Cora Livingston-en 1908

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Lotsa ematen dit Cora Livingston-en karrera duela gutxi deskubritu dudala esateak, 1910eko eta 1920ko hamarkadetan borroka profesionalean tokiko sustatzaile-sistemaren garapena ikertzen ari zen bitartean. Mildred Burke izan zen ezagutzen nuen lehen emakumezkoen borroka txapeldun nagusia. Hala ere, Cora Livingston-ek Munduko Txapelketa irabazi zuen Burke jaio baino urtebete lehenago. Cora Livingston

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Pasarte 16 – Bibby vs. Ross

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vd4ygz/Episode_16av84t.mp3Podcast: Leiho batean Play | DownloadUpdate To start the podcast, I make a major announcement about the podcast going forward. Eduki nagusia Atal honetan, I read an account of Edwin Bibby vs. Duncan C. Ross from Shooting or Working: The Story of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Recommendation I recommend a new series detailing stories from the territories.

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McLaughlin Wins Tournament

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Martxoan 10, 1870, Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin competed on the last night of the International Wrestling Tournament in Detroit, Michigan. The tournament ran for almost two months before the finale on March 10th. Wrestling historians frequently credit J. H. McLaughlin as being the first professional wrestler to live only on his earnings as a professional wrestler. Most professional wrestlers

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Pasarte 15 – Lewis’ Azken Lehiaketak

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4tm282/Episode_15bmu6s.mp3Podcast: Leiho batean Play | DeskargatuEguneratzea Aste honetan gonbidatu bat dugu estudioan. Nire lehengusua, Dan Zimmerman, gurekin bat egiten da St.-en zuzeneko borroka-txartelen parte hartzeari buruz hitz egiteko. Louis eta Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Danek kontatzen du nola ia hil ninduten biok WWF-ko borroka-txartel batean St-ko Kiel Auditoriumean.. Louis during 1986. Gai nagusia

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Demonstrating Ju-Jitsu

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Yukio Tani arrived in England at the turn of the 20th Century. Tani spread ju-jitsu by taking part in challenge matches against professional wrestlers. As part of these challenge matches, Tani demonstrated ju-jitsu. Through the success of these challenges and demonstrations, Tani saw many students sign up to train with him. One of Tani’s best English students used the stage

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Pasarte 14 – Cora Livingston

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ysgcxd/Episode_1488754.mp3Podcast: Leiho batean Play | DownloadUpdate I begin the episode by discussing the need to alternate between co-hosted and solo episodes for the foreseeable future. Main Content I discuss the early career of the first recognized Women’s World Wrestling Champion, Cora Livingston. Urtean 1908, Livingston claimed the American Women’s Wrestling Champion after Livingston defeated Hazel Parker. Cora Livingston gained

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Jenkins Makes Himself Top Contender

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(This excerpt is from my newest book on the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins proved himself the top contender as soon as McLeod won the title. Asteazkenean, Azaroa 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins wrestled former title holder Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis, Indiana. The men wrestled a best two-out-of-three-falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling rules. Jenkins stood

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Pasarte 13 – A Dangerous Match

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/agrffg/Episode_139hxwd.mp3Podcast: Leiho batean Play | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss a dangerous decision Tom Jenkins made on Christmas Night 1902. Update I added a discussion about a MMA video containing pro wrestling history. Martin asked me a question about the video that I was supposed to discuss but missed in our intro for this episode. The regular episode played

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Mellie Zimmerman’s Wash Day Accident

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My great grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman married three times. After a couple of months marriage to Victoria Harris during 1897 in Franklin County, Missouri, Parker moved to Bollinger County, Missouri to be closer to his family. His parents, Samuel and Sarah Zimmerman, lived in Dongola, Bollinger, Missouri. Martxoan 31, 1902, 27-year-old Parker married his second wife, 22-year-old Mellie Bollinger.

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Lewis Shoots with Wykoff

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Apirilaren 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis

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