Posts and podcasts about professional wrestling in the 20th Century from 1900 to the 1940s.
In this episode, I discuss Ad Santel’s account of the second Gotch versus Hackenschmidt match to a San Francisco newspaper in 1916. I also discuss Triplemania 34. News and Updates My daughter getting me into a guillotine fantasy football league. Thoughts on UFC Fight Night: Rojas versus Barcelos Best fights on the card were Rojas vs. Barcelos (potential fight of […]
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In this episode, I discuss the development of professional wrestling in the United States from 1860s to 1940. I also review an early Portland wrestling card. News and Update Why on earth is Tony Khan putting Kazuchika Okada over Kyle Fletcher or Konosuke Takeshita. Reports that ESPN and Netflix are not happy with their viewership numbers for WWE shows. Main […]
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On August 22, 1931, Hal Roach Studios released Catch-as-Catch-Can (1931), a short film about a homesick wrestler named “The Strangler,” who wants to go home to Kansas. His manager Harry is trying to keep him in New York as Harry has all his money riding on “The Strangler.” Harry is visiting his girlfriend Thelma, where she and her best friend […]
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In this episode, Caleb and I discuss the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt match, a 1916 match between Ad Santel and Bob Managoff, Sr. as well as reviewing theWrestlemania I build up, main event, and aftermath. Update Reviewing the second Gotch versus Hackenschmidt match. Main Content Santel wrestled one of these rematches on Tuesday, January 11, 1916, at the Dreamland Rink. […]
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In this episode, I discuss John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek’s tour of Australia in 1929. I also review AEW All In 2023 from Wembley Stadium. News and Update AEW creative has been particularly bad. Tony Khan has a talent for booking matches his fans want to see but the creative to get there does not make any sense. Khan does […]
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(I released an encore episode of the podcast this week, Episode 132.) During the summer of 1983, I did something rare by attending a handful of live wrestling cards without my sister Vicky. Vicky, who was fifteen years older than me, started taking me to the St. Louis wrestling cards. Vicky had two season tickets in 1981 and 1982, so […]
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In this episode, I discuss American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan McLeod wrestling George Baptiste in St. Paul, Minnesota during 1899. I end the show with a review of Summer Slam 1997. News and Update I give an update on the Ad Santel book project. Main Content On February 24, 1899, American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan McLeod wrestled George Baptiste in […]
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In this episode, I go over recent MMA events, discuss Dan McLeod’s arrest for bilking a Montreal barber, recommend a new wrestling based fiction series, and review Bruiser Brody: Wrestling’s Last Rebel documentary. News and Updates I am a little concerned about One Fighting Championship surviving due to more cost cutting. I did enjoy One Fight Night 44 (affiliate link) on […]
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In this episode, I discuss Ed “Strangler” Lewis defending his world title against Jim Londos in St. Louis during 1924. News and Updates Conor McGregor lost his last fight due to a devastating leg injury. Father Time doesn’t do the job for anyone. Vince McMahon’s and Janelle Grant’s legal teams agreed to submit their dispute to binding arbitration. We will […]
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I first learned about Jim Browning, when researching the double-crosses of the early 1930s. Joseph “Toots” Mondt, who was up to his neck in the middle of the double-crosses, had “Jumping” Joe Savoldi drop the title to Browning after Mondt orchestrated the successful double-cross of Jim Londos in 1932. Mondt put the title on Browning to prevent further double-crosses. Since […]
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