McLaughlin Wins Tournament

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Op Maart 10, 1870, Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin competed on the last night of the International Wrestling Tournament in Detroit, Michigan. The tournament ran for almost two months before the finale on March 10th. Wrestling historians frequently credit J. H. McLaughlin as being the first professional wrestler to live only on his earnings as a professional wrestler. Most professional wrestlers

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Episode 15 – Lewis’ Last Contests

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4tm282/Episode_15bmu6s.mp3Podcast: Speel in nuwe venster | DownloadUpdate We have a guest in the studio this week. My cousin, Dan Zimmerman, joins us to talk about attending live wrestling cards in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dan recounts how I almost got us both killed during a WWF wrestling card at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis during 1986. Main Topic

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Episode 14 – Cora Livingston

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ysgcxd/Episode_1488754.mp3Podcast: Speel in nuwe venster | DownloadUpdate Ek begin die episode deur die behoefte te bespreek om vir die afsienbare toekoms te wissel tussen mede-aangebied en solo episodes. Hoofinhoud Ek bespreek die vroeë loopbaan van die eerste erkende Wêreldstoeikampioen vir vroue, Cora Livingston. In 1908, Livingston het die Amerikaanse vrouestoeikampioen geëis nadat Livingston Hazel Parker verslaan het. Cora Livingston gewen

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Jenkins maak Homself Top-aanspraakmaker

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(Hierdie uittreksel is uit my nuutste boek oor die geskiedenis van die Amerikaanse swaargewigstoeikampioenskap.) Jenkins het homself die voorste aanspraakmaker bewys sodra McLeod die titel gewen het. Op Woensdag, November 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins het die voormalige titelhouer Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis gestoei, Indiana. Die manne het 'n beste twee-uit-drie-valle-wedstryd gestoei volgens vang-as-vang-kan stoeireëls. Jenkins staan

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Episode 13 – 'n Gevaarlike Wedstryd

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/agrffg/Episode_139hxwd.mp3Podcast: Speel in nuwe venster | DownloadIn this episode, ons bespreek 'n gevaarlike besluit wat Tom Jenkins op Kersnag geneem het 1902. Opdatering Ek het 'n bespreking bygevoeg oor 'n MMA-video wat pro-stoei-geskiedenis bevat. Martin het my 'n vraag gevra oor die video wat ek veronderstel was om te bespreek, maar wat ek in ons inleiding vir hierdie episode gemis het. Die gereelde episode het gespeel

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Mellie Zimmerman se Wasdagongeluk

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My oupagrootjie Parker L. Zimmerman het drie keer getrou. Na 'n paar maande huwelik met Victoria Harris tydens 1897 in Franklin County, Missouri, Parker het na Bollinger County verhuis, Missouri om nader aan sy familie te wees. Sy ouers, Samuel en Sarah Zimmerman, het in Dongola gewoon, Bollinger, Missouri. Op Maart 31, 1902, 27-jarige Parker het met sy tweede vrou getrou, 22-jarige Mellie Bollinger.

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Lewis Skiet Met Steele

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Op Maandag, Desember 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. Joseph “Toots” Mondt

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Episode 12 – “Little Demon”

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/j6x3j4/Episode_127k6rj.mp3Podcast: Speel in nuwe venster | DownloadUpdate I finished Shooting or Working? The History of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship earlier than expected. It is available on Amazon during this soft launch period. Main Content “Little Demon” Joe Acton arrived in the United States in 1882 to challenge Edwin Bibby for the catch-as-catch-can wrestling championship, which developed into the American

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McLeod worstel met Wittmer

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Op Dinsdag, Maart 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. Die St. Paul Athletic

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