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On April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q2pnhj/Episode_58uqay.mp3Podcast: Spil i nyt vindue | DownloadIn this episode, I will be talking about some
Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
William Muldoon var verdensmester i sværvægt baseret på hans nederlag af Thiebaud Bauer i? Hvordan
På torsdag, Juli 9, 1925, Ed "Strangler" Lewis lavede et af de tidlige forsvar af sin version af World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship i Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis kæmpede Howard Cantonwine foran 5,000 fans på McNulty Park. Efter Stanislaus Zbyszko dobbeltkrydsede Sandows og Lewis' salgsfremmende gruppe ved at besejre Wayne "Big” Munn lovligt, både Joe Stecher og Ed "Strangler" Lewis
På torsdag, Marts 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
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. Efter
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: Spil i nyt vindue | 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, Del 1 og
På fredag, Marts 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
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Spil i nyt vindue | 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 til 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available
Den August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions udgav Killer Dill (1947), en krimi, hvor den professionelle wrestler Mike Mazurki spiller "Little Joe", en håndlanger, der spiller begge sider af en bandefejde. Stuart Erwin spiller Johnny "Killer" Dill, en lingeridesigner og sælger, som folk forveksler med en gangster. Efter ved et uheld at have involveret sig selv i en bandekrig, hans
Jim Londos udviklede sig til professionel wrestlings største box office-stjerne i løbet af 1930'erne. Londos kæmpede hovedbegivenheder mod Ed "Strangler" Lewis og Jim Browning på baseballstadioner. Disse kampe trak tilskuere på mere end 30,000 fans for første gang siden den anden Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt i 1911. Da Londos kæmpede i Grækenland, Londos tiltrak publikum, der anslås at være kl
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w8xx4379qy8ai3ti/Episode_68be7jw.mp3Podcast: Spil i nyt vindue | 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. Skydespil i en bearbejdet verden: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional
Professionelle wrestlere, der dør i ringen, er sjældne, men det sker lejlighedsvis. I 1936, 5,000 wrestling-fans i Washington, D.C. buhede utilsigtet en død mand i slutningen af Mike Romano vs. "Irsk" Jack Donovan kamp på Griffith Stadium torsdag, Juni 25, 1936. Den 40-årige Romano satte Donovan over i en fungerende kamp. Aviser rapporterede unøjagtigt Romano som