Episodyo 22 – Bonus Episode

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/spskyr/Episode_22b5y7p.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadIn this episode, my cousin Dan and I discuss the evolution of pro wrestling since the late 1970s and its influence on our fandom. We agreed wrestling had to change because of the emergence of cable television. One of the wrestling companies was going to go national. Although they did not necessarily have to

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Bibby Too Much for Matsuda

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In the early 1880s, Sorakichi Matsuda, or Matsada in most American newspapers, traveled to the United States to wrestle professionally. Japan did not have a developed professional wrestling circuit, so Matsuda thought he would bring the sport back to Japan after an apprenticeship in the United States. After training for a while, Matsuda signed an agreement to wrestle the first

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Mukha lalaking usa ng Beats Up Johnson ng kamao

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Pagkatapos 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of

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Episodyo 21 – Yusuf Ismail

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e6nq7d/Episode_21a0s9w.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the short but impactful career of the original Terrible Turk, Yusuf Ismail. Update Endeavor recently bought World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and merged it into a company with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Merging a worked exhibition with legitimate contests may not be the great idea Endeavor envisioned. Pangunahing Nilalaman

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Tinalo ni Oscar Wasem si Joe Carroll

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Oscar Wasem started his career in St. Louis, Missouri under the tutelage of George Baptiste. Wasem was a good enough wrestler that Wasem defeated a young Frank Gotch in 1901. Wasem, ang St. Louis Champion, pinned Gotch, the Iowa Champion. While Gotch went on to be America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler, Wasem remained a solid journeyman. Wasem supplemented his professional

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Nakipagbuno ang Londos kina Coleman at Shikina

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I recently discovered a three minute clip on YouTube, na kinabibilangan ng dalawa sa Jim Londos’ mga laban mula 1930s. Sa unang laban, Nakipagbuno ang Londos kay Abe Coleman. Sa ikalawang laban, Nakipagbuno ang Londos ng magkahalong istilo ng tugma sa Oki Shikina, who was trained by Taro Miyake, ang Judo black belt at professional wrestler. Londos was the biggest box office star

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Nakipagbuno si Acton kay Fitzsimmons

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Sa Biyernes, Nobyembre 27, 1891, former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Joe Acton wrestled future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Bob Fitzsimmons in San Francisco, Kalipornya. The men wrestled for a reported $1,000.00 purse. Acton usually gave up size to his opponent but Acton outweighed the 148-pound Fitzsimmons by seven pounds. The men wrestled a two-out-of-three falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling

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“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Sa Enero 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a

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Episodyo 20 – Sorakichi Matsada

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mem3a8/Episode_206q4px.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the career of Sorakichi Matsada, a 19th Century Japanese pro wrestler. Update I discuss the new podcast schedule. Hopefully, Caleb will be back with me for the next episode. I will release an episode on the second Monday of every month. If scheduling allows, a second episode will be

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Tinalo ni Browning si Jenkins

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Sa December 17, 1923, Jim Browning wrestled a rare match in his hometown of Verona, Ilog ng Misuri. Four hundred fans from the surrounding area crowded into the venue to watch the match between Browning and Clarence Jenkins, a wrestler from Emporia, Kansas. Both Browning and Jenkins wrestled most of their matches in Kansas during 1923. Browning was starting a career that

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