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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Your holiday season wrestling gift buying guide!

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On this special family-friendly edition of the Karl Stern Show, the Dragon King (and his wife!) talk about buying gifts for the wrestling fan in your life this holiday season.

It can be intimidating for a non-fan to buy gifts for a wrestling fan, so Karl’s wife sits down with him to talk about what she looks for, our thoughts on various wrestling related items available out there, Mattel action figures, wrestling video games, lucha libre masks, and thinking outside the box.

We review the Mattel Four Horseman Hall of Fame action figure set, a lucha libre mask, talk a little bit about the WWE 2K16 video game, subscription services, plus some outside the box ideas for the wrestling fan and collector.

It’s a unique show that I hope you and your significant other (or children or parents or whatever) can enjoy. Gather the kids around the speakers and enjoy! 

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DR. KEITH PRESENTS (Dec 1): Welcome To OTT!!!

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After over a year, it’s about time we introduce you fine DKP listeners to something near and dear to our heart…..Ireland’s number one wrestling promotion – OTT!!! After another in a string of great shows this past Saturday night, Alan sits in his studio/car with JamieOD and BohsJohnny to get some live post-show reaction.

Then we take it to the top of Over The Top as the man behind the promotion Joe Cabray joins us for a frank discussion about everything that’s gone into OTT’s first year, future plans, his time in NXT, the European wrestling landscape and more. Finally in a bonus segment to end the show, Alan rants and raves about a match he watched recently which has him doing cartwheels! A great show – CHECK IT!!!

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio: Bruiser Brody biography special

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On the latest episode of the DragonKing Classic Wrestling Show, host Karl Stern bring you the latest in a series of wrestler biographies. This week, Karl takes a look at the incredibly popular, mythical, and controversial “Intelligent Monster” Frank “Bruiser Brody” Goodish.

Brody was a wild bearded powerhouse who ran roughshod through the United States, Japan, and Puerto Rico before his untimely death in 1988 at the hands of Jose “The Invader 1” Gonzalez.  Until his death by stabbing in 1988, he was one of the biggest business stars in the world. In Japan, it was reported that at times he made in excess of $14,000 per week. It is impossible to tell the tale of recent biography focuses like Stan “The Lariat” Hansen and Abdullah the Butcher without also telling the story of Bruiser Brody.

Attached to this show is a special audio bonus feature! Karl recorded an audio companion for the Super Stern Stick Flash Drive based on issue 35 of the DragonKing Press Newsletter. That issue dealt with the death of Brody as told by some of the people that were there or later talked to Jose Gonzalez including Tony Atlas (the closest thing to an eyewitness), Dutch Mantell, and “Nightmare” Ken Wayne.

I hope you enjoy this show and a detailed look at the crazy life and untimely death of Bruiser Brody.

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Sam Caplan on MMA business in a post-Holm vs. Rousey world

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We are living in a post-Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm world, and while the fight itself has been analyzed to death, there’s plenty to discuss with the business aspects of what happens next. That’s why Josh brought in former Bellator VP of Talent Relations and co-host of The MMA Insiders podcastSam Caplan to help talk about that and tons more! If you’re into MMA business talk, this podcast is for you!

Here’s some other topics Josh and Sam talked about:

– What Sam has been up to, including some other non-MMA endeavors

– His thoughts on where we’re at with Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm several days after the fight

– When he would make a Rousey-Holm rematch and it’s an answer you might not expect

– What he would do with Holly Holm from a media perspective

– The decision making that goes into making a big rematch

– His current thoughts on the Bellator product, and what they need to do to succeed

– His thoughts on OneFC and Ben Askren’s next move when his contract is up

– His thoughts on the Reebok deal, Cain Velasquez signing with CAA, and tons more!

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Show Notes:

– Here’s the Vice Motherboard story Josh was interviewed for.

– Here’s Josh’s column on the potential of the great Rousey comeback story.

Wrestling Observer Radio (11/10): Big Audio Dragon King Sin Limite~!

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As an accompaniment to the latest Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan and Dave, we have what we’re calling a BETA version of, what we’ll call for now, the BIG AUDIO DRAGON KING SIN LIMITE.

It’s Mike Sempervive and Karl Stern, and we’re going to be talking, literally, about whatever you want. Today was mostly what we want, but, for the next time around, please send questions to [email protected].

We hope it’s something to build on, and that you enjoy!

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Big Audio Nightmare (11/9): SHIMMER, stale New Japan bread, NJPW in Osaka

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The B.A.N. is back with nearly 75 minutes of aural delight! 

Topics include:

– Mike not answering Adam’s texts

– Discussion of SHIMMER’s 10th Anniversary weekend and Adam’s report on the crowd, the atmosphere, the shows themselves, the unfortunate location of the only ATM in the Eagles Club

– Equating Madison Eagles to Barry Windham

– Is New Japan a stale peace of bread? 

