Episode 100 – Jim Londos and St. Louis
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
In this episode, I discuss Jim Londos importance to the St. Louis promotion as well as St. Louis’ importance to the development of Jim Londos.
Update
I forgot how violent the Saint Louis streetcar strike of 1900 was until I started working on the second edition of Saint Louis’ Civil War.
WWE switching premium live events to ESPN’s new service at $29.99. Only Disney. Whether I keep Peacock will depend on the WWE library and Premier League.
John Contos St. Louis card with Jim Londos, Dan Kolov, and Stanislaus Zbyszko (Public Domain)
Main Content
Jim Londos main evented or co-main evented the first few St. Louis cards. Londos became the biggest star in the early St. Louis promotion, which helped him became a national draw.
Prior to becoming the top box office attraction in St. Louis, wrestling fans knew Londos as the wrestler that Lewis, Stecher, Pesek, and Wladek Zbyszko beat. Londos’ drawing power in St. Louis helped Londos become a national box office star.
Londos became the biggest box office star in the history of professional wrestling.
CORRECTION – I misspoke and said Lewis versus Stecher in 1919 was their last contest. It was the last contest of their original four match series of contests in the 1910s. They also wrestled a contest in February 1928 to settle the divided championship.
Recommendations
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (affiliate link) by Kate Summerscale
Wrestling’s Greatest Villains (affiliate link) – Saw this tape at Dan’s in the early 1990s, which was the first time I saw matches from the 1950s. My favorite match was Johnny Valentine versus the Crusher.
Rush and Sammy Guevara versus the Out Runners from ROH Death Before Dishonor on August 29, 2025.
News
We discuss Raja Jackson’s senseless assault of Syko Stu in an incident that hurt everyone involved.
You can leave a comment or ask a question about this or any post on my Facebook page.