Early Pro-Wrestling

This video is a little overview of the notable personalities of pro-wrestling early days. From carny hookers and promoter's policemen to newspaper superstars and box office attractions, pro-wrestling's history in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is complex, concealed and utterly fascinating. 

Opening Reel - Earl Caddock vs. Joe Stecher footage, 

Roman Coliseum, MSG, Wrestlers from an 1895 clip, Assorted Trading Cards including J.H. McLaughlin, Henri DeGlane vs. Kola Kowarani footage, Evan Strangler Lewis, Tom Jenkins, Hans Steinke, Fred Beell, Danno O'Mahoney vs. Joe Savoldi footage, Masahiko Kimura vs. Ad Santel, DeGlane's Double Wristlock, Stu Hart, more Stecher vs. Caddock, Paul Boesch vs. Jack Sherry footage, Bronko Nagurski vs. Jim Londos footage, more Danno-Savoldi, Jim Londos Boston-crabbing Primo Carnera footage, more DeGlane-Kwarani, Caddock-Cutler (training partners), Stecher-Pesek (legendary Nebraskans), Dr. B.F. Roller x2, Ed Strangler Lewis x2, Ed Lewis & "King" Lou Thesz, Around the World Montage (Londos-Bronko background, Yvon Robert,, Londos' Boston Crab, the Duseks, Stanislaus Zbyszko, Angelo Savoldi, Dan Kolov, Bobby Managoff, Crusher Casey, Orville Brown, Gino & Leo Garibaldi), Gotch-Hackenschmidt Montage (Hack x2, Gotch/Burns/Caddock training, Gotch in the ring, Cominsky Park show) 

**I understand I left out many people and perhaps included others too much. I left out the gimmicks (French Angel, etc.), but tried to include a variety. I am an amateur pro-wrestling historian and amateur videographer. Please view my website if you'd like to access more information about early pro-wrestling and its practitioners.**