Rov 2: Jim Londos
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Hauv no rov, Kuv yuav tau sib tham txog biggest box office attraction hauv wrestling keeb kwm. Thaum nws coj ib tug ua hauj lwm vacation rov qab mus rau nws lub teb chaws ntawm tim Nkij teb chaws, Nws ua tus sau 100,000 chaw ntau pob. Nws yog tus thawj wrestler kos 30,000 Kiv cua txij thaum tus thib ob Frank Gotch-George Hackenschmidt match hauv 1911.
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Why I Do not Think Frank Gotch Paid Ad Santel $5,000.00 to Injure Georg Hackenschmidt
Book Project Update
Ntawv xov xwm tsab xov xwm txog John Contos’ St. Louis Wrestling Card hauv 1923 (Public sau)
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The topic for this month came from a question. Someone researching Jim Londos asked when he started working matches and how he learned to work?
Jim Londos ntawm lub kaum ib hlis 16, 1920 ib tsab ntawm Idaho Statesman (Public sau)
Before we discuss the question, I thought it would be the ideal time to talk about several terms which will often come up in the podcast: ua haujlwm, tua, performer, shooter, hooker, and hook. I explain each term.
Jim Londos born Christos Theofilou on January 2, 1894, started out as a circus strongman. Londos developed a bodybuilder’s physique without steroids or other performance enhancing drugs. The carnival wrestlers taught Londos how to shoot and hook but he never was on the level of Ed “Strangler’ Lewis, Stanislaus Zbyszko, Joe Stecher or John “Tigerman” Pesek.
He was more of a performer although not a pure performer like Wayne “Big Munn”, Gus Sonnenberg or Danno O’Mahony. George Tragos did not want a young Lou Thesz to wrestle Londos. Tragos told Thesz that Londos knew Thesz would become a big star. To slow his progress, Londos would hurt Thesz on purpose.
He became a big star in St. Louis wrestling for Nick Contos and Tom Packs. Poor reputation. Fear of Lewis.
Londos and Ed “Strangler’ Lewis wrestled at Wrigley Field in 1934 in front of 35,275 fans for a gate of 96,302. This record stood until 1952.
To end this week’s show, I discuss Sam Muchnick’s retirement card on New Years Day 1982. Sam Muchnick’s retirement card drew over 19,000 fans to the Checkerdome, a record at the time. My sister Vicky and I attended this card as we did almost every card during 1981 to about 1984.
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