حادثة 68 – ابدأ الترويج

في هذه الحلقة, I discuss the beginnings of the regular St. Louis wrestling promotion in 1921. I also discuss the Mr. McMahon documentary on Netflix.

Update

Due to illness and medical appointments, we are a little late on releasing the episode this week.

مطلق النار في عالم العمل: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional Wars is available on Amazon in ebook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook.

بطاقة جون كونتوس في عام 1923

Newspaper article about John Contos’ الحادي و. Louis Wrestling Card in 1923 (المجال العام)

Main Content

In December 1921, a group of St. Louis businessmen worked with Ed White’s Chicago wrestling promotion to host a match at the Odeon Theater, which drew 400 fans. From these humble beginnings rose the St. Louis wrestling promotion, a powerhouse in professional wrestling from 1920s to 1982.

John Contos took over the promotion in mid-1922. Contos moved the wrestling cards from the Odeon Theater to St. لويس’ Old Coliseum. Contos also moved the matches from mats on top of a stage to a wrestling ring.

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إعادة النظر

I discuss the six-part Netflix series, السيد. مكماهون, which dropped at the end of September 2024.

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