Author: Ken Zimmerman Jr.

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vpwseg5xt5s9swey/Episode_827hd3h.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, 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

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sws5bmrdrdb867td/Episode_81aufuu.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, 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, Marzo 14, 2025 Main Content Evan Lewis Defeats a Drunken Wrestler In 1887, Evan “Il Strangler” Lewis signed to wrestled Englishman Jack Wannock, the Cornish Wrestling

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a77q3j4bp23crd8x/Episode_807a480.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, 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

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3jrikmpxikbjmkp5/Episode_799nh51.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, 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

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bgiyc9p9ddr8pmhj/Episode_7881qcq.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, 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

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sis8sp3iwczcpy4v/Episode_77bs1hb.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, we discuss Bernarr MacFadden’s professional wrestling career in St. Louis, Missouri. Update I discuss a recent email and provide an update on the Divided Championship project. Main Content For years, I could not find any account of Bernarr MacFadden’s exploits as a professional wrestler in St. Louis. While research the beginnings

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/r5y6br9bc4e3dbqf/Episode_766doid.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, I discuss Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeating the Masked Marvel during the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament. Update After years of looking for Bernarr MacFadden’s wrestling matches in St. Louis, I stumbled across a reporter’s recollections of the best wrestling matches he covered during his twenty year career. MacFadden wrestled as

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cz2xtr79w47uuznn/Episode_756r8g9.mp3Podcast: Gioca in una nuova finestra | ScaricaIn questo episodio, we discuss former World Champion Wayne “Big” Munn and his lesser known brother, Glen Munn. Update Damian Harmony and Ed Blaylock recently invited me on the Geek History of Time podcast. I thoroughly enjoyed the interview. I recommend their podcast to anyone interested in professional wrestling, storia, popular culture, and interesting