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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 13, 2019 9:12:16 GMT -5
Would love to determine some of the very oldest wrestlers to have full matches that survive on videotape.
Some that come to mind...
“Strangler” Ed Lewis
Dick Shikat
Terry Funk
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jan 13, 2019 9:16:33 GMT -5
Mickie James
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Jan 13, 2019 10:20:24 GMT -5
Verne f***ing Gagne putting himself in the main event despite being a billion years old.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 13, 2019 10:22:38 GMT -5
Verne f***ing Gagne putting himself in the main event despite being a billion years old. Sorry for the confusion. I mean old as in they were born earlier. Like guys who were born in the 19th century who lived long enough to have full matches that were recorded. Verne wasn't quite that old. I changed the title to hopefully make it more clear  |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 13, 2019 14:04:14 GMT -5
Gustav Fristensky was born in May 1879 and his opponent Josef Smejkal appears to have been born in 1871.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 13, 2019 14:21:02 GMT -5
Gustav Fristensky was born in May 1879 and his opponent Josef Smejkal appears to have been born in 1871. Awesome find Joe Neglia! Both these guys are Czech so it makes me curious if more footage featuring European talent from around the area may be out there. Unfortunately I’m on my phone right now so I can’t really check out the footage, but look forward to it |
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Post by sdoyle7798 on Jan 14, 2019 1:07:08 GMT -5
Gustav Fristensky was born in May 1879 and his opponent Josef Smejkal appears to have been born in 1871. That is a great find. I wonder what the oldest match post Gold Dust Trio would be, since that’s the beginning of what pro wrestling is today. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 14, 2019 1:14:05 GMT -5
Gustav Fristensky was born in May 1879 and his opponent Josef Smejkal appears to have been born in 1871. That is a great find. I wonder what the oldest match post Gold Dust Trio would be, since that’s the beginning of what pro wrestling is today. This match is pretty much viewed, depending on who you ask, either the first major match after "modern" pro wrestling began, or the last major match of the pre-modern style. |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Jan 14, 2019 1:19:33 GMT -5
That is a great find. I wonder what the oldest match post Gold Dust Trio would be, since that’s the beginning of what pro wrestling is today. This match is pretty much viewed, depending on who you ask, either the first major match after "modern" pro wrestling began, or the last major match of the pre-modern style. Would that be one of the first worked matches? |
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