Episode 93 - Winging It

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  Episode 93 - Winging It

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  35:55

  In this episode, I discuss the July 4, 1916 match between Earl Caddock and William Demetral in Anita, Iowa.
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  Episode 92 - Shot for Working?

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  32:06

  In this episode, I discuss the murder of a professional wrestler in the 1860s, who gamblers thought worked a match to bilk them out of gambling money.
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  Episode 91 - Exposes

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  In this episode, I discuss the limited damage exposes have done to the worked nature of professional wrestling.
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  Episode 90 - Managoff, Sr. & Jr.

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  In this episode, I discuss the first father-son professional wrestlers, Bob Managoff and Bobby Managoff, Jr.
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  Episode 89 - Strangler Wins

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  Episode 88 - Memorial Day

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  Episode 87 - Bronko Nagurski

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  Episode 86 - R.I.P. Dan

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  In this episode, I discuss the recent passing of my co-host and cousin Dan Zimmerman. I discuss a mixed styles bout between Ray Steele and Kingfish Levinsky in St. Louis during November 1935.
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  Episode 85 - The Referee

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  Episode 84 - Closed Door Match and The Iron Claw

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  In this episode, I review a closed door match between Tom Jenkins and Fred Beell. I also review The Iron Claw (2023).