插曲 74 – 雷金納德·西基
在這一集, we discuss one of the first nationally known African American wrestlers, 雷金納德·西基.
Update
My cousin Dan returns to the podcast. We discuss a shocking result in the NFL playoffs, Vince McMahon making a settlement with the SEC, and my thoughts on the AEW cards I have been watching on Max.
Reginald Siki in 1927 (公共領域)
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I recently discovered Reginald Siki, who was born Reginald Berry in Kansas City, Missouri on December 28, 1899. Siki was one of the earliest African American wrestlers to achieve national fame in professional wrestling during the 1920s.
在他的職業生涯中, Siki defeated 吉姆布朗寧, Wladek Zbyszko, John Grandovich, 和 Alan Eustace.
Siki took his first trip to Europe in 1930, when he traveled to Latvia. Siki also wrestled in France and Switzerland during the 1930s.
While wrestling in Europe, the Nazis arrested Siki and interred Siki in a prisoner of war camp. After the Allies defeated Germany, Siki returned to the United States, where he wrestled primarily in Los Angeles.
Siki died in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve 1948, four days before Siki’s 49th birthday. I will be researching Siki more in the next few months.
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Dan and I discuss the two to three minutes of surviving film on the 1930 match between World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Gus Sonnenberg and former world champion Joe Stecher.
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