Cele mai bune Wrestling Happy Hour podcast-uri (2024)

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Episode 210 - Told You So 1:26:53

4d ago1:26:53

1:26:53

This week we discuss AEW WrestleDream fallout, DIY vs. The Street Profits vs. Pretty Deadly on SmackDown, Ricochet vs. Takeshita vs. Ospreay at WrestleDream, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Wren Sinclair on NXT, Zack Sabre Jr. winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship and a lot more! We also play a game of Trade Packages.…

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Monsters of Wrestling - Happy Halloween! 1:03:25

8d ago1:03:25

1:03:25

It's time to celebrate Halloween and pro wrestling is a great place to do that. Pro wrestling has long had its share of monsters and supernatural creatures. This week, I want to pull one out of the archives where I just talk about the monsters and menaces of wrestling for a while. If you've heard this show before, I hope you will listen to it again…

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Childless, Futureless? 1:07:36

10d ago1:07:36

1:07:36

Well, hope you're in for a long one. This episode: Lee Edleman's No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive, as well as connections to Barthes and Benjamin, the myth of the Child and reproductive futurism, some psychoanalytic theory, existentialism and uncertainty, an examination and rebuttal to the recent Vice-Presidential debate, Tim Walz as Ame…

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From Milo to Londos Fact verses Fiction - 1000 Hours 49:36

10d ago49:36

49:36

The 1000 Hours Podcast from Karl 'DragonKingKarl' Stern is all about the pioneer era of pro wrestling. The era before Frank Gotch. Frank Gotch did not just appear out of a void and create pro wrestling for the masses in the early 1900s. Frank Gotch built on over 50 years of a thriving and, at times, hugely popular pro wrestling business. Much of wh…

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Episode 209 - WrestleNightmare 1:19:13

10d ago1:19:13

1:19:13

Join the Dumb Marks as we give our predictions for AEW WrestleDream, plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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Episode 208 - Bad Blood 1:16:50

16d ago1:16:50

1:16:50

Join the Dumb Marks as we give our predictions for WWE Bad Blood, plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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2024 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Ballot Show (Part 1) 1:06:17

22d ago1:06:17

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It's that time of year again, Dave Meltzer has sent out the 2024 ballots for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. This is my most popular show of the year (two parts with part 2 airing next week) and we have a lot to discuss this year. Will the multitude of tag teams introduced over the last few years get in? What about the Young Bucks? …

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The Real Terrible Turk and More William Muldoon - 1000 Hours 56:43

24d ago56:43

56:43

On hour 57 of 1000 Hours, the podcast series about the pioneer era of pro wrestling, historian and author Karl Stern has new information about the original Terrible Turk provided by an expert on the matter, Phil Lions. Phil has given us some great details not previously published about pro wrestling's first major special attraction. Then, we look m…

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Episode 207 - Out of Context 1:15:14

24d ago1:15:14

1:15:14

This week we discuss the Mr. McMahon Netflix documentary, Main Event Jey Uso winning the Intercontinental Championship on RAW, TNA Impact, Mina Shirakawa, Bryan Danielson/Nigel McGuinness at AEW Grand Slam and much more! For a game we tackle Debate This! PWI Top 10 Color Commentators.

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The Past, the Future, and The Violence of Hope 39:46

29d ago39:46

39:46

In this episode we start addressing some of the serious problems with utopian thinking and, especially, progressive narratives. We unpack a bit of Walter Benjamin's "Theses on the Philosophy of History," return to Barthes regarding myth, and bring a little Nietzsche and some Star Trek into the conversation as well. Obligatory bibliography, or books…

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Episode 206 - Technical Difficulties 1:09:08

1M ago1:09:08

1:09:08

This week we discuss The New Day, Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky, and Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed and much more! For a game we play a Create A Wrestler.

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More Muldoon - 1000 Hours 52:16

1M ago52:16

52:16

I have a tremendous show for you today on our 1000 Hours series which is all about the pioneer era of pro wrestling (pre-1900). For some time, we have been focusing on the era of Col. James H. McLaughlin, John McMahon and his family, and Andre Christol. Moving forward into the 1880s we get into the era of William Muldoon and his archrival (and some…

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Episode 205 - No Sell 1:13:27

1M ago1:13:27

1:13:27

This week we discuss RAW moving back to 2 hours, UFC 306/Noche, Willow Nightingale/Kris Statlander, AEW ALL OUT fallout, Jordynne Grace/Giulia stare down and much more! For a game we play a couple rounds of WWE Trivia Mania.

