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DragonKingKarl: Dan McLeod defeats Farmer Burns & more pioneer era talk

Posted on by Karl Stern

On Sunday’s DragonKingKarl Show, we continue to go through my DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus as we are nearing the end of the pioneer era.

Martin “Farmer” Burns had defeated Evan “Strangler” Lewis and the reputation of Lewis took a big hit after the newspapers firmly believed the match had a predetermined outcome. However, Farmer Burns would not be champion for long as a newcomer, Dan McLeod, burst onto the scene. Also, we revisit that time that H.M. Dufur was shot in the fact. Literally, shot in the face.

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DragonKingKarl: When Farmer Burns beat the original Strangler Lewis

Posted on by Karl Stern

Join me on the podcast dealing with the pioneer era of pro wrestling.

Taken from the pages of my book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus available at Amazon, we are detailing the events of the last decade of the pioneer era of pro wrestling, the 1890s. Martin ‘Farmer’ Burns has been on the rise and the star of the moment of the brutal Evan ‘Strangler’ Lewis, the original ‘Strangler’ of pro wrestling. So, when the two finally meet for the American heavyweight championship, it was supposed to have ushered in a big new era in pro wrestling history, and it did, just not the way anyone expected. Evan ‘Strangler’ Lewis’ reputation as the most real wrestler in America took a tumble with this match and it changed pro wrestling forever.

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