Tag: Terrible Turk

On hour 57 of my 1000 Hours subseries focusing on the pioneer era of wrestling, I have new information about the original Terrible Turk provided by an expert on the matter, Phil Lions.

Phil has given us some great details not previously published about wrestling’s first major special attraction.

Then, we look more at William Muldoon and his arch-rival Clarence Whistler. Why did their partnership fall apart and what did their last meeting look like?

All that and more on the latest DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show~!

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I first covered pioneer era wrestling special attraction Yusuf Ismael, aka The Terrible Turk, on an early episode of my 1000 Hours pioneer era-focused subseries here on the DragonKing Classic Wrestling Show, but the Terrible Turk deserves a follow up as requested by one of our listeners.

Now I tell you the latest information I have uncovered about the original Turk who came to America in 1898, beat the best in the country (including the American champion), and then died on his way back to Europe…and how much of it was legitimate.

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