I am home and back in business. Currently only taking orders for the S.E./Continental Audio Documentary

I am back home from my trip out of the country and I am ready to take orders again but only for the Southeastern/Continental wrestling audio documentary.

Digital downloads for the Stern Sticks are being halted until I can come up with a better delivery method.  Box.com looked promising but couldn't handle the load.  Dropbox also couldn't handle it.  I am working on some new possible solutions.

If you purchased a digital download of the Stern Stick and, for whatever reason, never got it to download.  Just email me and I'll mail you a DVD with the files no matter where you live at no charge.

Thanks again!
Karl

Southeastern and Continental Wrestling Audio Documentary!

NOW AVAILABLE

Southeastern Continental Audio

I have recorded an over 2 1/2 hour audio documentary on the history and events of the wrestling promotion that made me a wrestling fan- NWA Southeastern Championship Wrestling/Continental Championship Wrestling.

Bullet Bob Armstrong

This 2 1/2 hour audio documentary talks about the origins of the company from the days of Gulf Coast Wrestling and explains how this odd territory ran both a Northern and Southern divisions.  The documentary covers such topics, personalities, and angles as The Midnight Express origins, Jerry Stubbs/Mr. Olympia, the highly regarded tag team division, the original "Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller and his younger brother Robert.  "Bullet" Bob Armstrong and his later masked persona of "The Bullet".  The junior heavyweight division.  The controversial domestic violence angle with Dr. Tom Prichard and "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony.

Hotstuff Eddie Gilbert

This largely forgotten territory was rich in history and then had a hot television run in the 1980's.  From Ron Fuller to David Woods and all points in-between, I think you will love this audio documentary.

To order for just 99 CENTS simply click on the PayPal link above or below.  Once I process your order I will email you a link to download the MP3.

Southeastern Continental Audio

Reid Flair passes away at age 25

WrestlingObserver.com is reporting that Reid Flair (25), son of the legendary Hall of Famer Ric Flair, has passed away after returning home from All-Japan.  Other details not yet known.

Reid Flair

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/30524-reid-flair-passes-away

New Stern Stick 1 Buying Options! SALE!

For the first time ever I am now able to offer the Stern Stick 1 (the original with TONS of documents, interviews, and audio) on not only a Flash Drive ($19.99 by PayPal with free shipping world-wide) but now also:

DVD!  The contents of a Stern Stick 1 on a standard DVD for your computer.  These are cheaper to produce that the flash flash drive but obviously not reusable like one.  Free world-wide shipping on this item also).
To order the Stern Stick 1 on DVD-ROM click here for only $9.99 (free shipping)

ALSO

For a limited time if you would like to order the Pioneers of Wrestling Special on PDF for just 99 cents order here for direct download (again I will process the order the mail you the link.  This is a regular pdf file and not Zipped or compressed).

What is on the Stern Stick 1?

* Over 40 hours of classic wrestling show audio including interviews with people like Buddy Landell, Robert Fuller, Jeff Jarrett, the late "Nightmare" Ted Allen, Johnny Valiant, Paul Bearer, Dan "The Beast" Severn, historians Rich Tate, Scott Williams, Evan Ginzburg, and others. Hours worth of the old Ric and Steve... er Karl DragonKing Wrestling Show. Hours of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show including exclusive editions not archived anywhere else.

* Files, text, and features with tens of thousands of match results, career histories, extensive title histories, and more. A researcher or hardcore fans dream come true.

* A full copy of every audio soundbite bumper used on the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show.

* Karl Stern's Absence of Absalom eBook PDF novel.

and added for this offer a copy of the Pioneers of Wrestling Special booklet!

Don Carson passes away

From WrestlingObserver.com

Don Carson

Don Gatson, who wrestled as Don Carson in the Gulf Coast region much of his career and formed a tag team with Fred Blassie in California, passed away last night at the age of 77.

Carson was also a manager later in his career of men like Jos LeDuc, The Grapplers and the Mongolian Stomper.

In 1971, when Carson was brought back to California to gain revenge for former partner Fred Blassie, after John Tolos threw Monsel's powder in Blassie's eyes, they not only sold out the Olympic Auditorium but a number of theaters in what was either the first or second closed-circuit pro wrestling event in history.

Paul Bearer / Percy Pringle III passes away

Bearer and Lawler giving a verbal smack down

Paul Bearer telling stories

(all photos by and copyright Karl Stern)

William "Paul Bearer/Percy Pringle III" Moody passed away on March 5, 2013 of apparent complications from a blood clot after attending the annual Gulf Coast wrestlers reunion.

Moody had an exceptional career, originally starting out as a wrestler but becoming nationally known as the manager Percival Pringle III with exceptional runs in Florida and World Class before eventually landing his biggest role as "Paul Bearer" the WWF manager for The Undertaker, and later Kane.

Moody transitioned into semi-retirement several years ago, including his character being written out of WWE by being "buried alive" during a match.  Moody had continued to regularly appear in the indy scene, especially around his home in Mobile, Alabama for the next several years and was a regular on the nostalgia event circuit.

I had the opportunity to work with Moody on several occasions and did multiple interviews with him for Wrestling Observer and my own DragonKing websites.

Moody was extremely well liked by his peers though he had an often turbulent relationship with the internet.  As the internet became more popular, he was one of the more active members of the community over the years but often felt (often rightly so) disrespected and grew increasingly less willing to do interviews or participate on message boards and forums except for well known and trusted sources such as Wrestling Observer and Pro Wrestling Torch and a few others including his own popular blog.

Moody had attended the annual Gulf Coast wrestlers reunion when he became increasingly ill.  Former Alabama wrestling star "Cowboy" Bob Kelly reports that Moody's cough became worse and he was hospitalized where he later passed away.  Moody had lost a tremendous amount of weight over the last several years and, at one point, was morbidly obese.  Moody's wife passed away only a few years ago of cancer.

Classic Paul Bearer facial expression

Cyclone Negro Passes Away

According to information posted at Wrestling Classics, former pro wrestler Cyclone Negro has passed away.  I never got to see much of him other than his short stints in Memphis and he was briefly the masked "Cyclops" in Southeastern Wrestling.

http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=131773