Pešek opět zápasí s Pleštinou

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V průběhu listopadu 1921, John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek wrestled a legitimate contest with Marin Plestina to settle a promotional war between Jack Curley and boxing promoter Tex Rickard. Pesek fouled an injured Plestina, who was helpless to defend himself. After the match, Rickard returned to boxing while the New York State Athletic Commission banned Pesek from wrestling in New York.

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Epizoda 55 – Browning Squeezes Miyake

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5gwxgnrsz7i5byj8/Episode_5566kga.mp3Podcast: Přehrát v novém okně | DownloadIn this episode, I talk about the 1924 match between Jim Browning and Taro Miyake. Update Our Labor Day episode will be the full crew. This episode and that episode will tie together with a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) crossover and how gambling schemes affected pro wrestling and why it is a worry for

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Epizoda 54 – The Frankenstein Episode

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xn66mjpb7vj56fpm/Episode_549cl3b.mp3Podcast: Přehrát v novém okně | DownloadTechnical difficulties led to this podcast being more of a compilation. We discuss an odd decision by the New York State Althletic Commission in 1921. Update In our original update we covered most of the main wrestling stories since Dan went in to the hospital. Bohužel, none of the audio was useable from this

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Mahmout Beats Jenkins in Straight Falls

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On Thanksgiving in America, Thursday, Listopad 26, 1908, Yussouff Mahmout wrestled former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Mahmout recently to the United States to wrestle Frank Gotch for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. If Mahmout defeated Jenkins, Mahmout would prove to be a bona fide challenger to Gotch. Jenkins was the

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Epizoda 53 – Backers vs. Promoters

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yvvhhixd68359ike/Episode_536ggjr.mp3Podcast: Přehrát v novém okně | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the backstage video from AEW at Wembley, talk about pro wrestling before the modern promotion system, and review Wrestlemania XL Day 2. Update We discuss AEW releasing the backstage footage of the scuffle between CM Punk and Jack Perry. Main Content I discuss how Tony Khan acts more like

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Epizoda 52 – Rickard vs. Curley

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/teferh/Episode_527c08p.mp3Podcast: Přehrát v novém okně | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the possible reasons for the falling out between Tex Rickard and Jack Curley. I also review the first night of Wrestlemania XL. Update I have released The Sherlock Holmes of Saint Louis: Saint Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond on Friday, Duben 5, 2024. It is available in ebook,

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Epizoda 51 – Marin Plestina

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zcckez/Episode_51a3a13.mp3Podcast: Přehrát v novém okně | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the threat that Marin Plestina posed to the wrestling trust between 1917 a 1921. Update We should be back to the same prodcution schedule with Dan by the middle of April. I share why you should never group text. I also talk about how Vince McMahon never made long-term

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Epizoda 50 – Wrestling a WWI

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/keuwiq/Episode_50baz45.mp3Podcast: Přehrát v novém okně | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss how World War I affected American professional wrestling. We also reveal who said, “Repetition is the key when dealing with goofs.Update I am writing two books at once for the first time. The first book is my last planned St. Louis history book on St. Louis Chief of

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McLaughlin obhajuje titul?

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V úterý, Leden 29, 1884, approximately two thousand fans crowded into the Detroit Opera House to watch the first of a two-match series between Colonel James H. McLaughlin and Henry Moses Dufur. The crowd had to delight the organizers and wrestlers. Matches drawing crowds in the thousands were rare during the 19th Century. Organizers claimed McLaughlin was defending the American

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