric Bischoff and the fate of WCW, inducting matches into the Hall of Fame, and much more!

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DragonKingKarl Show: 1983 wrestling world, pinfalls, Jesse Ventura, Free show!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: 1983 was an incredible year in wrestling if you think about it. The wrestling world was about to change forever. The release of the new TEW 2016 got me to thinking back about the year in wrestling in 1983 and I talk about it on this episode. Also I answer some listener questions including pinfalls in wrestling historically and much more! This show is free today so feel free to send it around!39936511/home/tonyleder/f4wradio.com/feed/karlstern.rssDragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: 1983 was an incredible year in wrestling if you think about it. The wrestling world was about to change forever. The release of the new TEW 2016 got me to thinking back about the year in wrestling in 1983 and I talk about it on this episode. Also I answer some listener questions including pinfalls in wrestling historically and much more! This show is free today so feel free to send it around! Contents of today’s show include:

  • How pinfalls in pro wrestling worked historically from the Frank Gotch era until today.  Why “hooking the leg” is even a thing.
  • Jesse ‘The Body” Ventura as an announcer working with Gorilla Monsoon, Jim Ross, Tony Schivonie, and more.
  • 1983 the year in pro wrestling.  Who was working where and what was happening in one of the most important years in wrestling history.
  • The new Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 game. Everything you want to know about the text editor game and the mods to go with it.

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Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/1): Backlund vs. Inoki; John Cena & Christian win WWE gold

1969 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk, Jr. wrestled Dick Murdoch to a time limit draw 

1976

Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Ox Baker & Chuck O’Connor to win the WWA Tag Team Title in a steel cage match
– The Strangler beat Pepper Gomez to win the WWA title
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Art Thomas
– Art Thomas won a 16 man battle royal
– Bounty Hunters beat Steve Regal (sub Bob Kelly) & Bobby Bold Eagle
– Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Heddon (sub Baron Von Krupp)
– Johnny Starr beat Raoul Guzman
– Moose Cholak beat Emile Zapata
– Paul Christy beat Cashbox Jim Kent

1980

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat the Crusher dq
– Dino Bravo no contest Jerry Blackwell
– Greg Gagne beat Super Destroyer Mark II
– Super Destroyer Mark III beat Bobby Heenan
– Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Mad Dog Vachon & Steve Olsonoski
– Little Bruiser & Lone Eagle beat Billy the Kid & Tom Thumb

1981 

Gainesville, Georgia:
– Harley Race defeated Tommy Rich for the NWA World Heavyweight Title 

Richmond, Virginia:
– Gene & Ole Anderson defeated Paul Jones & Masked Superstar for the NWA World Tag Team Title 

Mexico City, Mexico;
– Bob Backlund defended the WWF title against NWF World champion Antonio Inoki, wrestling to a draw in a 2 out of 3 falls match

Denver, Colorado:
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura in a non-title Cage Match
– The Crusher and Jerry Blackwell went to a double disqualification
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana
– Baron Von Raschke beat Big John Studd 
– Ray Stevens beat Buck Zumhofe

1983 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Tommy Rich & Paul Orndorff defeated Larry Zbyszko & Killer Brooks a
– Tony Atlas defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
– Bob Roop defeated Joe Lightfoot
– Ray Candy defeated Chick Donovan
– Arn Anderson & Matt Borne (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Brian Blair & Tito Santana
– Ron Garvin defeated the Iron Sheik (w/ Paul Ellering)
– Dick Murdoch defeated Buzz Sawyer via count-out

Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Greg Valentine defeated NWA U.S. Champion Roddy Piper to win the title 
– NWA World Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle
– Keith larsen defeated Ken Timbs
– Jos LeDuc defeated Rick Harris
– Bugsy McGraw defeated the One Man Gang
– Jake Roberts defeated Mike Graham
– Dick Slater defeated Sweet Brown Sugar
– Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Angelo Mosca & Gene Anderson
– Jimmy Valiant defeated the Great Kabuki in a New York Street fight

