DragonKingKarl: The rise of Strangler Lewis & the fall of William Muldoon
Today on the DragonKingKarl Show and Karl Stern’s weekly ongoing look at the pioneer era of pro wrestling, it’s time to review a new era of the sport.
Evan Lewis is now Strangler Lewis, a man that crowds found barbaric along with national opinion that swung from pro wrestling being a con game to it being a brutal sport.
Concurrent with the rise of Lewis was the fall of William Muldoon. Near the same time, Muldoon, nursing a nagging hand and arm injury announced his first of many retirements. Also, the original 1870 Detroit International champion Col. James H. McLaughlin again left the sport to return to the railroad.
Things are changing.
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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.