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Today on the 1000 Hours subseries focusing on the pioneer era as part of the DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern discusses the continued rise of Evan “Strangler” Lewis and how crowds in the late 1800s turned on this man as his vicious tactics bumped up against the code of conduct of the era’s sporting culture.
Plus, William Muldoon said he was retired but was he really? The wild 1880s continue on this week’s episode.
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Today on the DragonKingKarl Show and Karl Stern’s weekly ongoing look at the pioneer era of pro wrestling, it’s time to review a new era of the sport.
Evan Lewis is now Strangler Lewis, a man that crowds found barbaric along with national opinion that swung from pro wrestling being a con game to it being a brutal sport.
Concurrent with the rise of Lewis was the fall of William Muldoon. Near the same time, Muldoon, nursing a nagging hand and arm injury announced his first of many retirements. Also, the original 1870 Detroit International champion Col. James H. McLaughlin again left the sport to return to the railroad.
Things are changing.
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My pioneer era focus on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show returns this week with a look back at 1886 — a year of change in professional wrestling.
Clarence Whistler had been one of the top stars of the last few years, but died while on tour of Australia in late-1885. Col. James H. McLaughlin had returned after multiple retirements, and a young and dangerous wrestler named Evan Lewis (seen above) was earning his nickname of “The Strangler” — poised to become a major star.
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A very famous era for pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden is the focus of this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show.
The Nineteens would see the death of the unbeaten World heavyweight champion Frank Gotch and the split of the title into various factions. Among those competing for the title include Joe Stecher who had his match with the famous Masked Marvel at MSG.
Ed “Strangler” Lewis also becomes more prominent in our story while also includes John Olin, the Zbyszkos, and more.
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We begin our look at the post-Frank Gotch era and a time dominated by Earl Caddock, Joe Stecher, Ed “Strangler” Lewis, and Wladek Zbyszko on today’s episode.
Also, we look at the controversy surrounding the World Heavyweight title and two of the biggest matches of the era, including one that survives on film (Joe Stecher vs. Earl Caddock), and the World War I era of wrestling.
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