פרק 47 – Londos vs. Carnera

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4gvdnq/Episode_477tfz4.mp3Podcast: שמע בחלון חדש | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the careers of Jim Londos and Primo Carnera leading into a review of the 1950 wrestling match. Update We start off with an update about our recording schedule. One of the team is on the injured reserve, so we will be recording on Skype for the next several episodes.

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Londos Defeats Kolov

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Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. אולם, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during

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McVea KOs Matsuda

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In mixed style bouts between wrestlers and strikers, the adage is once the wrestler gets his hands on the striker, the fight is over. In most mixed style bouts between wrestlers or grapplers and boxers, the grappler normally wins after dragging the striker to the ground. Ray Steele defeated Battling Levinsky. “Judo” Gene LeBell smashed Milo Savage. In modern

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פרק 46 – Muldoon vs. Whistler

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wcgriz/Episode_469ayhx.mp3Podcast: שמע בחלון חדש | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss William Muldoon vs. Clarence Whistler as we try to be more positive this week. Update We only spend a few minutes talking about the Vince McMahon scandal. I make a book recommendation, Ken Patera: Weight of the World (affiliate link), and share a few stories about my dad, Ernest

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פרק 45 – It’s a Dirty Business

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6qx7wc/Episode_457r6gp.mp3Podcast: שמע בחלון חדש | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Vince McMahon scandal, the dirty deeds of promoters in the past, and review the 2024 Royal Rumble. We end this long episode talking about wrestling on TV in St. Louis during the 1980s. Update We spend time discussing the WWE scandal involving Vince McMahon and John Laurenitius. Main

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פרק 44 – Young Ed Lewis

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/apvrw5/Episode_449wyfa.mp3Podcast: שמע בחלון חדש | DownloadUpdate I have committed to finishing the St. Louis history book in the next few months. Since I also want to finish the story of Ed “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” לואיס’ career, I am going to work on both projects at the same time. I should finish both projects by late summer or early fall 2024. <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "359" = bbox_w "1462" = bbox_h "4" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "

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פרק 43 – Mixed Bout

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n9e7e9/Episode_4382qwo.mp3Podcast: שמע בחלון חדש | DownloadUpdate I have finished writing Origins of a Legend: The Making of Ed “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” לואיס. After editing, it should be released in late January/early February 2024. We briefly discuss Vince Russo’s ideas for a women’s wrestling organization. We try to figure out the market for this material. We also suggest a therapist is probably

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Jack Claybourne’s Missouri Roots

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Jack Claybourne, one of the earliest African-American, professional wrestlers, was born Elmer Claybourn at Mexico, מיזורי, on March 8, 1910. בתוך 1910, Mexico was home to about 5,939 residents. Claybourne started his professional wrestling career in Missouri in 1931. בתחילה, Claybourne wrestled in nearby Moberly, מיזורי. Moberly had a population of 13,722 residents compared to 8,290 residents in Mexico, מיזורי

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פרק 42 – Gambling Schemes

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z9gqwp/Episode_426s6a2.mp3Podcast: שמע בחלון חדש | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss how gambling schemes fed into professional wrestling’s unsavory reputation. Update I am two-thirds done with the book on Ed “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” לואיס’ early career. The book should be out in late January or early February. This episode is sponsored by Redhawk Mercantile. Main Content We discuss a 19th Century gambling

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פרק 41 – Why Mort Henderson?

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/25sh5a/Episode_418ooth.mp3Podcast: שמע בחלון חדש | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss a new discover about Ed “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” לואיס, why Mort Henderson was picked to be the Masked Marvel, and a look at Jerry Lawler vs. “DirtyDutch Mantel. Update After recapping Stanislaus Zybszko double-crossing the Gold Dust Trio, I reveal that Ed “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” Lewis wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the first

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