It Was Almost Real: The Pro Wrestling History Podcast

Pro wrestling podcast dedicated to wrestling history between 1870 and 1928 although we do occassionally range into the 1930s.

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Episodes

Episode 5: Wild Claims

Monday Jul 11, 2022

Monday Jul 11, 2022

In this episode, I discuss the wild claims fans, wrestlers and wrestling historians make about professional wrestling matches.

Monday Jun 27, 2022

In this episode, I discuss the biggest double-cross in the history of wrestling, Stanislaus Zbyszko shoots on Wayne "Big" Munn legitimately taking Munn's world title.

Monday Jun 20, 2022

In this episode, I discuss three incidents from the career of Evan "The Strangler" Lewis.

Episode 2: Jim Londos

Monday Jun 13, 2022

Monday Jun 13, 2022

In this episode, I discuss the biggest box office attraction of all time. We also discuss what makes one a performer, a shooter and a hooker.

Episode 1: Gotch vs. Hack

Monday Jun 06, 2022

Monday Jun 06, 2022

In this episode, we discuss the fact and fiction around the two matches between Frank Gotch and George Hackenschmidt in 1908 and 1911.

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