Episode 19 – Acton vs. Fitz

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/witdaq/Episode_199c6lp.mp3Podcast: Vestibulum in tortor | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the 1891 wrestling match between Joe Acton and future heavyweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Update I decided to take on a shorter book project on a 19th-Century wrestler to be completed in late summer or early fall 2023. The next project after this book will be a longer book

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Episode 17 – Auctor Lectionum

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5vctyw/Episode_177wnp9.mp3Podcast: Vestibulum in tortor | DownloadUpdate pergam duos episodias mensem dimittere pro futuro praeviso. Proximus episode die Lunae emissus erit, January 23, 2023. Etiam cogitationem meam de Vince McMahon cogens se in tabulam luctandi mundi Entertainment .. Praecipua Contenta loquor de iis quae sciebam in singula exitum

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Episode 16 – Bibby vs. Ross

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vd4ygz/Episode_16av84t.mp3Podcast: Vestibulum in tortor | DownloadUpdate To start the podcast, I make a major announcement about the podcast going forward. Main Content In this episode, 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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On March 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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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. V., November 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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Episode 12 – “Aliquam Demon”

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/j6x3j4/Episode_127k6rj.mp3Podcast: Vestibulum in tortor | DownloadUpdate I finished Shooting or Working? The History of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship earlier than expected. It is available on Amazon during this soft launch period. Main Content “Aliquam Demon” Joe Acton arrived in the United States in 1882 to challenge Edwin Bibby for the catch-as-catch-can wrestling championship, which developed into the American

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McLeod Wrestles Wittmer

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Die martis, Itinera 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. In S.. Paul Athletic

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Ross Faces Bauer

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Scottish wrestler Duncan C. Ross wrestled professionally but also took part in strength and athletic contests after arriving in the United States in the late 1870s. An all-around athlete, Ross wrestled skillfully in both catch-as-catch-can wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. Feria, February 26, 1883, Ross wrestled former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Theobaud Bauer. Bauer brought the World Championship from France

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Episode 9 – Tom Jenkins

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qa5x3a/Episode_96v6p8.mp3Podcast: Vestibulum in tortor | DownloadEpisode Preview In this episode, I will be talking about Frank Gotch’s toughest opponent, Tom Jenkins. Introduction Tony Khan has some real problems with the recent altercation between his top star and his Executive Vice Presidents. Main Content I have almost completed the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. I have a solid

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Episode 8 – Promoting Wrestling

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rsq65p/Episode_88jy4q.mp3Podcast: Vestibulum in tortor | DownloadEpisode Preview In this episode, I will be talking about the development of the promotional system in the 1910s and early 1920s. Update Update on the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship book project due out before Christmas this year. This project is much bigger than I imagined. Wrestlers worked more of the matches than I

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