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When It Was Cool Wrestling (DragonKingKarl)
For all shows including our archived content visit our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/wiwcool Pro wrestling history. WWE, WCW, NWA, AEW, NXT, NJPW, TNA, Impact, ROH, AWA, ECW, and the pioneer era of pro wrestling. Karl Stern (DragonKingKarl) is a pro wrestling historian who has produced the...
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1986 and 1987 Two Incredible Years!
My latest book, DragonKingKarl's 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus is now available for order, and it is a massive near 600-page book detailing ever maj...
The Return of William Muldoon - 1000 Hours
William Muldoon got about a 25-year head start on Frank Gotch's gimmick of returning from 'retirement' multiple times and about a 100-year head start...
March 3, 1986, Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Today, I continue preparations for the debut of my latest book: DragonKingKarl's 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus with a detailed look back at the Marc...
Star Wars The Ultimate Timeline Review Part 1 - The Acolyte through Revenge of the Sith
I recently ran through every Disney+ Star Wars offering in timeline order starting with The Acolyte (currently the series farthest back in Star Wars h...
Pro Wrestling in Pop Culture and Embarrassing Wrestling
This week I am working on finishing up my new book DragonKingKarl's 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus so this week I am presenting a show that I don't b...
Strangler Lewis is a Heel - 1000 Hours
Today on my 1000 Hours podcast series we discuss the continued rise of Evan 'Strangler' Lewis and how crowds in the late 1800s turned on this man. The...
February 2026 Question & Answer Show!
You have the questions and I (hopefully) have the answers. No matter what era of pro wrestling history, from the pioneer era to the 2000s nothing is o...
Godzilla vs Cosmic Monster (1974) Retro Movie Review
Oh no! There goes Tokyo! From 1974 it's Godzilla vs The Cosmic Monster. The Cosmic Monster is actually Mechagodzilla but we aren't supposed to know th...
Long Form History of Wrestling - March 1986 - Harley Race Confronts Hulk Hogan
Today we pick back up the Long Form History of Pro Wrestling Series taken from my upcoming book (next month!) DragonKingKarl's 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling...
Pro Wrestling's First Business Slump was in 1886 - 1000 Hours
Join me as I dive back into the pioneer era of pro wrestling. This episode is taken from the pages of my latest book DragonKingKarl's Pioneer Era Pro...
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Podcast Review
It's Friday the 13th once again and you know what that means! It means Karl and Tonya have to sit through an increasingly terrible watch through of al...
1987 NWA Crockett Cup's Most Bizarre Match!
I have a really fun pro wrestling history show for you today. As I continue work on my upcoming book DragonKingKarl's 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus,...
Shazam! (1974) Retro TV Show Review
In 1974 one of the most popular superheroes of the golden age made his long-awaited return to pop culture. DC Comics had already started publishing th...
February 24, 1986, Observer Newsletter Review: Death of Gino Hernandez Continued, WrestleMania 2 Update
On today's podcast, we go through the pages of the February 24, 1986, Wrestling Observer Newsletter which gives an update on the death of Gino Hernand...
The Rise of Lewis, The Fall of Muldoon - 1000 Hours
Today on my 1000 Hours podcast covering the pioneer era of pro wrestling we enter a new era. Evan Lewis is now The Strangler. Crowds find him barbaric...
February 1986 Wrestling Observer & Death of Gino Hernandez
I continue the countdown to my latest book DragonKingKarl's 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus (releasing in March 2026) and today I take a look back at...
Six Million Dollar Man (1973) Review
You wanted more retro TV and movie reviews, and we are going to give them to you! One of my all-time favorite shows. In 1973 the Six Million Dollar Ma...
January 2026 Q&A Show!
The return of the DragonKingKarl question and answer show! I have a huge mailbag full of questions today dealing with a variety of pro wrestling histo...
The Death of Clarence Whistler and Lewis Becomes the Strangler - 1000 Hours
Today's show is packed with very important events in the history of the pioneer era of pro wrestling. The first event we will talk about may have even...
This First Wrestling Observer of 1986
1986 is one of my favorite years in pro wrestling and that is why I am really excited about my latest booking coming out this March covering 1986 and...
The Herculoids (1967) Retro TV Review
The Herculoids were one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid in the 1970s. While the original run was before my time, The Herculo...
Long Form History of Wrestling - February 1986 - Death of Gino Hernandez and More
Today I take a detailed look back at February 1986 from my upcoming book (March 2026) DragonKingKarl's 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus with a very his...
Space Ghost (1966) Retro TV Review
Now, on Monday's we are putting up retro pop culture shows from When It Was Cool to supplement our many pro wrestling history shows! Today, we look ba...
Muldoon and Sorakichi Head to Court - 1000 Hours
Today on my 1000 Hours podcast series which focuses on the pioneer era of pro wrestling, two of the biggest stars of the era head to court for very di...
A Look at the WWE Encyclopedia!
On this last DragonKingKarl show of 2025, I grab a copy of a really cool book I've been looking at for a while - the WWE Encyclopedia. I have versions...
McLaughlin verses Muldoon! - 1000 Hours
On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show 1000 Hours podcast series we finally get not one but TWO matches between the two biggest...
WWF Survivor Series 1992 & Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Today, I wrap up my months long look back into the early 1990s, a time when the pro wrestling business was in its worst state during my lifetime. Than...
WWF This Tuesday in Texas 1991
On this edition of the DragonKingKarl show, pro wrestling historian and author Karl Stern begins wrapping up our months long look at the 1990s by taki...
The Return of McLaughlin - 1000 Hours
The year is 1884 and the first national pro wrestling star, Col. James H. McLaughlin has been semi-retired for quite a while working as a train engine...
New AWA World tag team champions and more!
We have now exited 1985 and finished my book DragonKingKarl's 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus and sail into uncharted territory- 1986! This is a red-h...
Patreon Half Off Sale!
For the first time in the history of When It Was Cool! Half off every Patreon level! Get instant access to almost 3,000 podcasts, books, and more on p...
1994 AAA / WCW When Worlds Collide Reviewed!
In 1994 the train wreck that was WCW somehow managed to pull off one of the best PPVs of all-time. In association with Mexico's AAA promotion, When Wo...
Muldoon Makes a Run For It! - 1000 Hours
The 1000 Hours podcast series looks back at the pioneer era of pro wrestling, the era before Frank Gotch. On this episode, pro wrestling historian Kar...
1991 Steroid Madness, and Details of a Belt
Today our time machine takes us back to 1991, a time when pro wrestling was about as low as it could go. Business is horrendous across the board. The...
The End of 1985 and a New World Champion
My on-going series on the history of pro wrestling has now reached the end of 1985. The information for this episode is taken from my book DragonKingK...
Muldoon, Whistler, and Dinnie - 1000 Hours
My 1000 Hours podcast series is taken from my latest book DragonKingKarl's Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus and covers the pre-1900 era of pro wrestl...
Ric Flair vs Vader Starrcade 1993 and More!
Today I hop in the time machine and travel back to January 1994. There I pick up an issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter which covered the previ...
Ric Flair vs Vader Starrcade 1993 and More!
Today I hop in the time machine and travel back to January 1994. There I pick up an issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter which covered the previ...
William Muldoon vs Donald Dinnie - 1000 Hours
The 1000 Hours podcast series focuses on the pioneer era of pro wrestling history. You do not have to listen to the shows in order, jump in at any poi...
1990 The Year in Review
On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Show, I grab the March 1991 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine which covers the year 1990 in depth. Bes...