In this episode, I disccuss the 1905 match in St. Louis between George (Georg) Hackenschmidt and George Baptiste. I also make an announcement about the show including a co-host returning in late July or early August. Main Content Frank Gotch wanted to wrestle George (Georg) Hackenschmidt in St. Louis during the 1904 World’s Fair. “Hack” did not travel to the […]
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In this episode, I discuss a match between William Muldoon and Sorakichi Matsuda that the wrestlers intended to generate interest in a world title match between Muldoon and Matsuda. News and Update Don “The Lawmen” Slatton’s double-cross of Harley Race during May 1978 in Abileene, Texas. Newspapers calling Adolph Ernst, Hackenschmidt’s imported trainer and imported training parnter. One of the […]
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In this episode, I discuss a 1918 World Title match between Earl Caddock and Wladek Zbyszko. I finish the episode with a review of Forbidden Door 2023. News and Update Judge finds that Vince McMahon and Nick Khan destroyed evidence leading the judge to assume five facts to be materially true. TKO is not setting the world on fire with […]
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In this episode, we discuss the fight for the estate of former professional wrestler, regular St. Louis wrestling referee, and St. Louis businessman George Baptiste. I discussed George Baptiste’s career back in Episode 64 of the podcast. Update Is AEW losing their TV deal? Double or Nothing 2026 did 204,000 buys, a big increase over the normal 140,000 buys. Jon […]
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In this episode, we discuss an 1886 match between Evan “The Strangler” Lewis and British wrestling champion Tom Cannon. News and Update UFC is going to lose 30 million dollars on the White House UFC card. Jon Jones should take advantage of their need to recoup the loss by approaching them about a fee to let Jones fight Francis Ngannou […]
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In this St. Louis-centric episode, I discuss Jim Londos wrestling Dan Kolov (Koloff) on one of the early John Contos-Tom Packs cards in 1923. I also discuss WWF trying to capitalize on St. Louis history in 1986. News and Updates The furor around Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano watched by 12 million on Netflix UFC cuts Ketlen Viera Ludwig Kaiser […]
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In this episode, I discuss the early matches of longtime St. Joseph, Missouri wrestling promoter Gust Karras. I also review two of Karras’ cards. Update One Fighting Championship just terminated a number of executives including Rich Franklin and Mark Hume. Hopefully, it is just a restructure and not a sign that the company is going out of business. I saw […]
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In this episode, I discuss the May 28, 1910 in St. Louis, Missouri between Stanislaus Zbyszko and Charley Olson. I also review the Netflix documentary on Hulk Hogan. Update Readers bought copies of Scufflers, Shooters, and Workers before I launched the official marketing campaign. Sean Strickland recently won the UFC Middleweight Championship. Main Content Stanislaus Zbyszko would not have been […]
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In November 2025, I successfully tested for 5th-degree black belt in Taekwondo. As I prepared for the test, I had a chance to reflect on the arts I studied. When I look at these arts, I see a distinct reason that I studied each one. The arts cover striking, grappling, ground fighting and a practical self-defense weapon, the cane. I […]
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In this episode, I discussed the lessons I learned writing Scufflers, Shooters, and Workers: Pioneer Wrestlers of the 19th Century, Vol. 1. I also discuss Sam Muchnick establishing Ted DiBiase as a main event wrestler from 1978 to 1980. Main Content I learned how popular collar-and-elbow wrestling was in the 1860s and 1870s. The Civil War interupted the careers of the […]
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