Combat Sports Historian and Martial Artist
Episodes of It Was Almost Real: The Pro Wrestling History Podcast.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/f3p7uaja28cwn5zw/Episode_5868af3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the federal government prosecuting a gambling ring in 1910. The case exposed how wrestlers worked matches to bilk fans betting on the matches. Update I discuss Janel Grant’s legal team pausing Ms. Grant’s lawsuit as the federal government continues their investigation. I also discuss AEW’s need to correct course
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eeqc2peen7iscvva/Episode_578wxzc.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the upcoming podcast schedule and revisions to kenzimmermanjr.com. Update I removed many of the Legacy posts around genealogy, family life, and film. I discuss why in this episode about why I started blogging and how the website has changed over that time. You can leave a comment or ask
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3uewyeeu5ttfgfnv/Episode_56bcopi.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss wrestlers and jiu jitsu fighters working matches in Brazil. We also review WWE’s King and Queen of the Ring. We had a few audio issues in this episode but the audio was still usable. We should correct the issue in June. We will be back to the normal recording
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5gwxgnrsz7i5byj8/Episode_5566kga.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, I talk about the 1924 match between Jim Browning and Taro Miyake. Update Our Memorial Day episode will be the full crew. This episode and that episode will tie together with a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) crossover and how gambling schemes affected pro wrestling and why it is a worry for
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xn66mjpb7vj56fpm/Episode_549cl3b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTechnical difficulties led to this podcast being more of a compilation. We discuss an odd decision by the New York State Althletic Commission in 1921. Update In our original update we covered most of the main wrestling stories since Dan went in to the hospital. Unfortunately, none of the audio was useable from this
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yvvhhixd68359ike/Episode_536ggjr.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the backstage video from AEW at Wembley, talk about pro wrestling before the modern promotion system, and review Wrestlemania XL Day 2. Update We discuss AEW releasing the backstage footage of the scuffle between CM Punk and Jack Perry. Main Content I discuss how Tony Khan acts more like
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/teferh/Episode_527c08p.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the possible reasons for the falling out between Tex Rickard and Jack Curley. I also review the first night of Wrestlemania XL. Update I have released The Sherlock Holmes of Saint Louis: Saint Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond on Friday, April 5, 2024. It is available in ebook,
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zcckez/Episode_51a3a13.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the threat that Marin Plestina posed to the wrestling trust between 1917 and 1921. Update We should be back to the same prodcution schedule with Dan by the middle of April. I share why you should never group text. I also talk about how Vince McMahon never made long-term
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/keuwiq/Episode_50baz45.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss how World War I affected American professional wrestling. We also reveal who said, “Repetition is the key when dealing with goofs.” Update I am writing two books at once for the first time. The first book is my last planned St. Louis history book on St. Louis Chief of
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tv5pwz/Episode_49bc4u6.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this solo episode, I look at John “The Nebraska Tiger Man” Pesek settling two promotional wars in the 1920s. Update I take the rare step of complimenting Tony Khan twice in the same episode. Main Content In Lou Thesz’s autobiography Hooker (affiliate link), Thesz shares Ed “Strangler” Lewis depiction of John “The Nebraska