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Greco Roman and Catch as Catch Can, epic battles and Carny scams. Why were there two Strangler Lewises? What’s a Hippodrome? Find out when you listen, learn, and party with Nick and Heidi Howitzer: The Pro Wrestling History Nerds!
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Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
How did one man's vision of a legitimate Greco Roman championship go very wrong...and how did it accidentally became absolutely amazing? Listen to Nick and Chango discuss the hubris, the action, and the weirdness of the 1915 International Tournament!
Primary Sources:
-New York Times, 05/20/1915, 05/26/1915, 05/27/1915, 05/29/1915, 05/30/1915, 06/03/1915, 06/08/1915, 06/11/1915 06/12/1915, 06/13/1915, 06/15/1915, 06/17/1915, 06/23/1915, 06/24/1915, 10/26/1915, 11/07/1915, 11/11/1915, 11/13/1915, 11/17/1915, 11/23/1915, 11/24/1915, 11/28/1915.
-New York Evening World: 10/26/1915, 11/02/1915, 11/12/1915, 11/13/1915, 11/16/1915, 11/27/1915, 12/01/1915, 11/03/1915, 11/30/1915, 12/14/1915, 12/24/1915, 12/28/1915, 12/30/1915.
-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune 06/20/1915
-New York Tribune: 11/10/1915, 12/04/1915, 12/17/1915, 12/19/1915.
-Masked Marvel to the Rescue, by Ken Zimmerman Jr & Tamara Zimmerman.
4 years ago
A four week tournament ending in a draw.... amazing.