1987

Euguene, Oregon:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Curt Hennig
– AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers beat Mike Miller & Rip Oliver
– Jimmy Snuka beat Larry Zbyszko dq
– Assassin & Ricky Santana beat Kevin Kelly & Doug Somers
– Art Crews beat Scott Peterson
– Joey Jackson drew Coco Samoa
– George Skaaland drew Buddy Wolff
– Mark Young beat Mighty Sputnik
– Sherri Martel beat Madusa Meceli

Atlanta, Georgia:
– The New Breed, Chris Champion & Sean Royal defeated Jeff Sampson & Jeff Belk
– Baron Von Raschke defeated Thunderfoot #1
– Vladimir Pietrov defeated Jimmy Valiant
– The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Bob & Brad Armstrong
– Barry Windham defeated Lex Luger via disqualification
– Arn Anderson & NWA World TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ole Anderson & Tim Horner
– NWA U.S. Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Ivan Koloff in a Russian chain match
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Jimmy Garvin in a lumberjack match 

1988

Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Jimmy Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan
– Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
– Steve Williams defeated NWA World Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
– The Road Warriors defeated the Powers of Pain
– Lex Luger & Nikita Koloff defeated the Sheepherders
– Dusty Rhodes fought NWA World Tag Team Champion Tully Blanchard to a double countout when both men began fighting on the floor
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting

1993

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Brian Christopher defeated Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1994

Tokyo, Japan:
– Shinya Hashimoto defeated Tatsumi Fujinami for the IWGP Heavyweight Title 

1995

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Razor Ramon for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title 
– PG-13 defeated Brickhouse Brown & The Gambler for the USWA Tag Team Title

1998

Greenville, South Carolina:
– Booker T defeated Chris Benoit for the WCW World Television Title 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Satoru Asako defeated Yoshinobu Kanemura
– Manukea Mossman (Tayyo Kea) defeated Daisuke Ikeda
– Jumbo Tsuruta, Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota defeated Masa Fuchi, Haruka Eigan & Tsuyoshi Kikichi
– The Headhunters defeated Tamon Honda & Shigeo Okumura
– Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele) defeated Gedo & Jado
– Akira Taue, Takao Omori & Masao Inoue defeated Mike Awesome, Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hideki Hosaka
– Steve Williams & Gary Albright defeated Masahito Kakihara & Yoshihiro Takayama
– Giant Baba, Kentaro Shiga & Hayabusa defeated Hakushi, Jun Izumida & Giant Kamala II
– Jun Akiyama defeated Hiroshi Hase
– Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace defeated Vader & Stan Hansen
– Toshiaki Kawada defeated Mitsuharu Misawa to win the All Japan Triple Crown

2005

WWE Backlash | Manchester, New Hampshire:
– Tyson Tomko defeated Val Venis
– Shelton Benjamin defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship    
– The Hurricane and Rosey defeated Tajiri and William Regal, The Heart Throbs (Antonio and Romeo), Simon Dean and Maven, and La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) in a Tag Team Turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championship    
– Edge defeated Chris Benoit in a Last Man Standing match
– Kane (with Lita) defeated Viscera (with Trish Stratus)
– Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels defeated Muhammad Hassan and Daivari    
– Batista defeated Triple H (with Ric Flair) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship

2011

WWE Extreme Rules | Tampa, Florida:
– Kofi Kingston defeated Sheamus to win the US Title in a Tables Match
– Christian won the World title in a ladder Match defeating Alberto del Rio 
– John Cena won the WWE title in a three-way cage match defeating The Miz and John Morrison

Wrestling Observer Radio 10/29: Bob Backlund talks his career!

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back again with special guest BOB BACKLUND to talk his Hall of Fame career from the beginning through WWWF through Mr. Backlund in WWF and even through his TNA run. Also, how you can buy his great new book. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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