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上週四, 三月 31, 1881, 200 fans filtered into New York’s Turnverein Hall to watch Clarence Whistler wrestle Henry Moses Dufur in a three-out-of-five-falls catch-as-catch-can wrestling match with both wrestlers wearing jackets. The promoters used the rules and jackets to even the chances of each wrestler to win. Clarence Whistler specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Whistler took World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion
When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. 後
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: 發揮新窗口 | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the recently discovered film of the 1908 match between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers. Update I give a health update on Dan and talk about the upcoming podcast schedule. Main Content A film company recently restored a 1908 wrestling film between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers, 部分 1 和
上週五, 三月 11, 1932, wrestlers George Tragos and Rudy Dusek faced boxers, Stanley McRae and Tom Pivac in wrestler versus boxer bouts. It took the fans longer to get to their seats than it took the combatants to complete the bouts. The men fought the pair of bouts in Memphis, Tennessee at the Auditorium. Fans know George Tragos, 一
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: 發揮新窗口 | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “農民” Burns training James J. Jeffries for his bout with Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910. Update Dan and I talk about my new project and how an earlier writer unfairly portrayed Joe Stecher’s world title run from 1925 至 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available
八月 2, 1947, 最大中號. King Productions 發行《殺手蒔蘿》 (1947), 職業摔角手麥克馬祖基飾演「小喬」的犯罪電影, 在幫派爭鬥中扮演雙方角色的追隨者. 史都華歐文飾演強尼「殺手」迪爾, 內衣設計師和銷售員, 人們誤以為誰是黑幫. 不小心捲入一場幫派戰爭後, 他的
Jim Londos developed into professional wrestling’s biggest box office star during the 1930s. Londos wrestled main events against Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Browning at baseball stadiums. These matches drew crowds of more than 30,000 fans for the first time since the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. When Londos wrestled in Greece, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w8xx4379qy8ai3ti/Episode_68be7jw.mp3Podcast: 發揮新窗口 | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the beginnings of the regular St. Louis wrestling promotion in 1921. I also discuss the Mr. McMahon documentary on Netflix. Update Due to illness and medical appointments, we are a little late on releasing the episode this week. 工作世界中的射手: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional
職業摔角手在擂台上死亡的情況很少見，但偶爾也會發生. 在 1936, 5,000 華盛頓的摔角迷, D.C. 在麥克羅馬諾對陣死者的比賽結束時無意中對一個死人發出了噓聲. 《愛爾蘭人》傑克·多諾萬週四在格里菲斯體育場舉行比賽, 六月 25, 1936. 40歲的羅馬諾在一場出色的比賽中擊敗了多諾萬. 報紙錯誤地將羅馬諾報道為
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/san6f9gun6iekev6/Episode_678y2ti.mp3Podcast: 發揮新窗口 | DownloadIn this episode, Dan and I get caught up on all the news that is unfit to print. We save the history topic for the end of this episode. Time Stamps WWE News – 7:00 AEW News – 17:15 Divided Championship Period between 1925 和 1928 – 41:10 Shooter in a Worked World has