On Saturday’s Wrestling Observer Live, Jim Valley provides a very timely and newsworthy show.
There’s been a lot of talk in the news about tariffs and their potential affect on the price and availability of toys. So, how could that affect pro wrestling action figures?
Kevin Kleinrock from Masked Republic, along with his partners, have licensed and sold wrestling figures for years. On today’s show, we talk about the challenges that could affect buying habits, inventory and the companies themselves.
This is a very informative listen and worth your time to check out.
Left My Wallet is back with our very own DragonKing: Karl Stern!
The host of both the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show and DragonKing Dark is here to talk about some Alabama football, wrestling figures, and more.
We start by talking about the Crimson Tide, Nick Saban, following the myriad of players to move on to the NFL, and the rich tradition of Alabama football.
We then move on to talk about Karl’s time working in independent wrestling and some of the famous workers he has had the chance to work with.
We then talk about the classic Remco AWA figures, what made them so special, and what led Karl doing a show specifically about them. We then switched to video games, the great video game crash of 1983, and the over saturation of games that led to it.
Karl talked about what his block of wrestling was on Saturday morning growing up and some underrated workers he loved growing up.
Finally, the talk turns to the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame as we discuss some interesting potential candidates and what Karl thinks should be considered when putting in your ballots.
Not only does Karl do his two podcasts for our website, but he also expands on many of these fun topics on his very own When It Was Cool Patreon.
This was one of the most fun episodes I have done on this website and I think you’ll enjoy it as well.
On a special DragonKingKarl Show, I look back at the old AWA Remco action figure series from the 1980s: the first mass market pro wrestling action figure series.
Next week: I present three shows in three days in a special true crime series.
Left My Wallet returns with a special free episode featuring newly debuted Impact Wrestling star Matt Cardona and friend of the show Flex Rumblecrunch.
Matt recently made his Impact debut and he’s here to talk action figures, diet and nutrition, and just a little bit of sports with Flex and I. We discuss when we first met, his time on the indies before WWE, who he was afraid to work with on the indies, and the tryout that got he and Brian Meyers signed.
We then talk about wrestling figures, the change in culture inside wrestling locker rooms, the Figure Wrestling Federation, figure fantasy drafts, and even more toy talk.
We wrap up by talking in-ring training, Bill Demott and Deep South Wrestling, staying ready, and a quiz to test Matt’s lack of sports knowledge.
Matt is one of the most easy going, kind, and relaxed people in or out of the business. Enjoy this talk with the three of us have a great time talking toys, wrestling, and sports.
Left My Wallet is back again with some with EVOLVE title contender, Limitless Wrestling champion and Zero1 USA Northeast owner/promoter Anthony Greene!
Anthony is one of the fastest rising young up and coming talents on the independent scene and someone that I have known since he was 12. He is a wrestling sevante with his knowledge of the business and is also a huge wrestling figure collector. We talk about his collection, his most valuable figure, his favorites, and then we do a deep dive into some rare WCW figures.
Anthony then talks about what ways he is being creative to provide content for wrestling fans during this time, our New England roots, rare indie show DVDs, and more!
