Historically Speaking: Secret American History

In the open of our first full season, we look at the thesis statement for our project and the man responsible for our subject matter, Eddie Einhorn.References!EINHORN LINKShttps://seamheads.com/2014/03/01/an-interview-with-white-sox-owner-eddie-einhorn/http://www.wrestlingepicenter.com/RIP/Einhorn.html chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=1tsr3U9VUXRacn4VXHP5Qe9hMFrqkHxMo&authuser=0&acrobatPromotionSource=GoogleDriveNativeViewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcN2kI7zvfc&t=10shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oayh-uBvAcQRINGLEYhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=1;t=124546GEORGE SCOTThttps://www.midatlanticwrestling.net/resourcecenter/interviews/rip_hawk/rip_hawk_05.htmhttps://www.midatlanticwrestling.net/resourcecenter/interviews/superstar/superstar01.htmhttps://www.midatlanticgateway.com/2019/06/best-of-tv-nc-1975.htmlhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=136889https://www.midatlanticwrestling.net/almanac/history/1975_03.htmhttps://www.midatlanticgateway.com/2016/08/murdock-remembers-george-scott.htmlhttps://www.starnewsonline.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/2023/02/25/ric-flair-and-wilmington-nc-plane-crash-photos/11302564002/ https://midatlanticwrestling.net/resourcecenter/interviews/thatcher/george_scott.htmhttps://www.midatlanticwrestling.net/resourcecenter/interviews/superstar/superstar02.htmhttp://www.wrestlingclassics.com/wawli/New191-200.htmhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=043125

In the second edition of our season, George Scott gives Eddie Einhorn his answer, we meet the man who would partner with Einhorn, learn how a Genovese boss fought a referee, and more!Resourceshttps://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2010/02/24/announcer-martinez-was-instrumental-in-iwa-video-world/https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/ohio/cleveland/cleveland-history.htmlhttps://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pittsbuffclev/pitts12.htmhttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=739https://www.legacyofwrestling.com/PedroMartinez.htmlhttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=270234https://www.nyprowrestling.com/results/1950s/https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_dunaier/7208150938/in/album-72157629752038594/https://www.whenitwascool.com/history-of-wrestling-1952https://forgottenrollerrinksofthepast.com/parkcircle.htmlhttps://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/newyork.htmlhttps://www.legacyofwrestling.com/NewYorkTerritory.htmlhttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=2113&page=4&s=200https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=2113&page=4&search=madison+square+garden

We continue our look at Pedro Martinez and his road to the International Wrestling Alliance and the role he played in New York Wrestling in and out of the city, a look at NWA's power structure, a mini-wrestling war, and we finally talk about Toots Mondt getting punched out at MSG.Subscribe to learn more the secret history about pro wrestling and how we went from the carnivals to AEW and WWE on Netflix and Max!ResourcesTim Hornbaker: National Wrestling AllianceKeith Elliot Greenberg: Too SweetJim Wilson: Choke Holdhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220218164234/https://buffalonews.com/news/pedro-martinez-famed-buffalo-wrestling-promoter-dies/article_b6f6b5d6-6b7a-5463-bc42-fa599e7dee37.htmlhttps://www.legacyofwrestling.com/PedroMartinez.htmlhttps://www.legacyofwrestling.com/NYBookingOffice.htmlhttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=278011https://www.nyprowrestling.com/articles/results/19540215msg.html

Our look at the first national wrestling promotion brings us to when the NWA was at the peak of its powers but would see Toots Mondt's lack of success at the track and at the gate, kneecapping of nationally televised cards, and the Federal Government create major cracks that would not only lead to the IWA in 1975 but to the creation of World Wrestling Entertainment.Resourceshttps://www.legacyofwrestling.com/NevadaTerritory.htmlhttps://www.legacyofwrestling.com/Doyle.htmlhttps://www.legacyofwrestling.com/BarnettDoyle2.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NWA_%22Beat_the_Champ%22_Television_Championshiphttp://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=005650https://www.legacyofwrestling.com/Doyle.htmlhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=005650http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=150402https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/memories-of-studio-wrestling.518890/http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=047958http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=9;t=034940https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/jim-barnett/https://mikemooneyham.com/2004/09/26/barnett-an-unforgettable-figure/https://www.legacyofwrestling.com/RoyShire.htmlhttps://houseofdeception.com/Roy_Shire.htmlhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=000353https://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/sanfrancisco/sanfrancisco6-2.htm

We return to the Johnny Doyle saga as he's now partnered with Jim Barnett to slowly take over the United States with their revolutionary brand of pro wrestling in the wake of the NWA's Consent Decree and an investigation by the Department of Justice.Despite Barnett and Doyle's former partnerships with Fred Kohler, Vince McMahon, and Toots Mondt, don't expect those partnerships to be sustained as Barnett and Doyle would see unlikely allies amidst their renegade siege across the United States.https://x.com/GreatBrianLast/status/1088227713129857024https://www.legacyofwrestling.com/Doyle.htmlhttps://www.legacyofwrestling.com/BarnettDoyle2.htmlhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=005650http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=150402https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/memories-of-studio-wrestling.518890/http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=047958http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=9;t=034940https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/jim-barnett/https://mikemooneyham.com/2004/09/26/barnett-an-unforgettable-figure/https://www.legacyofwrestling.com/RoyShire.htmlhttps://houseofdeception.com/Roy_Shire.htmlhttps://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/sanfrancisco/sanfrancisco6-2.htmhttps://www.geocities.ws/percivalafriend/friend060407.htmhttps://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=384427737661137&set=pcb.384427794327798https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/big-time-wrestling-san-francisco/https://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/wwa-ind/wwaind2.htm

