DragonKingKarl Stern’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus book is now available from Amazon. The paperback book is over 600 pages (also available on Kindle!). Every major event, show, incident, and item of historical significance to take place in pro wrestling in 1984-1985! Check it out!

Wrestling With the Dawg Podcast - April 4th, 1994, edition of WWF Raw

On the 375th edition of Wrestling With the Dawg Podcast at FlairFlop.com, the Dirty Dawg Darsie reviews the April 4th, 1994, edition of WWF Monday Night Raw!  Earthquake vs. Adam Bomb!  The WrestleMania X 10-Man Tag!  Jesse Ventura sues Titan Sports, McMahon vs. the Government, and so much more!

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Stagecoach (1986) Retro Movie Review Podcast

Willie Nelson turned 91 this week and being the American icon he is Karl and Tonya decided to review one of his western movies. This one starred not only Willie Nelson (who in his mid-50s at the time was playing Doc Holliday, a man who died at 36 years old), Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Christopherson, and Bo Duke... I mean John Schneider. Others as well, this was a packed cast. It was a perfectly fine Western movie (actually, a remake of an older movie) and really a lot of fun.

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The Strange Life and Times of Pioneer Era Wrestler Uzile Pricket

While working on my latest book project, DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus, I have discovered many fascinating stories and people I did not previously know very much about. Few have turned out to be as interesting as Uzile Pricket. Uzile Pricket is a name I was not previously very familiar with. The bulk of my research on the pioneer era of wrestling came in the early 2000s when I first wrote my DragonKing Press Pioneers of Wrestling Special booklet. These were the wild west days of pre-1900 research. Finding old newspaper articles back then involved laborious hours spent searching through microfilm at a library somewhere that actually kept old newspapers or having contact with a wrestling historian who had previously done that hard work in their own region. Read More.

1000 Hours Podcast - Wrestling Presidents

Pro wrestling historian and author Karl Stern (DragonKingKarl) returns with the 1000 Hours podcast series which looks at pre-1900 pro wrestling. On this episode, a listener has requested a look at the facts verses mythology about United States Presidents who have legitimately wrestled. We have already previously cover Abraham Lincoln in episode one but here we look also at George Washington (whom we have newspaper accounts of wrestling), Andrew Jackson (who we have some stories about), plus at least two other Presidents who have possible wrestling credentials and one President who was privately tutored by a legitimate pro wrestler. We go from the squared circle to the Oval Office on this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show. This is hour 44 of the series.

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Fireside Chat with Karl and Tonya Podcast - Cross Country Adventure

We are finally back from our cross-country retirement "celebration" (more on that in this episode). We flew out of Atlanta, Georgia to Los Angeles, California then spent a few days there before driving back to Atlanta, Georgia and hitting several National Parks and points of interest across the United States. It was a journey of enlightenment and closure. It was more about understanding the world than about seeing sights. We both came away with a new understanding about life and our place in it. Come join us by the fireside as we discuss this and much more. Also, my apologies in advance to Texas. Click Here for Show.

The Burbs (1989) Retro Movie Review Podcast

Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool review the 1989 Tom Hanks movie The Burbs! Somehow, despite seeing this movie at the movie rental store for years and years he had never seen it. This film is actually pretty great and very fun! Carrie Fischer, Corey Feldman, and a host of other familiar faces from the 1980s appear in this movie. This was a fun one and worth checking out!

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show - MSG History, Bruno Sammartino, and more!

On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, host Karl Stern continues his look at wrestling history at Madison Square Garden in New York in the year 1931, he also continues his look back at Dave Meltzer's epic biography on the life and times of Bruno Sammartino from the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, plus tons of news and notes. More pro wrestling history than you can shake a preverbal stick at!

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Tonya’s Diner! Delicious Butterscotch Lush Cake Recipe

Butterscotch Lush Cake: A delicious creamy smooth Butterscotch Lush Cake with homemade crust. This dessert is easy to make and quick to fix. For a rich pie-like dessert dish try this easy to make Butterscotch Lush Cake with Tonya! Get the recipe.

Dream Scenario (2023) Movie Review Podcast

Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool sit down to discuss the strange and conflicting 2023 drama Dream Scenario starring Nicolas Cage. This bizarre movie presents a pretty novel storyline of an unremarkable teacher who begins appearing in the dreams of people all over the world in passive situations. He becomes a viral celebrity and soon the dreams take a darker turn. This all sounds amazing, but the movie seems to lose its sense of where it is going. Join us as we discuss this very odd film.

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The Crow (1994) Retro Movie Review Podcast

There is a new Crow movie coming out later this year, so Karl and Tonya decided this was a great time to go back and refresh ourselves on the cult classic The Crow from 1994 starring Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, who was killed while filming the movie. This movie was actually pretty great. Originally a comic book property, The Crow adapted well to the big screen and both Karl and Tonya agree this was a really good film. Join us as we discuss The Crow! Click Here for Show.

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show - Strangler Lewis, Bruno Sammartino, and More

On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, historian Karl Stern takes a look at a great retro article from a 1972 wrestling magazine asking the question if Ed "Strangler" Lewis was the greatest wrestler of all time. Then we continue taking a look at Dave Meltzer's biography of Bruno Sammartino from the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter plus much more!

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Batman in Order - Detective Comics Issue 32 - The Sixth Appearance of The Batman

The sixth appearance of The Batman took place in the October 1939 issue of Detective Comics. This issue did not feature Batman on the cover, instead a police officer putting a criminal in a chokehold. How times change. Detective Comics issue 32 followed up on the story of the mysterious Monk who is hypnotizing people, including Bruce Wayne’s fiancé Julie Madison. Since this is the October issue of Detective Comics, I suppose it is appropriate that this has a vampire theme to it. The ending of the last issue promised us Batman chasing the Monk to Hungary where he would battle werewolves, however, the henchmen of The Monk end up being vampires instead which made far more sense for this story. Read More.