Great Gama Wrestles Stanislaus Zbyszko

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Nhar is-Sibt, Settembru 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, fresh off his first tour of the United States, wrestled the Great Gama at Shepherd’s Bush Stadium in London, Ingilterra. 7,000 spectators crowded into the stadium to watch the match. A few weeks earlier, Mr. Benjamin brought a group of Pehlwani wrestlers from India to wrestle in England. Fans consider the Great Gama

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Episode 26 – Stecher vs. Caddock

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q2bpuf/Episode_266py6d.mp3Podcast: Play fil tieqa ġdida | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the 1917 u 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, l Wrestling Champion tad-Dinja Greco-Roman u proponent kultura fiżika, waslet għall Los Angeles nhar it-Tlieta, April 15, 1884 biex tiffaċċja l-wrestler lokali Fred Bauer. Il-logħba saret fil-Turnvereine Hall lokali fil-Los Angeles. 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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Episode 25 – McLaughlin vs. Ross

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/axyw2v/Episode_258ridr.mp3Podcast: Play fil tieqa ġdida | 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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Nhar is-Sibt, Novembru 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minuti. 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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Episode 24 – Jim Browning

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fa8auy/Episode_247r7qx.mp3Podcast: Play fil tieqa ġdida | DownloadIn this episode, Niddiskuti l-karriera taċ-Champion tad-Dinja mhux magħruf Jim Browning. Update I recently made thirteen of my non-fiction books available to bookstores and libraries in paperback. Nispera li dalwaqt tarawhom fil-ħanut tal-kotba jew fil-librerija lokali tiegħek. Main Content While reading about the double-crosses of the early 1930s, I

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Lewis Tispara Ma' Steele

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Nhar it-Tnejn, Diċembru 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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