Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
On Friday, January 22, 1932, Jack Claybourne, one of the first nationally known African American professional wrestlers, wrestled Billy Wolfe at the Athletic Hall in Moberly, Missouri. 36-year-old Billy Wolfe started wrestling professionally in 1922. Claybourne and Wolfe main evented the card. In the opening match, Wolfe’s second wife, Barbara Ware, wrestled Ruth Case of Kirksville, Missouri. Ware won the […]
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In this episode, I discuss a mixed styles contest between Marin Plestina and Taro Miyake in 1920. Update Brock Lesnar and Minoru Suzuki are sharing a barber. WWE CM Punk vs. Bron Breaker on January 5th Raw With WWE, you can skip most of the matches because they all look the same. You rarely have someone stand out in the […]
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In this episode, I discuss Stanislaus Zbyszko “winning” his first world title in May 1921. I also review a Southeastern Championship card from 1984. Update John Cena may be responsible for that terrible finish in his last match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. AEW and White Castle promoting a combo. I finished The Wrestling Observer Complete Collection 1985 (affiliate link). […]
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In this episode, I discuss Frank Goch’s brief foray into professional boxing. I also compare two Los Angeles cards in 1925. Finally, I discuss the 2026 podcast schedule. Recommendations 1985 Wrestling Observer Yearbook (affiliate link) A Deadly Affair by Carla Simpson (affiliate link) Review Kenneth Dix’s Card on Thursday, July 30, 1925 in Vernon, California Main Event: Joseph “Toots” Mondt […]
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In this episode, I talk about the conflating of two of the biggest double-crosses in professional wrestling. I also talk about a Jack Curley card from 1917. Update Had enough of WWE’s new philosophy of profits over fan satisfaction. Current state of professional wrestling versus 1990s when 7.5 and 10 million people watched one or both Raw and Nitro during […]
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In this episode, I discuss one of the first regular Atlanta cards in February 1926. I end the podcast with bonus content about famed hooker Ad Santel. Update Gronk butchering Emeka Egbuka’s name and it reminding me of Dan. Whig Presidential History Main Content History of Atlanta promoting – Disappointing documentary Paul Jones bought the Georgia promotion in 1944. However, […]
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Finding the first wrestling card that Vicky and I attended did not prove that difficult. Finding the last card, we attended proved more of a challenge. I thought it was around 1985 or 1986. It turned out to be in June 1984. Within two and a half years, Pat O’Connor, Bob Geigel, and Verne Gagne decimated a forty-year-old promotion they […]
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In this episode, I review The Wrestler (1974) and discuss the 1891 wrestling match between former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Joe Acton and future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Review The Wrestler (1974) was a much better film than Mad Bull (1977). Some of the biggest stars of the 1970s professional wrestling scene starred in the film. The film […]
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In this episode, we discuss a potential double-cross in 1916. Ibragim Dauev vs. Pedro Dantas on ONE Fight Night 33 Burning your arms and legs out trying to submit someone with great submission defense. Update UFC to Paramount+. EFL already on Paramount+ WWE switching premium live events to ESPN’s new service at $29.99. Only Disney. Whether I keep Peacock will […]
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For years, I believed the version of the Divided Championship era that I read about in The Fall Guys (affiliate link) by Marcus Griffin and other sources. Stanislaus Zbyszko double-crossed the Gold Dust Trio by shooting on Wayne “Big” Munn and defeating Munn legitimately in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during April 1925. A month later, Memorial Day 1925, Zbyszko dropped the […]
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