Tag: John McMahon

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: McMahon vs. McLaughlin

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I am back with what is essentially a part two of last week’s 1000 Hours podcast focused on the pioneer era as I look more at the original first family of wrestling: John McMahon, James Owens, Peter Owens, and Ed Cox.

Plus, the trilogy of Col. James H. McLaughlin vs. McMahon concludes. What was real and what wasn’t between the two biggest stars of the 1870s? Lucian Marc meets the real Andre Christol, and he isn’t happy…or so the story goes.

More works, scams, fakes, and bears as we continue our look into the pioneer era of American pro wrestling.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Was Davy Crockett actually a pro wrestler?

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Hour 49 of the 1000 Hours podcast subseries on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show is a packed one. The subseries is my detailed, heavily researched look at the pioneer era of pro wrestling, or pro wrestling before the time of Frank Gotch.

On today’s episode, I answer a question about Davy Crockett whose obituary following his death at the Alamo claimed he was a wrestler. What is the reality of that claim?

Plus, we discuss the shooting of pioneer legend John McMahon whose working of matches caught up to him in San Francisco.

There’s tons to talk about on this episode so let’s get to it.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: G.W. Flagg & John McMahon

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On another DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I return to further discuss the pioneer era of pro wrestling in my 1000 Hours subseries which focuses on pro wrestling pre-1900 or before the era of Frank Gotch.

This week, I look back at the career of two pioneers: G.W. Flagg and John McMahon. These were two men who only met once and it was during the Civil War. I discuss that and tons of other research notes from that era.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: A boxer & a wrestler walk into a bar

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My latest look back at the pioneer era of pro wrestling takes a look at John McMahon, whom we have previously discussed — a man who apparently liked his drinks.

According to newspapers at the time, one of the first boxer vs. wrestler matches may not have taken place as a betting event for spectators, but instead in a bar room because McMahon had too much to drink. 

Then, he started running his mouth. Then, well, you know.

Find out what happened next plus tons of other notes in hour 28 of my 1000 Hours series focusing on the pioneer era of pro wrestling.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Pioneer era wrestler John McMahon

Posted on by Karl Stern

On this week’s DragonKing Karl Classic Wrestling Show, I introduce my 1000 Hours series which looks at the pioneer era which describes wrestling prior to the Frank Gotch era around the year 1900. This series looks to uncover the lost origins and evolution of modern entertainment style of pro wrestling.

Famous names among the pioneer era include Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Famers William Muldoon, Evan “Strangler” Lewis, and Col. James H. McLaughlin, as well as pioneers of the sport like John McMahon, Jack Carkeek, H.M. Dufur, and more.

On this week’s show, we focus on the life and career of the aforementioned John McMahon. Was he related to the later McMahons? How did he compare to contemporaries like Muldoon and McLaughlin?

Also, as an added segment, I talk about the recent death of Adrian Street.

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