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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: November 1982 in pro wrestling

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On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I cover everything that happened during the month of November 1982 in pro wrestling.

This includes, of course, Thanksgiving night back when it was the biggest night of the pro wrestling year. Our discussion includes Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Bob Backlund, Nick Bockwinkel, Stagger Lee (aka Junkyard Dog), Ted DiBiase, Roddy Piper, and more.

Here’s my ultimate history timeline for the entire year of 1982 as a companion.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: History of pro wrestling at MSG in 1875

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On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, it’s the debut of a new series looking at the history of pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Perhaps the most famous arena in the world, MSG has changed quite a bit over the years and we will talk about the venue’s different owners and locations as well. 

We begin by going back to the original Gilmour’s Gardens (soon to be MSG) and the first wrestling star there: Andre Christol and the great tournament of 1875.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling: A long-form history of pro wrestling pt. 1

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Karl Stern begins an open-ended series about the history of professional wrestling, starting with the time before the pioneers of wrestling era even began.

What exactly is pro wrestling and how did it come to be? Karl will be taking a deep look at this question and looking at President Abraham Lincoln’s time spent as a wrestler, as well as laying the groundwork for upcoming shows.

  • Karl begins the show by answering a few listener emails and cleaning up a few tidbits left over from the July Classic Wrestling Marathon, including a correction on the Steve Williams biography.
  • Karl begins a detailed look at the start of pro wrestling.
  • When and where were the first big spectator crowds?
  • When were the first rules and rule books written?
  • What were catch-as-catch-can, collar-and-elbow, and Greco-Roman matches and what were the differences?
  • What did Abraham Lincoln really have to do with wrestling and when was his involvement? What was the state of wrestling at the time?

All this and more are discussed in today’s episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling show.

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