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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling: Marathon leftovers, Q&A

Posted on by Karl Stern

Karl Stern returns to the regular format of questions and answers and begins catching up on questions generated during the July marathon.

Questions, corrections, and conversations include:

  • When Tommy Rogers isn’t Tommy Rogers
  • The wonderfully horrible job Sports Illustrated did with their ranking of wrestlers
  • Marathon follow-ups on Canek, Marty Jannetty, and Sgt. Slaughter
  • An incredible article from 1902 that shows the wrestling business then was very similar to the wrestling business now
  • A look at the origins of pro wrestling in America
  • Listener thoughts and comments on Sgt. Slaughter and contemporaries like Ken Patera

Get all that and much more on the latest Dragon King Karl audio show here on F4WOnline.com!

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Canek

Posted on by Karl Stern

Today on the July Classic Wrestling Marathon, host Karl Stern heads south of the border to Mexico to look at one of his favorite lucha stars, Canek.  

Canek seems to be one of those stars of lucha libre who many in the United States have heard of but know very little about.

While many fans in the US can name off legendary luchadores like Mil Mascaras, El Santo, and Rey Misterio, Canek remains somewhat unknown, yet he was one of the biggest stars of his era in Mexico.

Canek was the top star of the old UWA promotion and faced many legendary stars over the years including Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Lou Thesz, Big Van Vader, and battled for years with Mil Mascaras.

Somehow, he convinced many of the biggest stars in the world to put him over for the UWA World championship starting with Lou Thesz. He fought Hulk Hogan in Mexico for the WWF title and even got to stand tall over Andre the Giant.

Canek was also a star in Japan and still wrestles to this day. On today’s show, we finally give Canek his due. 

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