Tag: William Perry

DragonKingKarl: A dive into the February 24, 1986 Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Posted on by Karl Stern

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On today’s DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern goes through the pages of the February 24, 1986, Wrestling Observer Newsletter which gave an update on the death of Gino Hernandez and the first revelation that it involved drugs.

There are a lot of notes about the then-upcoming WWF WrestleMania 2 including a story about William “The Refrigerator” Perry looking at backing out. (Dave Meltzer did not seem to like Mr. T one single bit.)

That and tons more as we build toward the March 2026 release of my new book, DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, a 600-plus page monster book with the most important thing that happened in pro wrestling every day of those two years.

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Left My Wallet: Mike Sempervive and Sidney Bakabella

Posted on by Antonio Garza

‘I Left My Wallet’ is back with our very own Mike Sempervive and an unexpected run-in by manager extraordinaire Sidney Bakabella.

Mike and I start off talking about the current state of Washington sports, his disdain for the Stanley Cup winning Capitals and love of the Rangers, Alexander Ovechkin’s partying, memories of AM radio baseball and WFAN, the Wizards, the Nationals and more.

During our chat, pro wrestling manager Sidney Bakabella called in and had a few choice words for a few people here at the EMPIRE~!. He also talked about Chicago sports, Jim McMahon, WrestleMania II participaint William “Refrigerator” Perry, Michael Jordan, and more.

It’s a very different chat with Mike and Sidney and must be heard to be believed. It’s another fun show with two of your favorite Wrestling Observer Live personalities, so enjoy!

Also, be sure to check out the archives for my talks with Dave Meltzer, Flip Gordon, Simon Diamond, Kevin Kelly, and more.

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