Episodio 50 – Wrestling and WWI

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/keuwiq/Episode_50baz45.mp3Podcast: Xogar en nova ventá | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss how World War I affected American professional wrestling. We also reveal who said, “Repetition is the key when dealing with goofs.Update I am writing two books at once for the first time. The first book is my last planned St. Louis history book on St. Louis Chief of

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McLaughlin Defends Title?

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O martes, Xaneiro 29, 1884, approximately two thousand fans crowded into the Detroit Opera House to watch the first of a two-match series between Colonel James H. McLaughlin and Henry Moses Dufur. The crowd had to delight the organizers and wrestlers. Matches drawing crowds in the thousands were rare during the 19th Century. Organizers claimed McLaughlin was defending the American

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Ketchel sálvase a si mesmo

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O venres, Xuño 10, 1910, O campión mundial de boxeo de peso medio Stanley Ketchel loitou a súa última loita contra o non anunciado Jim Smith. Ketchel despexou a división de peso mediano, polo que os promotores do boxeo loitaron por atopar a competencia adecuada para Ketchel. Con só 24 anos, Ketchel viviu duro e loitou constantemente provocando unha avaría temperá do seu corpo. Despois de loitar contra Smith, Ketchel pretendía

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Episodio 49 – Pesek vs. Plestina

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tv5pwz/Episode_49bc4u6.mp3Podcast: Xogar en nova ventá | DownloadIn this solo episode, I look at JohnThe Nebraska Tiger ManPesek settling two promotional wars in the 1920s. Update I take the rare step of complimenting Tony Khan twice in the same episode. Main Content In Lou Thesz’s autobiography Hooker (enlace de afiliado), Thesz shares Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis depiction of JohnThe Nebraska

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Episodio 48 – Legendary Stories

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ecq6xe/Episode_4871v8z.mp3Podcast: Xogar en nova ventá | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss who is responsible for all the legends and stories around professional wrestling by looking at the Legend of Chief Two Feathers. Update We discuss some corrections to the episode on William Muldoon and Clarence Whistler. I also share my thoughts on WWE Elimination Chamber, since I was the only

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Episodio 47 – Londres vs. Carnera

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4gvdnq/Episode_477tfz4.mp3Podcast: Xogar en nova ventá | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the careers of Jim Londos and Primo Carnera leading into a review of the 1950 wrestling match. Update We start off with an update about our recording schedule. One of the team is on the injured reserve, so we will be recording on Skype for the next several episodes.

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SailorArt Thomas vs. Ray Zills

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When thinking about African American history month, I thought about the first great Black wrestler that I saw personally. When I started watching wrestling in St. Louis during 1979, “SailorArt Thomas wrestled regularly on Wrestling at the Chase, our local weekly wrestling show. Wrestling at the Chase aired every Sunday at 11 A.M. on KPLR Channel 11. Although Thomas

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Episodio 46 – Muldoon vs. Whistler

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wcgriz/Episode_469ayhx.mp3Podcast: Xogar en nova ventá | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss William Muldoon vs. Clarence Whistler as we try to be more positive this week. Update We only spend a few minutes talking about the Vince McMahon scandal. I make a book recommendation, Ken Patera: Weight of the World (enlace de afiliado), and share a few stories about my dad, Ernest

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Episodio 45 – It’s a Dirty Business

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6qx7wc/Episode_457r6gp.mp3Podcast: Xogar en nova ventá | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Vince McMahon scandal, the dirty deeds of promoters in the past, and review the 2024 Royal Rumble. We end this long episode talking about wrestling on TV in St. Louis during the 1980s. Update We spend time discussing the WWE scandal involving Vince McMahon and John Laurenitius. Main

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