Épisode 68 – Démarrer une promotion

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Dans cet épisode, Je discute des débuts de la ST ordinaire. Louis Wrestling Promotion en 1921. Je discute également du MR. Documentaire McMahon sur Netflix.

Update

Due to illness and medical appointments, Nous sommes un peu en retard pour sortir l'épisode cette semaine.

Shooter dans un monde travaillé: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional Wars is available on Amazon in ebook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook.

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. Louis’ Old Coliseum. Contos also moved the matches from mats on top of a stage to a wrestling ring.

Dans 1924, Contos a quitté St. Louis to manage minutes et demie avec une jument volante. 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.

Revoir

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

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