Epizodo 68 – Komencu Promocion
Podcast: Ludado en nova fenestro | Deŝuto
En ĉi tiu epizodo, I discuss the beginnings of the regular St. Louis wrestling promotion in 1921. I also discuss the Mr. McMahon documentary on Netflix.
Ĝisdatigo
Due to illness and medical appointments, we are a little late on releasing the episode this week.
Pafisto en Laborita Mondo: John Pesek kaj la 1920aj Varbaj Militoj is available on Amazon in ebook, Broŝuritaĵo, hardcover, and audiobook.
Newspaper article about John Contos’ St. Louis Wrestling Card in 1923 (Publika Domajno)
Ĉefa Enhavo
En decembro 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 Fervoruloj. 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. Louis’ Old Coliseum. Contos also moved the matches from mats on top of a stage to a wrestling ring.
Je 1924, Contos left St. Louis to manage Dan Kolov. His nephew Tom Packs took over the promotion. Packs developed it into a national powerhouse. The promotion that drew 400 fans to its first card drew 17,000+ fans to St. Louis University Field on May 30, 1925, to watch Joe Stecher take the world title from Stanislaus Zbyszko.
Recenzo
I discuss the six-part Netflix series, S-ro. McMahon, which dropped at the end of September 2024.
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