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Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
He was a six foot six war hero and football star, who was poised to take pro wrestling into a new era of box office success. There was just one problem: he couldn't wrestle for real.
He's the most important wrestler that you've never heard of, it's Big Wayne Munn!
Printed Sources:
-Library of Congress digital newspaper archive
-Hooker, by Lou Thesz
-Shooters: The Toughest Men in Profession Wrestling, by Jonathan Snowden
-Sean Sweeny's biography of Wayne Munn at http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/wayne-munn/
3 years ago
What a fascinating episode. The parallels to today's wrestling are clear in this episode.