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Don't Lose This Show! 4:48

1M ago4:48

4:48

Don't let this be the last episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audo Show you hear! While 1000 Hours (The Pioneer Era of Wrestling Podcast) will remain free (due to sponsorships) the Tuesday DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show is moving exclusively to our Patreon Page and to Wrestling Observer. Don't miss out on classic pro wrestling h…

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GKT Finals, MSG History, Wrestle Speak 54:29

1M ago54:29

54:29

I have a great show for you today with a variety of pro wrestling history topics. The finals of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament (GKT) is here and you the listener have voted. Who wins between the finalists Antonio Inoki verses Mitsuharu Misawa? How did we end up with an all Japanese finals and more! Plus, more history from the 1930s at Madison Squa…

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A Dionysian Interlude 18:56

1M ago18:56

18:56

Today’s episode is a going to be little different from the usual style, a bit more blog and a bit less position paper, but don’t worry, we’re still going to get to some philosophy, specifically Nietzsche, in the latter half. We play catchup on what's been happening on my end as far as voiceover work and Dragoncon, then address the potential for Nie…

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Episode 204 - 4th Anniversary 1:35:39

2M ago1:35:39

1:35:39

Join the Dumb Marks as we celebrate our 4th anniversary and give our predictions for AEW All Out, plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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What Kind of Fan Are You? MSG History, More. 46:59

2M ago46:59

46:59

On my show this week we need to talk shop for a bit. The wrestling landscape is changing, actually, it has changed drastically over the last five years especially. The wrestling fan has also changed considerably. When I first started providing shows for Wrestling Observer and Figure Four over 15 years ago the classic wrestling podcast listener was …

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The Truth of William Muldoon... Mostly. - 1000 Hours 58:53

2M ago58:53

58:53

As my research into the pioneer era of pro wrestling continues, I am now into the 1880s which is the era dominated by 'The Solid Man' William Muldoon. What is the reality of William Muldoon? Should he be held in higher esteem than the dominate wrestler of the 1870s, Col. James H. McLaughlin? What was Muldoon's deal? He started out as a policeman in…

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Episode 203 - Der Bulle aus Wien 1:22:43

2M ago1:22:43

1:22:43

Join the Dumb Marks as we give our predictions for WWE Bash in Berlin & NXT No Mercy, plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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Wrestling 1984 Magazine, MSG History, GKT Finals Set 54:56

2M ago54:56

54:56

This week on my podcast I mention the passing of one of my favorites, Sid Vicious, plus we look at more history from Madison Square Garden as Ed Strangler Lewis returns, the finals of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament are set as Sting takes on Antonio Inoki, plus we dive into a 1984 pro wrestling magazine for a look at the Von Erichs, Ted DiBiase, an…

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Episode 202 - The Last Dragon 1:30:39

2M ago1:30:39

1:30:39

Join the Dumb Marks as we give our predictions for AEW ALL IN, plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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August 1984 - The Road Warriors and More 39:26

2M ago39:26

39:26

I am back with my continuing series The Long Form History of Pro Wrestling and on this episode, I cover August 1984. Hulk Hogan and the WWF continue to steam roll over everybody and essentially steal California from the AWA by buying their TV spot out from under them. But the other promotions aren't dead just yet. Georgia rises from the ashes to at…

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Work and Utopia's End 43:16

2M ago43:16

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In this episode: Kathi Week’s The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries. Now, to be fair, we’re not going to examine the whole book, not yet anyway. Today we’re going to be looking at utopianism as a philosophical and political project, teleology and nonteleological utopian thinking. We're also going to r…

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Episode 201 - Not Deep Enough 1:13:19

2M ago1:13:19

1:13:19

This week we discuss The Bloodline, Rhea Ripley, NXT women's #1 contender, the weeks closing segments and much more! For a game we play a couple rounds of WWE Trivia Mania.

