Bernarr MacFadden in Saint Louis

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Bernarr MacFadden, born Bernard Adolphus McFadden in Mill Spring, Misuri, on August 16, 1868, founded a publishing company in 1899 that still operates today. MacFadden, an early proponent of physical culture, authored books and published magazine about physical culture, early bodybuilding training. MacFadden moved into pulp magazines like True Detective in the 1920s. Before MacFadden made his fortune as a publisher

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Jim Londos Wrestles in Co-Main Event

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Jim Londos developed a national reputation as one of the top professional wrestlers during the 1910s. Megjithatë, Londos’ career took a major step forward when Londos started wrestling for the fledgling St. Louis promotion in the early 1920s. Londos headlined the first card in late 1921. Londos wrestled on the second card on Thursday, Janar 26, 1922, as well. Current

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Episod 84 – Closed Door Match/Iron Claw

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nd78b7jmtzvbix6w/Episode_84aukfm.mp3Podcast: Luaj në dritare të re | DownloadIn this episode, I review a closed door match between Tom Jenkins and Fred Beell. I also review The Iron Claw (2023). Update I gave a presentation What are Yeggmen? The intersection of Building History and True Crime at the Eugene Field House and Toy Museum on Saturday, Prill 5, 2025. Javën e kaluar, Një

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Episod 82 – Unwanted Attention, Pjesë 1

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vpwseg5xt5s9swey/Episode_827hd3h.mp3Podcast: Luaj në dritare të re | DownloadIn this episode, I will be talking about an Illinois select committee’s investigation into professional boxing and wrestling in Chicago, Illinois. In part one, we discuss the revelations that made Joe Stecher look bad. Introduction and Update The Starz series Heels and my early thoughts The Divided Championship will be available in June 2025

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Episod 81 – Liquid Courage

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sws5bmrdrdb867td/Episode_81aufuu.mp3Podcast: Luaj në dritare të re | DownloadIn this episode, I will be talking a wrestler who need “liquid courage” to climb in the ring with Evan “The Strangler” Lewis. Update Tragic Storms on Friday, Mars 14, 2025 Main Content Evan Lewis Defeats a Drunken Wrestler In 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis signed to wrestled Englishman Jack Wannock, the Cornish Wrestling

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Episod 80 – Exposing the Business

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a77q3j4bp23crd8x/Episode_807a480.mp3Podcast: Luaj në dritare të re | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss how the Divided Championship Era began to expose the worked nature of professional wrestling. Update BBC recently made a decision about the BBC Sounds app that is truly irritating. I will be giving a St. Louis history presentation at Eugene Field House on April 5, 2025. The Divided Championship

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Episod 79 – Flying Muldoon Style

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3jrikmpxikbjmkp5/Episode_799nh51.mp3Podcast: Luaj në dritare të re | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss William Muldoon wrestling a contest that was not much of a contest. Between falls, Muldoon demonstrated his system of physical training. WWE put on their first disappointing card of the Paul Levesque era with Elimination Chamber 2025. The last ride of the Over the Hill Gang ruined an underwhelming

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Episod 78 – Hall of Fame

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bgiyc9p9ddr8pmhj/Episode_7881qcq.mp3Podcast: Luaj në dritare të re | DownloadIn this episode, Dan and I discuss two notable omissions from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. I discuss Chris Jericho’s disappointing run in AEW. In the main content, I discuss two glaring omissions, Paul Bowser and Cora Livingston from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Paul Bowser developed into a solid

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