DragonKingKarl: Dan McLeod defeats Farmer Burns & more pioneer era talk
On Sunday’s DragonKingKarl Show, we continue to go through my DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus as we are nearing the end of the pioneer era.
Martin “Farmer” Burns had defeated Evan “Strangler” Lewis and the reputation of Lewis took a big hit after the newspapers firmly believed the match had a predetermined outcome. However, Farmer Burns would not be champion for long as a newcomer, Dan McLeod, burst onto the scene. Also, we revisit that time that H.M. Dufur was shot in the fact. Literally, shot in the face.
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Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.