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Will the Real Christol Please Stand Up? 59:58

2M ago59:58

59:58

My 1000 Hours series is all about the pioneer era of wrestling which is pre-1900 or the era before Frank Gotch and on this episode, I have a wild, entertaining, and hilarious set of stories about Luicen Marc, the French Greco Roman champion. We have talked about him previously; a bear bit his finger off and he masqueraded around as fellow French ch…

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MSG History, GKT Talk, Barry Windham's Mustache, More 1:04:37

2M ago1:04:37

1:04:37

I am back with a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling podcast today and I talk about the upcoming finals to the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament- The GKT including why it is so Japanese heavy, the quality difference between Japan and the U.S. in wrestling and is there really a coverage bias in the newsletters historically or is Japan just that good. Plu…

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The McMahon and Owens Family, More Lucien Marc - 1000 Hours 53:28

3M ago53:28

53:28

I am back with what is essentially a part two of last week's 1000 Hour's podcast as I look more at the original first family of wrestling- John McMahon, James Owens, Peter Owens, and Ed Cox. Plus, the trilogy of Col. James H. McLaughlin verses John McMahon concludes. What was real and what wasn't between the two biggest stars of the 1870's? Lucian …

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The Mythological Order of Sarcasm 44:59

3M ago44:59

44:59

We're back to our regular format this week and continuing our unpacking of Roland Barthes' Mythologies; specifically, signification, the mythologist, and the reader of myths, as well as laying the methodology for how we’re going to be looking at utopia as a philosophical or socio-political ‘strategy.’ We take a look at the signs "the Party of Linco…

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Episode 199 - SummerFest 1:29:52

3M ago1:29:52

1:29:52

Join the Dumb Marks as we give our predictions for WWE SummerSlam, plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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94 Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - July 1984 - Black Saturday and More 40:26

3M ago40:26

40:26

My long form history of pro wrestling series is a month-by-month break down of the history of pro wrestling. Currently, we are up to July 1984 (which I cover in my DragonKingKarl Stern's 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus book) and one of the major events in the rise of WWF/WWE takes place - Black Saturday, when Championship Wrestling from Georgia wen…

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Why Does Lucien Marc Only Have Three Fingers? - 1000 Hours 59:52

3M ago59:52

59:52

I return with my podcast series on the pioneer era of pro wrestling (pre-1900) with a packed show today. Most of it is spent discussing the first, first family of wrestling. Wrestling families are part of its culture: The Von Erichs, The Armstrongs, The Welches, The Funks, The Briscos, The Windhams, etc. But the original first family of wrestling w…

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Episode 198 - It's Real... Cry Me a River 1:26:11

3M ago1:26:11

1:26:11

This week we discuss wrestling trolling on the internet, AEW Blood & Guts, Corey Graves, Jeff Jarrett, Kamille, The Rascalz vs. Nathan Frazer, Axiom, & Je'Von Evans and much more! For a game we play Debate This - Best Fantasy Matches.

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Happy Hour with Amanda Cranford of Dish Restaurant 52:28

3M ago52:28

52:28

Hey everyone, this week’s episode is going to be a bit different. Rather than the usual philosophical info-tainment, today we’re going to focus more on the work side of the equation. I recently had the opportunity to chat with an old friend, Amanda Cranford, the owner-operator of Dish, here in Charlotte, in the Plaza-Midwood neighborhood. We had a …

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Who Killed WCW? - A Wrestling With the Dawg Special with Intro by DragonKingKarl 2:07:41

3M ago2:07:41

2:07:41

On the 386th edition of Wrestling With the Dawg Podcast at FlairFlop.com, Eric Allen and Joe Drilling of OnTheStick.com joins the Dirty Dawg Darsie to review the four-part Vice series entitled "Who Killed WCW?" The three cats discussed why WCW was popular back in the day, the Jerry Springer show, Hulk Hogan and his creative control, bad management …

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Episode 197 - 59:58 1:26:12

3M ago1:26:12

1:26:12

Join the Dumb Marks as we give our predictions for TNA Slammiversary, plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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Misawa vs Funk, Six Pack Book, and More 49:06

3M ago49:06

49:06

I have a packed show for you today discussing the final shows of Southeastern wrestling before it became Continental with Bob Armstrong, Lord Humongous, Ron Fuller, Boomer Lynch, and more. Some more from 1932 Madison Square Garden, a review of the great new book Six Pack and my thoughts on Tito Santana, and the last member of the final four of the …

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Wrestling with Meaning 35:40

3M ago35:40

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Welcome to the next arc (next chapter?) of Philosophy vs Work! From here, we start unpacking Semiotics, Myth, and Utopia - starting with an unpacking of what is semiotics? - and the role utopias and utopian thought play in thinking about work, in how these utopias and work have been mythologized, and how these mythologized words shape how we think …

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Episode 196 - Mami 1:26:18

3M ago1:26:18

1:26:18

This week we discuss the fallout of Money in the Bank and NXT Heatwave, the return of Rhea Ripley, wrestling promotion partnerships, Mariah May and much more! For a game we play guess the wrestler by their old gimmicks.