This week, we look at how the National Football League, their rivals, the American Football League, and the Department of Justice set the stage for not only Johnny Doyle and Jim Barnett's last act as a tandem in the United States but for Vince McMahon and Toots Mondt to keep Buddy Rogers as their World Heavyweight Champion without the NWA and the Federal Government looking breathing down their necks.Resourceshttps://www.realtime1960s.com/post/dick-the-bruiser-in-scuffle-with-alex-karrashttps://www.realtime1960s.com/post/blood-smeared-dick-the-bruiser-pins-alex-karras-in-grudge-matchhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=070505https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-bruiser-aftermath-art/6565553/https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-bruiser-karras-fight/6565432/https://www.instagram.com/realtime1960s/p/CrjxWflvku6/http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=041492https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2015/11/19/dick-bruiser-worlds-most-dangerous-wrestler/75993686/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/sports/history/2014/05/19/23-photos-former-hawkeye-alex-karras/9304487/https://www.aseaofblue.com/2013/8/14/4570622/kentucky-football-tales-from-the-dark-side-charlie-bradshaw-part-threehttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=1;t=134997https://muchnick.net/nwa-doj.pdf

Fun times in Cleveland seems like a misnomer, but this week we head to The Land and get a look at some of the secret wrestling history that played into Bruno Sammartino becoming WWWF Champion!This plus Bruno's path to the title, Buddy Rogers final act in Capitol Wrestling, Johnny Powers and how he connects to not only these two, but our story, the comparisons between this situation and the Montreal Screwjob, Bruno and Buddy being the proto-CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, along with Powers being an early model of who Cody Rhodes would become. https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/ohio/cleveland/cleveland-history.htmlhttps://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pittsbuffclev/pitts12.htmhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=18;t=027360http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=18;t=010574https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&sort=ort&land=3&stadt=18&region=4&arena=80&jahr=0&showart=0&ansicht=0&seite=11https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Wrestling_Federationhttps://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pittsbuffclev/pitts6-2.htmhttps://www.cleveland.com/pdextra/2010/07/l-l-l-l-lets_get_ready_to_reme.htmlhttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=381https://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pittsbuffclev/pitts15.htmhttps://www.f4wonline.com/news/other-wrestling/former-nwf-promoter-johnny-powers-passes-away-at-79-years-old/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2023/01/07/johnny-powers-dead-at-79/http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=18;t=024833https://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pittsbuffclev/pitts11.htm

The story of the International Wrestling Alliance takes us to 1964 and 1965 this week as Johnny Powers goes from up-and-coming wrestler to main eventer to the hottest free agent in wrestling, much like someone else we know.He also...refuses to do jobs.All of this plus a secret Crockett-McMahon Wrestling War of the mid-60's, payola scams, and Johnny Powers in his own words on Historically Speaking!Resourceshttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1303&page=4&s=1100https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=243&page=4&search=Johnny+Powershttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=9320&page=4&s=500https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=293461https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=53623https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/13/archives/lonny-starr-dead-disk-jockey-at-whn.htmlhttps://www.wnew1130.com/music-2/staff/q-r-s-t/lonny-starr/https://www.nyprowrestling.com/results/1960s/1964.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/53943655/https://usaradiomuseum.com/category/payola-2/Capitol Revolution, Tim Hornbaker

Our deep dive into the secret history of pro wrestling continues as Johnny Powers goes from top guy to top promoter in this chapter of the "first" national wrestling promotion. At the same time, Matt gets nostalgic about a "backyard" wrestling company that was just teenagers fighting on some random Brooklyn beach.From Buffalo, To Cleveland, To Tokyo and beyond we look at the rise of Powers and Pedro Martinez' first joint effort, Powers putting on the first "Super Bowl" of Wrestling at Municipal Stadium, to Powers returning to heel form and setting off a riot, plus how Antonio Inoki won his first world championship nearly a decade before the IWGP would find it's way into the Lion's DenResourceshttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=739&page=8https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1972-schedule-scores.shtmlhttps://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/ohio/cleveland/cleveland-history.htmlhttps://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pittsbuffclev/pitts12.htmhttps://www.clevescene.com/news/wrestling-legend-ox-baker-whose-1974-match-caused-a-riot-in-cleveland-dies-at-80-4395064http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=163319https://web.archive.org/web/20220218164234/https://buffalonews.com/news/pedro-martinez-famed-buffalo-wrestling-promoter-dies/article_b6f6b5d6-6b7a-5463-bc42-fa599e7dee37.htmlhttps://www.legacyofwrestling.com/PedroMartinez.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzQhKyCBwIshttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=85954https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=739&page=4http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=007490https://www.wvxu.org/2023-07-18/50-years-and-counting-cleveland-shows-its-still-a-champ-in-the-world-of-wrestlinghttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=18;t=029935http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=9;t=036913http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=013217http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=163879;p=1https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/nwf.htmlhttps://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pittsbuffclev/pittsbuffclev.htmhttps://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/NWF_North_American_Heavyweight_Championshiphttps://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/hottest-wrestling-feuds-60s-70s/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2023/01/08/mat-memories-a-farewell-to-johnny-powers/https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/wrestling/the-life-and-times-of-legendary-golden-adonis-johnny-powers/article_547cdb6e-9380-11ed-994b-3b40a3d1cfa5.htmlhttps://www.postandcourier.com/staff/mike_mooneyham/pro-wrestling-superstar-johnny-powers-was-pioneer-risk-taker/article_8fd28936-5b08-5f8a-a37c-731d3b77ba1d.html