Stecher Jiġġieled lil Rudy Dusek

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On Memorial Day, Mejju 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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Episode 71 – Għaliex So Long?

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rci48jixwdp7t79h/Episode_718mqij.mp3Podcast: Play fil tieqa ġdida | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss why the Divided Championship Era lasted for three years from 1925 li 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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Lewis Jiddefendi Kontra Cantonwine

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Nhar il-Ħamis, Lulju 9, 1925, Ed “Strangler” Lewis made one of the early defenses of his version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Tulsa, Floyd u Hilderbrand daru fil-bini. 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 in New York

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Nhar il-Ħamis, Marzu 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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Episode 70 – Lost Film

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: Play fil tieqa ġdida | 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, Parti 1 u

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Episode 69 – Happy Halloween

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Play fil tieqa ġdida | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Farmer” 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 li 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available

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Londos Wrestles fit-Teatru Odeon

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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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Episode 68 – Ibda Promozzjoni

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w8xx4379qy8ai3ti/Episode_68be7jw.mp3Podcast: Play fil tieqa ġdida | DownloadIn this episode, Niddiskuti l-bidu tas-St. Promozzjoni Louis wrestling fi 1921. Niddiskuti wkoll is-Sur. Dokumentarju ta' McMahon fuq Netflix. Update Due to illness and medical appointments, aħna ftit tard biex noħorġu l-episodju din il-ġimgħa. Shooter f'Dinja Maħduma: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional

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Mike Romano Dies in the Ring

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Wrestlers professjonali li jmutu fiċ-ċirku huwa rari iżda kultant jiġri. Fil 1936, 5,000 fannijiet tal-lotta f’Washington, D.C. involontarjament ibbujjat raġel mejjet fi tmiem il-Mike Romano vs. Logħba “Irlandiża” ta’ Jack Donovan fil-Griffith Stadium nhar il-Ħamis, Ġunju 25, 1936. Romano ta’ 40 sena kien qed ipoġġi lil Donovan minn fuq f’partita maħduma. Newspapers inaccurately reported Romano as

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