January 25, 1939 The Olympic World champ, Jim Londos beat Hard - TopicsExpress



          

January 25, 1939 The Olympic World champ, Jim Londos beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Gorilla Macias beat Laverne Baxter The Masked Marvel beat Rudy Westcoatt Sammy Stein beat Mexican Sanooke El Pulpo drew Nick Lutze Tarzan White beat Sockeye Jack McDonald in 22 seconds Howard Cantonwine drew Terry McGinnis Paul Boesch beat Joe Campbell A year later, Laverne Baxter will be involved in a tragic situation in Oregon. Referee John Stevens dies in the ring after receiving a beatingby Baxter. There are cries to outlaw pro wrestling. The death is eventually ruled accidental but during legal proceedings, promoters have to admit that professional wrestling isnt on the up and up. Wrestling is banned from publicly owned buildings in Seattle, killing the territory during World War II. After the ban was lifted, wrestling returned to Seattle with shows headlined by Lou Thesz.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 08:58:49 +0000

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