Cora Livingston in 1908

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I am ashamed to say I recently discovered the career of Cora Livingston, while researching the development of the local promotor system in professional wrestling during the 1910s and 1920s. Mildred Burke was the first major woman’s wrestling champion of which I was aware. Gayunman, Cora Livingston claimed the World Championship a year before Burke was even born. Cora Livingston

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Episodyo 16 – Bibby vs. Ross

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vd4ygz/Episode_16av84t.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadUpdate To start the podcast, I make a major announcement about the podcast going forward. Pangunahing Nilalaman Sa episode na ito, 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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Sa Marso 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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Episodyo 15 – Lewis’ Mga Huling Paligsahan

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4tm282/Episode_15bmu6s.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | DownloadUpdate We have a guest in the studio this week. My cousin, Dan Zimmerman, joins us to talk about attending live wrestling cards in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, Ilog ng Misuri. Dan recounts how I almost got us both killed during a WWF wrestling card at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis panahon 1986. Main Topic

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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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Episodyo 14 – Cora Livingston

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ysgcxd/Episode_1488754.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | 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. Sa 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. Sa Miyerkules, Nobyembre 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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Episodyo 13 – A Dangerous Match

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/agrffg/Episode_139hxwd.mp3Podcast: I-play sa bagong window | 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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Aksidente sa Araw ng Paghuhugas ni Mellie Zimmerman

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Ang aking lolo sa tuhod na si Parker L. Tatlong beses na ikinasal si Zimmerman. Pagkatapos ng ilang buwang kasal kay Victoria Harris noong 1897 sa Franklin County, Ilog ng Misuri, Lumipat si Parker sa Bollinger County, Missouri upang maging mas malapit sa kanyang pamilya. Magulang niya, Samuel at Sarah Zimmerman, nanirahan sa Dongola, Bollinger, Ilog ng Misuri. Sa Marso 31, 1902, 27-ikinasal ang taong gulang na si Parker sa kanyang pangalawang asawa, 22-taong gulang na si Mellie Bollinger.

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Lewis Shoots with Wykoff

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Sa Abril 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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