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Wrestling With the Past
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April 25, 2013
Wrestling with the Past: Super Sunday
Very quickly the AWA went from the biggest, and, in my opinion, best promotion in the US, to being an empty shell of itself, limping around until finally going out of business in 1991. All of that was the result of a decision made thirty years ago.
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March 10, 2013
The Bizarre Origins of the Battle Royal - Part Two
"No matter how cleverly a man might be holding his own, he was always in danger of having someone come at him from behind with a none-too-well padded fist. Scientific boxing was not in evidence. The contest was one of brutal physical endurance..."
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March 9, 2013
The Bizarre Origins of the Battle Royal - Part One
You may find it surprising to learn that the battle royal is actually not a creation of some fanciful pro wrestling booker -- instead, it was at one time an actual competition -- one that has its roots not in wrestling, but in...
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November 11, 2012
The 65th Anniversary of Gorgeous George's TV Debut
Wrestling wth the Past returns with the a tribute to the 65th anniversary of one of Pro Wrestling's most important moments - the television debut of Gorgeous George.
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October 17, 2012
Who starred in oldest surviving film of a match?
Learn more about the man who appeared in the oldest surviving film of a professional wrestling match, providing us with our only evidence of what wrestling was like before the ascension of the "Gold Dust Trio". "Wrestling with the Past" returns...
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September 4, 2012
John S. Nash presents: "Wrestling With The Past"
Wrestling With The Past: Gotch Versus Hackenschmidt, 'The Event Of The Century'
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August 3, 2012
John S. Nash presents: "Wrestling With The Past"
Wrestling With The Past: The Toughest Of Them All, Tom Jenkins
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August 3, 2012
John S. Nash presents: "Wrestling With The Past"
Wrestling With The Past: The Toughest Of Them All, Tom Jenkins
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July 30, 2012
John S. Nash presents: "Wrestling With The Past"
Wrestling With The Past: The Forgotten Karl Gotch
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June 30, 2012
John S. Nash presents: "Wrestling With The Past"
Wrestling With The Past: The Legacy Of Ed 'The Strangler' Lewis