Great Gama Wrestles Stanislaus Zbyszko

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Το Σάββατο, September 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, fresh off his first tour of the United States, wrestled the Great Gama at Shepherd’s Bush Stadium in London, Αγγλία. 7,000 spectators crowded into the stadium to watch the match. A few weeks earlier, Ο κ.. Benjamin brought a group of Pehlwani wrestlers from India to wrestle in England. Fans consider the Great Gama

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Επεισόδιο 26 – Stecher vs. Caddock

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q2bpuf/Episode_266py6d.mp3Podcast: Παίξτε σε νέο παράθυρο | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the 1917 και 1920 World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship matches between Joe Stecher and Earl Caddock. Update A special thank you to listener Shannon Bertrand, who let me know that I loaded the wrong episode for Episode 25. I have corrected the episode and it should be available on all

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, η Παγκόσμια Ελληνορωμαϊκή Πάλη Πρωταθλητής και φυσική υπερασπιστής του πολιτισμού, ήρθε στο Λος Άντζελες την Τρίτη, Απρίλιος 15, 1884 για να αντιμετωπίσει την τοπική παλαιστής Fred Bauer. Ο αγώνας έγινε στο τοπικό Turnvereine Hall στο Λος Άντζελες. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he

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Tom Allen Shoots Patron

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Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 but he became famous as a heavyweight bare knuckle prizefighter in America. Settling in St. Louis around 1867, Allen won the American Heavyweight Championship in 1873 and held the title until 1876. He returned to England for a year before returning to St. Louis for good in 1878. Back

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Επεισόδιο 25 – McLaughlin vs. Ross

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/axyw2v/Episode_258ridr.mp3Podcast: Παίξτε σε νέο παράθυρο | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss an 1884 mixed styles match between J.H. McLaughlin and Duncan C. Ross. Update Shut Up and Wrestle Interview with Mike ChapmanWhy I normally don’t read other historians of the time frame that I study. Based on the interview, I am going to research two matches I viewed

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Το Σάββατο, Νοέμβριος 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 πρακτικά. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem possessed

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Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

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Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. He used

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Επεισόδιο 24 – Τζιμ Μπράουνινγκ

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fa8auy/Episode_247r7qx.mp3Podcast: Παίξτε σε νέο παράθυρο | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the career of unknown World Champion Jim Browning. Update I recently made thirteen of my non-fiction books available to bookstores and libraries in paperback. I hope you will see them in your local bookstore or library soon. Main Content While reading about the double-crosses of the early 1930s, Εγώ

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Ο Lewis σουτάρει με τον Steele

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Την Δευτέρα, Δεκέμβριος 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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Επεισόδιο 23 – Sumo Wrestling in the U.S.

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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, I discuss professional wrestling matches conducted under Sumo Rules in the 1880s. Update While I hate UFC merging with WWE, you do have to salute Vince McMahon selling his company for more than it’s worth. Vince also managed to stay in charge of the company. Vince McMahon won the promotional wars of the 1980s and 1990s because

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