Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
No sábado, Setembro 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, fresh off his first tour of the United States, wrestled the Great Gama at Shepherd’s Bush Stadium in London, England. 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
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q2bpuf/Episode_266py6d.mp3Podcast: Jogar em nova janela | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the 1917 e 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
William Muldoon, Wrestling Campeão do Mundo Greco-romano e defensor da cultura física, veio para Los Angeles na terça-feira, Abril 15, 1884 para enfrentar o lutador local, Fred Bauer. A partida teve lugar no Turnvereine Municipal local em Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
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. De volta
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/axyw2v/Episode_258ridr.mp3Podcast: Jogar em nova janela | 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 Chapman – Why 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
No sábado, Novembro 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minutes. 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
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. Ele usou
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fa8auy/Episode_247r7qx.mp3Podcast: Jogar em nova janela | 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, Eu
Na segunda-feira, Dezembro 6, 1932, 41-Ed “Strangler” Lewis, de um ano, lutou em uma de suas últimas lutas legítimas para resolver uma disputa promocional em Nova York. Depois de inicialmente serem aliados na promoção, Jim Londos se separou do grupo de Jack Curley em Nova York. Para restaurar a paz, as partes decidiram por uma disputa legítima ou “atirar” para resolver a disputa. Joseph “Toots” Mondt
Neste episódio, 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