– A full report on New Japan in Osaka from this weekend…and more~!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 11: Bellator MMA’s Jimmy Smith

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With Bellator 141 on our doorstep, Bellator MMA color commentator and all-around good guy Jimmy Smith was our guest on the 11th episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out!

On the docket, Josh and Jimmy talked for an hour on nearly 141 topics. (Not really, but it was a lot). Here’s a preview:

– The experience of co-hosting Fight Quest and his favorite discipline he trained in

– How often he gets asked about competing against Joe Rogan in a cage or on the mats

– His time competing in MMA and whether he misses it

– Whether Bellator has ever asked him about competing

– Getting asked to commentate for Premier Boxing Championships and how it came together.

– The one nuance that the average fan can watch for when watching both boxing and MMA

– Working with new Bellator play-by-play man Sean Grande and the advice he gave him 

– The most interesting storyline going into Bellator 141

– Thoughts on Melvin Guillard, Justin Wren, and Marloes Coenen

– His opinions on drug testing, uniforms, IVs, and Ronda Rousey vs. Floyd Mayweather

You also get Josh’s Opening Round focused on the latest grenades thrown toward MMA media, and Josh’s TV pick of the week. Your hour of power awaits!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 7: Bloody Elbow’s Stephanie “Crooklyn” Haynes

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It’s a late Friday night on the East Coast which means it’s time for a late night version of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out! On the seventh episode, longtime MMA podcaster and media star Stephanie “Crooklyn” Haynes drops by for an hour-plus conversation. A few of the topics her and Josh talked about include:

– Her thoughts on Mike Swick’s retirement
– Her love of pro wrestling in the 80s and what she likes today
– Her transition to writing for Bloody Elbow
– How podcasting has changed over the last 10 years she’s been doing it
– What exactly Kountermove is and why you should check it out
– Where she thinks Fedor will sign
– How long she thinks Ronda Rousey will be in the UFC and if there are any challengers on the horizon
– A look at the weekend Bellator and UFC shows
– And more! 

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JNPO: John Pollock of Live Audio Wrestling & The Fight Network

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International Fight Week is raging in Las Vegas as is the annual Wrestling Observer Convention, so Josh Nason went out and recruited a big international name for the sixth edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: John Pollock of The Fight Network and Live Audio Wrestling!

On this episode, Josh and John hit on a ton of subjects:

– This weekend’s UFC 189 and UFC TUF Finale events

– The importance of the result of Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes

– The underselling of welterweight champion Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald and the emergence of Rory Mac as a contender

– Life at The Fight Network and how John juggles his schedule

– John’s favorite weekly wrestling show and why

– An interesting note about The Fight Network and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– A few laughs (yes, actual chuckles)

– Josh’s Opening Round…and more!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 5: MMA Junkie’s Brent Brookhouse

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The fifth episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has launched just in time for another double-shot weekend of UFC & Bellator! On this hour-plus edition, MMA Junkie assistant editor and former Bloody Elbow managing editor Brent Brookhouse is Josh’s guest.

The two talked about a wide variety of topics like:

– Whether he thinks it’s ridiculous to think Kimbo vs. Shamrock was a worked fight.

– The unheralded awesomeness of UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedzrejczyk and whether the UFC can make her a mainstream star

– How he became arguably the best investigative MMA journalist in the game today

– The decision to move to MMA Junkie from Bloody Elbow

– The state of boxing in the mainstream

– This Saturday’s UFC and Bellator events, including the very interesting Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero tilt

– His past in pro wrestling and a night he’ll never forget

– Josh’s Opening Round commentary on Jedzrejczyk’s future…and tons more!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 1: Jack Encarnacao of The Lapsed Fan & Sherdog

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A new day has arrived on WrestlingObserver.com, and no, it’s not the current WWE tag team champions. The debut of a new weekly podcast focused on MMA and UFC (with some wrestling thrown in from time to time) has arrived, hosted by Wrestling Observer writer and editor Josh Nason, formerly of Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, and Bleacher Report.

On the debut episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh talks to Jack Encarnacao of Sherdog, Boston Herald & The Lapsed Fan wrestling podcast. 

On the menu for discussion:

– What did Jack think of the reaction to his WWE Network ideas heard on Wrestling Observer Radio?

– The whole ROH/TNA/Destination America mess, and whether wrestling is hot despite all the news.

– How he managed to do two seven hour podcasts recapping past Wrestlemanias.

– A division by division breakdown of the top UFC title contenders

– A look at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves

– Why Josh still isn’t on the Weidman Wagon

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