{"podcast":{"title":"When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture (DragonKingKarl)","slug":"when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563","podcast_index_feed_id":1499563,"rss_url":"https://dragonkingkarlclassicwrestling.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.whenitwascool.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/2/9/b/929bbde512cb91fc16c3140a3186d450/When_It_Was_Cool_WIWC_Main_Logo_24_1400_x_1400.jpg","author":"When It Was Cool","episode_count":20,"summary":"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 more available to Patreon supporters. Enjoy these free shows for a deep dive into pro wrestling history and retro pop culture. Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Frank Gotch, William Muldoon, Lou Thesz, Bruno Sammartino, Strangler Lewis, Farmer Burns, Bob Armstrong, Ron Fuller, Jerry Lawler, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, and hundreds more are discussed. This feed now also features selected retro pop culture reviews from our Patreon website.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:17:03.797297+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563"},"episode":{"title":"June 28, 1986 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Review (Kerry Von Erich's Motorcycle Crash)","slug":"june-28-1986-wrestling-observer-newsletter-review-kerry-von-erich-s-motorcycle-crash","published_at":"2026-05-26T15:49:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563/june-28-1986-wrestling-observer-newsletter-review-kerry-von-erich-s-motorcycle-crash","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563","url":"https://dragonkingkarlclassicwrestling.libsyn.com/june-28-1986-wrestling-observer-newsletter-review-kerry-von-erichs-motorcycle-crash","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/dragonkingkarlclassicwrestling/DragonKingKarl_June_28_1986_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_Free.mp3?dest-id=2330876","summary":"In 1986 former NWA World heavyweight champion and the top star of World Class Championship Wrestling, Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson), was riding his motorcycle in Texas when he slammed into the back of a police car which was slowing to make a turn. This simple accident would have lifelong repercussions for Kerry who, ultimately, would lose part of his foot due to complications. On today's podcast I will discuss the June 28, 1986, issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter by Dave Meltzer covering this accident.","meta_description":"In 1986 former NWA World heavyweight champion and the top star of World Class Championship Wrestling, Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson), was riding his mot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2978,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563/episodes/june-28-1986-wrestling-observer-newsletter-review-kerry-von-erich-s-motorcycle-crash/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-it-was-cool-wrestling-and-retro-pop-culture-dragonkingkarl-1499563/june-28-1986-wrestling-observer-newsletter-review-kerry-von-erich-s-motorcycle-crash.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}