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November 18, 1938, former world wrestling champion Jim Londos wrestled current world champion Bronko Nagurski, the great former football player for the Chicago Bears. The men wrestled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Nagurski’s version of the world wrestling championship. You can view the 14-minute match in its entirety on YouTube. When I viewed the match for the first time, several
Mai 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail wrestled Tom Jenkins in Cleveland, Ohio. Ismail only toured the United States for six months in the early part of 1898. Ismail wrestled less than ten matches but left a path of destruction remembered to this day. Ismail made a powerful impression by easily defeating both Evan “Strangler” Lewis. Ismail also made a strong
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/witdaq/Episode_199c6lp.mp3Podcast: Spill i nytt vindu | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the 1891 wrestling match between Joe Acton and future heavyweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Update I decided to take on a shorter book project on a 19th-Century wrestler to be completed in late summer or early fall 2023. The next project after this book will be a longer book
John "The Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek kjempet to av de mest kjente legitime konkurransene på 1920-tallet. Pesek avsluttet to reklamekriger ved å gå med på å "skyte" konkurranser med Marin Plestina og Nat Pendelton. I 1916, Pesek var en fremadstormende bryter aktiv i hjemstaten Nebraska. On Thursday, September 14, 1916, Pesek kjempet med en annen Nebraska-bryter, Chris Jordan. Fans and
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2yakt8/Episode_18ag9gz.mp3Podcast: Spill i nytt vindu | DownloadUpdate Neste episode slippes på mandag, February 13, 2023, hvor jeg vil diskutere en kamp mellom den tidligere amerikanske tungvektsmesteren og en fremtidig verdensmester i tungvektboksing. Hovedinnhold i januar 1923, kampanjekrigen mellom Jack Curley og Gold Dust Trio resulterte i en skytekonkurranse mellom
Født Norman Edward Wescoatt på Hawaii i august 2, 1911, "Rusty" Wescoatt spilte fotball for University of Hawaii før han debuterte for profesjonell bryting på Hawaii under 1933. Wescoatt var også svømmemester. Wescoatt kom først med flere nyheter for svømmingen enn brytingen sin da han reiste til det kontinentale USA i 1935. Påskedag, April
April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5vctyw/Episode_177wnp9.mp3Podcast: Spill i nytt vindu | DownloadUpdate Jeg vil fortsette å gi ut to episoder i måneden i overskuelig fremtid. Neste episode slippes på mandag, Januar 23, 2023. Jeg deler også tankene mine om at Vince McMahon tvinger seg tilbake til styret for World Wrestling Entertainment. Hovedinnhold Jeg snakker om det jeg visste om hver
I am ashamed to say I recently discovered the career of Cora Livingston, while researching the development of the local promotor system in professional wrestling during the 1910s and 1920s. Mildred Burke was the first major woman’s wrestling champion of which I was aware. However, Cora Livingston claimed the World Championship a year before Burke was even born. Cora Livingston
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vd4ygz/Episode_16av84t.mp3Podcast: Spill i nytt vindu | DownloadUpdate To start the podcast, I make a major announcement about the podcast going forward. Hovedinnhold I denne episoden, I read an account of Edwin Bibby vs. Duncan C. Ross from Shooting or Working: The Story of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Recommendation I recommend a new series detailing stories from the territories.