DragonKingKarl: When the original Strangler Lewis became a heel
Today on the 1000 Hours subseries focusing on the pioneer era as part of the DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern discusses the continued rise of Evan “Strangler” Lewis and how crowds in the late 1800s turned on this man as his vicious tactics bumped up against the code of conduct of the era’s sporting culture.
Plus, William Muldoon said he was retired but was he really? The wild 1880s continue on this week’s episode.
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Karl Stern
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.