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Germany, France, and Europe Influence Wrestling 57:39

3M ago57:39

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I am back with my 1000 Hours series which focuses on the history, origin, and evolution of pro wrestling in America. A listener has asked about Germany, France, and Europe in the pioneer era of wrestling. France, in particular, was hugely important in pro wrestling's popularity in the United States with Prof. Thiebaud Bauer bringing his French styl…

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Sting vs Kurt Angle, MSG, End of 1984 SECW 48:11

4M ago48:11

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I have a great show for you this week starting off with a fun entry into the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament - The GKT, where you the listener voted between Sting and Kurt Angle. Next up we go back to 1931 Madison Square Garden where Dick Shikat upset the order of things by shooting on people. The show rounds out with a look at December 1984 in Southea…

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Episode 195 - The Reckoning 1:25:22

4M ago1:25:22

1:25:22

Join the Dumb Marks as we give our predictions for WWE Money in the Bank & NXT Heatwave, plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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Inoki vs Tanahashi, Southeastern 1984, and more! 54:08

4M ago54:08

54:08

It is a PACKED edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling podcast today as I talk about the latest match in the GKT: Greatest Kayfabe Tournament where you, the listener, have voted on who would win in their primes between Antonio Inoki and Hiroshi Tanahashi. I then travel back to 1931 for more history from Madison Square Garden and Jim Londos,…

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The Man Who Derailed McLaughlin - 1000 Hours 57:24

4M ago57:24

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I return with the 1000 Hours podcast series which focuses exclusively on the pioneer era of pro wrestling or the era before Frank Gotch. I am looking back today at 1875 and 1876 which was dominated by the American heavyweight champion Col. James H. McLaughlin, pro wrestling's first major star. McLaughlin won pro wrestling's first big championship t…

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Episode 194 - CXCIV 1:24:23

4M ago1:24:23

1:24:23

Join the Dumb Marks as we give our predictions for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door plus breaking down the weeks hits and misses!

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Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - June 1984 - WWF Takes Over, Boot Camp Match, More 50:55

4M ago50:55

50:55

On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Podcast I continue my Long Form History of Wrestling series with a look at June 1984. WWF has bought out the Georgia territory and it's first venture into national cable television didn't quite go as planned. There is both a new NWA and AWA World champion and now a new IWGP champion as well. P…

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Toward Meaningful Work 39:35

4M ago39:35

39:35

At long last, the finale to my (5 part) 4 part series on Labor-Time, Turning Toward Death, and Meaningful Work. This week I return to Bataille and the Accursed Share, try to get to what Meaningful Work might be, and why it should be an ethical project. I also discuss Chairs. Grab a seat. Recommended links: https://umistapotlatch.ca/potlatch-eng.php…

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Episode 193 - Sick6 1:17:56

4M ago1:17:56

1:17:56

This week we discuss the debuts of The Wyatt Sick6 & Jacob Fatu, Joe Hendry in NXT, Chelsea Green, WWE TV and production for the week and a whole lot more! For a game we play a couple rounds of WWE Trivia Mania.

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Omega vs Funk, MSG, July 1984 Observer 1:03:57

4M ago1:03:57

1:03:57

On this week's show we have a ton of classic pro wrestling discussion on a variety of topics. The latest match in the GKT: Greatest Kayfabe Tournament and the voters are split on a match between Kenny Omega and Terry Funk- but we have a winner! More from 1931 New York wrestling and Madison Square Garden. Then the second half of the show takes a loo…

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Estranged at the Altar 35:15

4M ago35:15

35:15

Widgets are strange, when you're an estranger, people are stranger when you're alone. In this episode we start thinking about death and work a little differently, consider what what work is and why it's a problem under Capitalism, why widgets matter, and what appropriation is... in other words, please welcome Karl Marx and George Bataille to the co…

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