Stecher Wrestles Rudy Dusek

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On Memorial Day, Bealtaine 30, 1925, Joe Stecher defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko in a worked match to reclaim the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship that Stecher had lost in December 1920. Stecher was part of a conspiracy that paid Stanislaus Zbyszko to double-cross Wayne “Big” Munn in April 1925. Zbyszko defeated Munn legitimately in one of professional wrestling’s most famous double-crosses. As

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Eipeasóid 71 – Cén fáth Mar sin Fada?

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rci48jixwdp7t79h/Episode_718mqij.mp3Podcast: Seinn i bhfuinneog nua | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss why the Divided Championship Era lasted for three years from 1925 to 1928. I also review the original Survivor Series 1987. Update Dan recently moved to a new facility but will return to the show soon. I review one of the AEW buy-in matches from Full Gear 2024. Main

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Cosnaíonn Lewis i gcoinne Cantonwine

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Ar Déardaoin, Iúil 9, 1925, Ed “Strangler” Lewis made one of the early defenses of his version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis wrestled Howard Cantonwine in front of 5,000 fans at McNulty Park. After Stanislaus Zbyszko double-crossed Sandow’s and Lewis’ promotional group by defeating Wayne “BigMunn legitimately, both Joe Stecher and Ed “Strangler” Lewis

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Whistler Wrestles Dufur i Nua-Eabhrac

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Ar Déardaoin, Márta 31, 1881, 200 fans filtered into New York’s Turnverein Hall to watch Clarence Whistler wrestle Henry Moses Dufur in a three-out-of-five-falls catch-as-catch-can wrestling match with both wrestlers wearing jackets. The promoters used the rules and jackets to even the chances of each wrestler to win. Clarence Whistler specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Whistler took World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

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Eipeasóid 70 – Scannán caillte

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: Seinn i bhfuinneog nua | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the recently discovered film of the 1908 match between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers. Update I give a health update on Dan and talk about the upcoming podcast schedule. Main Content A film company recently restored a 1908 wrestling film between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers, Cuid 1 agus

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Wrestlers Crush Boxers

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Ar Dé hAoine, Márta 11, 1932, wrestlers George Tragos and Rudy Dusek faced boxers, Stanley McRae and Tom Pivac in wrestler versus boxer bouts. It took the fans longer to get to their seats than it took the combatants to complete the bouts. The men fought the pair of bouts in Memphis, Tennessee at the Auditorium. Fans know George Tragos, a

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Eipeasóid 69 – Happy Halloween

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Seinn i bhfuinneog nua | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Feirmeoir” Burns training James J. Jeffries for his bout with Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910. Update Dan and I talk about my new project and how an earlier writer unfairly portrayed Joe Stecher’s world title run from 1925 to 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available

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Londos Wrestles at Odeon Theater

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Jim Londos developed into professional wrestling’s biggest box office star during the 1930s. Londos wrestled main events against Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Browning at baseball stadiums. These matches drew crowds of more than 30,000 fans for the first time since the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. When Londos wrestled in Greece, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at

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Eipeasóid 68 – Tosaigh le Cur Chun Cinn

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w8xx4379qy8ai3ti/Episode_68be7jw.mp3Podcast: Seinn i bhfuinneog nua | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the beginnings of the regular St. Louis wrestling promotion in 1921. I also discuss the Mr. McMahon documentary on Netflix. Update Due to illness and medical appointments, we are a little late on releasing the episode this week. Cluiche Lámhach i ndomhan Oibre: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional

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Faigheann Mike Romano bás sa bhFáinne

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Is annamh a bhíonn wrestlers gairmiúla ag fáil bháis sa fháinne ach tarlaíonn sé uaireanta. In 1936, 5,000 lucht leanúna wrestling i Washington, D.C. gan chuimhneamh boed fear marbh ag deireadh an Mike Romano vs. Cluiche “Éireannach” Jack Donovan i Staid Uí Ghríofa Déardaoin, Meitheamh 25, 1936. Bhí an Romano 40 bliain d'aois ag cur Donovan os a chionn i gcluiche oibrithe. Thug nuachtáin tuairisc mhíchruinn ar Romano mar

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