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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 DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show for over 15 years at Wrestling Observer. This is the free version of some of the pro wrestling podcasts we produce at When It Was Cool. There is much mo ...
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A show for your entertainment -recorded conversations with car people that I know. The General Motors exec that built the plant in Russia, Derek Bell (LeMans and Suntrust (Rolex) 24), an Emmy Award winning NASCAR/ Michelin TV man who did the Audrain Concour d'Elegance car culture feature film, a supercar restorer, Ferrari VP, Lotus and Bentley execs, Rolls-Royce USA General Manager (and St Michaels Concour founder, past automotive salespeople, car museum curator, dealers, interesting/famous ...
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TJAY TV is a podcast that has been running for almost a decade. TJAY started on YouTube, and he didn’t gain success, so he moved Facebook where he gained popularity by interviewing friends to reality tv stars, to singers, artist and more! After being on Facebook for three years TJAY moved to Spotify. Now with over for hundred episodes and many specials TJAY plants to continue. Check out new episodes either interviews or his personal life twice a week.
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Talking Raps Podcast with Julian Vargas! The show in which host, Julian Vargas and a friend or two from the LA Comedy Community get deep into the most interesting parts of Hip-Hop History & go on tangents. Each week I bring in weird videos(songs/interviews/etc) related to the topic that will strike up funny conversations. If you want to follow along with the videos go to the shows webpage and also SUBSCRIBE, DOWNLOAD, and RATE on ITUNES. That shit matters for some reason idk Email all compla ...
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John Arezzi's Pro Wrestling Spotlight

John Arezzi's Pro Wrestling Spotlight

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For decades, the multi-faceted John Arezzi has enjoyed a career like no other - and his Long Island, New York-based pro wrestling radio show, “The Pro Wrestling Spotlight,” was one of the nation’s most popular sources for hot wrestling news and live guests from April,1989 through January, 1995. Now, the beloved radio show returns as the “John Arezzi’s Pro Wrestling Spotlight” podcast! Joined by new co-host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW Magazine) and associate producer Alex Robert ...
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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 back at one of my favorite Hanna-Barbara superhero characters- Space Ghost! Yes, Space Ghost had a renaissance in the early 2000s with his Cartoon Network talk show but before that he was a straight up …
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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 different reasons. First, William Muldoon is arrested and hauled to court for slapping a security guard upside the head and calling him a dirty loafer for daring to tell Muldoon to move along. While the…
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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 of this same type of book for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, G.I. Joe, Masters of the Universe, etc. but I expected the WWE book to be well... full of lies and cheesy. It was full of kayfabe, but it wasn'…
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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 stars of the pioneer era of pro wrestling. William Muldoon had not previously wrestled Col. James H. McLaughlin mainly because Muldoon was not a fan of collar and elbow wrestling nor did McLaughlin co…
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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. Thanksgiving 1992 gave us two interesting shows to discuss. First, WWF Survivor Series 1992 was a very mixed bag with a great main event and a lot of not-so-great stuff, and Smoky Mountain Wrestling had i…
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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 engineer. He had been the American heavyweight champion and won pro wrestling's first major tournament in Detroit, MI in 1870 setting the course for pro wrestling going forward. Now, he suddenly returns and…
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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 Karl Stern takes a look into the 1880s as William Muldoon wraps up his tenure in California with a debacle of a worked match against Clarence Whistler that turned into a double cross. Whistler was suppos…
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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 wrestling. In this episode, William Muldoon, Clarence Whistler, and Donald Dinnie are in a feud. Worked or shoot? There is evidence of both. Clarence Whistler gets injured yet again. Donald Dinnie goes to j…
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On todays show I start the show talking about ghost and my experiences I've had, then I interview Terrell Dorsey who talks about his film Sawmill that he talked about his weird experiences he had, then we talked about his upcoming film based on the Downingtown Twin Tunnels, then I end the show talking about Ace Frehley death. and more!…
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1000 Hours is my series on the pioneer era of pro wrestling history and is taken from my latest book DragonKingKarl's Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus available from Amazon. On this episode, hour 79, we take a look back at the very successful exhibition tour put on by World Greco-Roman champion William Muldoon along with his troupe of wrestlers in…
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On this edition of the 1000 Hours Podcast, the podcast all about the pioneer era of pro wrestling, author and historian Karl Stern takes a look back at 1881 in pro wrestling history including the evolution of William Muldoon from New York City Police officer to touring pro wrestling champion. Also, a physical description is given for an early champ…
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Welcome to Episode 27 of Pro Wrestling Spotlight REWIND. Today's episode features an original episode of the historic talk show, hosted by John Arezzi. On this episode we share the original uncut broadcast of show number 72 of the Pro Wrestling Spotlight, which aired August 19th, 1990 on 1440 AM WNYG in Babylon New York. On this episode we welcome …
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I am back!! I am finally back from my summer vacation and I get into a lot. Crazy things has happened from Ozzy Osborn and Hulk Hogan dying, then Stephen Colbert getting fired, from Howard Stern maybe getting fired. Then Donald Trump Vs South Park, and I think far right republicans get offended more than other political parties do. You don't want t…
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Welcome to Episode 26 of Pro Wrestling Spotlight REWIND. Today's episode features an original uncut episode of the historic talk show, hosted by John Arezzi. On this episode we share the July 21st, 1991 broadcast of Pro Wrestling Spotlight, which aired on 1240 AM in West Babylon New York. On this episode we cover the Press Conference held on July 1…
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The 1000 Hours podcast this week answers a sponsor's question: Why should we study the pioneer era of pro wrestling? What relevance does it have to the modern era? Well, I am glad you asked. The mythology of the pioneer era and men like William Muldoon, Evan Strangler Lewis, Farmer Burns and others is often misunderstood as the origin of mixed mart…
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This is hour 76 our podcast series looking back at the pioneer era of pro wrestling. We pick up in 1880. H.M. Dufur has recently defeated James Owens as American heavyweight champion and on this episode, we cover most of his first reign as champion. The collar and elbow scene was changing and William Muldoon is still rising in the Greco-Roman world…
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Welcome to Episode 25 of Pro Wrestling Spotlight REWIND. Today's episode features an original uncut episode of the historic talk show, hosted by John Arezzi. On this episode we share the July 14th, 1991 broadcast of Pro Wrestling Spotlight, which aired on 1240 AM in West Babylon New York. On this episode we cover the steroid scandal that was beginn…
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The 1000 Hours podcast series focus exclusively on the pioneer era of pro wrestling or the era before Frank Gotch. This episode of the show is sponsored by Andy C. with information taken from my latest book DragonKingKarl's Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus available at Amazon. We finish up the 1870s on this episode as we see pro wrestling riding a…
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This is hour 74 of the 1000 Hours podcast series looking back at the pre-Frank Gotch era of pro wrestling in the United States. This podcast is taken from the pages of my latest book DragonKingKarl's Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling Omnibus available from Amazon. This episode is packed with big happenings. The late 1870s saw the peak of the first Greco…
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