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The most thorough and detailed exploration of early pro wrestling anywhere. Weekly episodes cover a three month period in history, beginning with January to March 1870.

Mat Miscellaneous


    • Aug 22, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 75 EPISODES


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    Ep 63: April 1879--Miller's Big Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 21:10


    Episode 63 covers US pro wrestling history from April 1879 where William Miller takes on the biggest names in the country in his favorite style of Greco-Roman.Music CreditMusic by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    10 Min Time Limit--WWE, AEW, NJPW, WCW, AJPW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 11:41


    The first ten minutes of my talk discussing everything I watched in thje world of wrestling this past week, modern or historic. Get the rest of the conversation at Patreon.com/MatmiscMusic CreditMusic by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    Ep 62: March 1879--McLaughlin vs McMahon III

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 41:23


    Covering all pro wrestling from March 1879 in the USA, highlighted by the trilogy fight between powerhouses James McLaughlin and John McMahonMusic CreditMusic by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    10 Min Time Limit--AEW, WWF, WCW, Dragongate, NJPW, TJPW, AJW, AJPW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 15:45


    A grab-all podcast talking things all across the wrestling world, from modern AEW, Dragongate, and TJPW, to 1990's AJPW, AJW, WWF, and WCW, as well as 2010's NJPW. To listen to the rest of the podcast, sign up at Patreon.com/MatmiscMusic CreditMusic by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    Episode 61: February 1879--We're Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 35:48


    Reunited, and it feels so good! After three months, the Mat Miscellaneous podcast return!Music CreditMusic by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    Double Cross That Destroyed Pro Wrestling Pt 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 38:57


    Part five concludes this series from the Patreon last year. What happens to the wrestling world after the trial? Well, to put it simply, it shatters

    Double Cross That Destroyed Pro Wrestling Pt 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 49:08


    The turning point in the court case: Shikat bares all about the inner workings of professional wrestling.

    Double Cross That Destroyed Pro Wrestling Pt 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 34:26


    The court hearings begin, and the newspapers take notice. Shikat drops the truth about the inner workings of pro wrestling…

    Double Cross That Destroyed Pro Wrestling Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 35:24


    From the Patreon last year, I continue my series on the infamous double cross of Dick Shikat on Danno O'Mahoney. In this episode I explore the immediate aftermath of the screwjob and the lead up to the court case.

    Fourth of July Feud—The Joe Stecher/Strangler Lewis Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 16:05


    First published on the Patreon last year, this brief synopsis covers the infamous July 4th matches in 1916 and 1919 of Joe Stecher and Ed “Strangler” Lewis

    Double Cross That Destroyed Pro Wrestling Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 21:07


    From my Patreon series last year, I present the first episode of my five part series on the infamous Danno O'Mahoney/Dick Shikat double cross from 1936

    Interlude: The Fake Andre Christol Angle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 16:38


    In the spring and summer of 1879, Clarence Whistler, Andre Christol, and Lucien Marc ran a bold angle to work people of the Midwest out of their cold hard cash

    Ep 60: January 1879-McLaughlin Branches Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 28:12


    James McLaughlin tries his hand at Greco-Roman

    Ep 59: December 1878 McLaughlin V McMahon 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 26:46


    Their first match took 5 years to put together. Their second match took…3 weeks?

    Ep 58: November 1878–McLaughlin V McMahon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 53:08


    Folks, it's here. The long awaited super match between James McLaughlin and John McMahon

    Ep 57: October 1878 US Wrestling History

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 31:19


    Ep 57 covers US pro wrestling from October 1878, including the final go game angles for the upcoming McMahon/McLaughlin super match

    Ep 56: September 1878 US Wrestling History

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 31:41


    Lucien Marc and Henry Dufur have quite the interesting month. And an all important challenge closes out the month

    Ep 55: August 1878 US Wrestling History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 32:16


    Miller/Bauer for the millionth and first time, and world title confusion

    Ep. 54: July 1878 US Wrestling History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 26:43


    Episode 54 covers US pro wrestling history from July 1878, including: a renewal of Miller/Bauer, the return of Homer Lane, and shade thrown at McLaughlin

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 53: June 1878

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 29:45


    More John McMahon drama; Henry Dufur rises up in the world; James McLaughlin retired?!

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 52: April-May 1878

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 23:43


    Episode 52 covers US pro wrestling history from April and May 1878

    Spotlight Sample: History Special 1870-1936

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 57:13


    At Patreon.com/Matmisc, there's a two hour episode covering the entirety of US pro wrestling history. Here, as a sample, I offer the first leg of it, 1870-1936.

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 51: March 1878

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 27:37


    Episode 51 covers US pro wrestling history from March 1878

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 50: February 1878

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 31:35


    Covers US pro wrestling history from February 1878

    Episode 49: January 1878 & AEW Dynamite Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 42:49


    With a slim Jan 1878, I added a Dynamite review to this very special episode 49!

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 48: December 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 20:44


    Episode 48 covers US pro wrestling history from December 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 47: November 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 28:53


    The first ever Thanksgiving Day match! Miller and Bauer get exposed

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 46: October 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 21:04


    Episode 46 covers US pro wrestling history from October 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 45: September 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 35:45


    Episode 45 covers US wrestling history from September 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 44: August 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 23:23


    Episode 44 covers US pro wrestling history from August 1877

    Mat Misc Mailbag: AEW, WWE, & more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 42:40


    Special Q&A episode!

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 43: July 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 29:48


    Episode 43 covers US pro wrestling history from July 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Episode 42: June 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 21:53


    Episode 42 covers US pro wrestling from June 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 41: May 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 32:13


    Episode 41 covers US pro wrestling history from May 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 40: April 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 28:33


    Episode 40 covers US wrestling history from April 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 39: March 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 39:03


    Episode 39 covers US pro wrestling history in March 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 38: February 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 25:09


    Episode 38 covers US pro wrestling history from February 1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 37: January 1877

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 30:50


    Episode 37 covers US pro wrestling history in Januarub1877

    Pro Wrestling History Ep 36: December 1876

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 38:09


    It's finally here. James McLaughlin vs James Owens. One of my favorite matches of the decade

    Episode 35: November 1876

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 23:20


    Episode 35 covers US wrestling history from November 1876

    Episode 34: October 1876

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 33:42


    Episode 34 covers US pro wrestling history from October 1876

    CM Punk Returns at AEW Rampage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 16:49


    He's back. What does it mean for AEW? In a word, tons. Patreon.com/Matmisc

    Episode 33: September 1876

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 28:30


    Episode 33 covers US pro wrestling from September 1876

    Episode 32: 1876 August

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 17:37


    Epaiode 32 covers US pro wrestling history from August 1876

    Episode 31: 1876 July

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 27:28


    Episode 31 covers US pro wrestling history from July 1876

    Episode 30: 1876 June

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 18:40


    Episode 30 covers US pro wrestling history from June 1876

    Episode 29: 1876 May

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 25:04


    Episode 29 covers US pro wrestling history from May 1876

    Episode 28: 1876 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 23:48


    Episode 28 covers US pro wrestling history from April 1876

    Episode 27: 1876 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 34:16


    Episode 27 covers US pro wrestling history from March 1876

    Episode 26: February 1876

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 23:55


    Episode 26 covers US pro wrestling history from February 1876

    Episode 25: 1876 January

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 24:26


    Episode 25 covers US pro wrestling history from January 1875

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