![When It Was Cool Wrestling (DragonKingKarl) artwork](https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts114/v4/75/dd/1d/75dd1d97-734c-e318-a5d2-1e47ff379b82/mza_17094746476220552284.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
The Real Story of the 1870 Detroit Tournament - 1000 Hours
When It Was Cool Wrestling (DragonKingKarl)
English - May 21, 2024 15:39 - 49 minutes - 32.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWrestling Sports TV & Film aew history raw retro smackdown wwe wrestling impact njpw nwa Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: GKT Continues and Return to the 1980s
I have recently spent many hours digging through hundreds of pages of 1870 newspapers from Detroit, Chicago, Ontario, and beyond chronicling the real story of the biggest tournament in history of American pro wrestling in the pioneer era. The 1870 Detroit International tournament awarded an ornate championship belt to its winner Col. James H. McLaughlin, but McLaughlin did not become the American champion, at least not yet, but I give you that story too. Also, McLaughlin may have killed Barney Smith, but it probably did not happen here either. I also clear up a number of other myths and errors that history books have recorded about this milestone in pro wrestling history. This is hour 46 of 1000 hours.