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Dwar April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Ottubru 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
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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 “Big” Munn legitimately, both Joe Stecher and Ed “Strangler” Lewis
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
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. Wara
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
Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Marzu 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: 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
Fuq Awissu 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, tiegħu
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
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
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