Folge 77 – Nenn mich nicht Barney!

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sis8sp3iwczcpy4v/Episode_77bs1hb.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Bernarr MacFadden’s professional wrestling career in St. Louis, Missouri. Update I discuss a recent email and provide an update on the Divided Championship project. Main Content For years, I could not find any account of Bernarr MacFadden’s exploits as a professional wrestler in St. Louis. While research the beginnings

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Folge 76 – Lösen des maskierten Marvels

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/r5y6br9bc4e3dbqf/Episode_766doid.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss Ed “Würger” Lewis defeating the Masked Marvel during the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament. Update After years of looking for Bernarr MacFadden’s wrestling matches in St. Louis, I stumbled across a reporter’s recollections of the best wrestling matches he covered during his twenty year career. MacFadden wrestled as

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Sam McVea kämpft gegen den Jujitsu -Kämpfer

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On Sunday, November 9, 1913, African American boxer Sam McVea, or McVey, battled Professor Stevenson, a Jujitsu practitioner, in a mixed styles bout in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. McVea and Stevenson fought ten, five-minute rounds, with three-minute intermission between rounds. McVea and Stevenson fought for $100 eine Seite. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea

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Folge 75 – Fabelhafte Munn -Brüder

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cz2xtr79w47uuznn/Episode_756r8g9.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss former World Champion Wayne “Big” Munn and his lesser known brother, Glen Munn. Update Damian Harmony and Ed Blaylock recently invited me on the Geek History of Time podcast. I thoroughly enjoyed the interview. I recommend their podcast to anyone interested in professional wrestling, Geschichte, popular culture, and interesting

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Folge 74 – Reginald Siki

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t3idm7n7cbe5dsbr/Episode_748avea.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss one of the first nationally known African American wrestlers, Reginald Siki. 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.

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Folge 73- An Epic Rivalry

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8icv7evwqh77tjc5/Episode_739bw5v.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the first of three matches in 1926 between World Champion Joe Stecher and John “Der Nebraska-Tigermann” Sand. I also discuss the two big wrestling companies debuting on Netflix and Max. Main Content I discuss the first of three matches in 1926 between World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Joe Stecher

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“Bauer” Burns trainiert Jeffries

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When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. After

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Folge 72 – Miyake vs. Santel

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yrvcvp86fj5ja5zg/Episode_72_agae9.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadUpdate I am giving away Wayfarer in a Foreign Land: Sorakichi Matsuda Wrestles in America between Monday, Dezember 30, 2024 to Friday, Januar 3, 2025. Dan and I will release the next episode on Monday, Januar 13, 2025. Main Content I discuss the October 1916 mixed styles match between Taro Miyake and Ad Santel.

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Miyake besiegt Boxer

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Am Samstag,, Dezember 30, 1916, Taro Miyake fought Ben de Mello, ein Profiboxer, in einem gemischten Sechs-Runden-Challenge-Kampf. 1,000 Zuschauer strömten in die Hilo-Waffenkammer, um einen seltenen legitimen Kampf zwischen einem Boxer und einem Jiu-Jitsu-Experten zu verfolgen. Schiedsrichter H.S. Prager eröffnete den Kampf zwischen dem 35-jährigen Miyake und dem jüngeren Boxer. Miyake warily circled de

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George Baptiste schlägt Turners Champion

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Im April 24, 1889, the Missouri Gymnasium hosted its annual event to highlight the athletic accomplishments of its members. Members showed off gymnastic skills and other athletic ability while an orchestra or the Ideal Banjo Club played music in the background. The gymnasium managers booked a main attraction for the evening. George Baptiste, ein St. Louis middleweight wrestler who specialized

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