Come on you target for faraway laughter.

Come on you stranger. You legend. You martyr.

And shine.

At Caledonian Road Baths, London, Albert Harman grapples with former British featherweight champion D. Hill during a wartime catch-as-catch-can tournament staged for the Royal Navy.

November 6 1943

The original Bandito in pro wrestling - Orig Williams

I'm glad you and your boy got what you wanted in the end. I call that a good record store day haul!

The record absolutely sounds like a bootleg recording, which is the charm but it's slightly better, it's on the right side of not feeling polished but sounds brilliant and immersive. Makes me realise I need a better sound system.

I got it, I am listening to it. It has to be considered their definitive live album release. Hearing the little nuances on Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9 were worth it alone.

@allancheapshot.bsky.social 😂 #Wrestlesky

It's 5am, it's record store day. I am already in the queue and there's probably ~50 people ahead of me.

I just want the Pink Floyd - Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 record.

Captured by the bootlegger Mike Millard, and remixed by Steven Wilson. This is Floyd at their height

Gorgeous George promo photo.

Rick Martel

Sherri Martel

Dragon Screw Legwhip

Kanji Inoki in Brazil.

The lads.

Masakatsu Funaki and Scott Hall.

Different AWA. Based out of Boston.

Ed Don George defeats Gus Sonnenberg for the AWA Boston Worlds Heavyweight Title

Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California in front of 10,000 fans.

December 10, 1930

Lou Daro had rented Wrigley Field expecting a monster house, with talk beforehand of more than 25,000 fans and even a $100,000 gate, but the show drew only 12,000 and about $27,951

Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Ed Don George to regain the Bowser-recognised AWA Worlds Heavyweight Title

Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, CA, 12,000 fans.

April 13, 1931

Lewis won in two straight falls, in a result widely regarded as a double cross. This clip is the first fall.

Jim Londos vs. Abe Coleman

St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 6,000 sell-out.

January 11, 1933.

Londos' first appearance in New York in nine months. The demand for tickets was so high that people reportedly tried to force their way in and police had to clear the scene.

George Zaharias vs. Shun'ichi Shikuma

Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California

April 13, 1938

Newsreel on the debut of former boxing legend/worlds champion, Joe Louis as a pro wrestler. Better quality footage than what was previously available.

vs. Cowboy Rocky Lee at the Uline Arena in Washington DC drawing 4000 fans.

Jersey Joe Walcott is the referee.

March 16, 1956.

Gloria Barattini, Wrestling Queen.

February 1951.

No, that was 6 years later in 1954.

Henri Dufresne, Emile Dufresne and George Dufresne defeated Marshall Lewis, Marcel Ouimet and Jacques LaRose

St. Jacques Market, Montréal, Quebec

November 25, 1948

Short clip of Theresa Theis defeating Mae Young

Boston Arena, Boston, MA

November 11, 1948

Theresa Theis was married to Ray Stevens and was trained by Bronko Nagurski.

I wrote a short piece on her last year on my substack page: allancheapshot.substack.com/p/theresa-th...

Maybe the best pro wrestling match you'll see this week.

Mildred Burke vs. June Byers

Boston Arena, Boston MA

May 6, 1948

Gus Sonnenberg vs, Henri DeGlane for Sonnenberg's AWA (Paul Bowser's) Worlds Heavyweight Title.

Boston Garden, Boston, MA. ~12,000 fans in attendance

May 22, 1930

Note: Whilst only a short clip, this is much better quality that has previously been seen of this match.

Gus Sonnenberg vs. Count Zarynoff for Sonnenberg's AWA (Paul Bowser's) Worlds Heavyweight Title.

Boston Garden, Boston, MA.

~15,000 fans in attendance

April 24, 1930

Note: Whilst only a short clip, this is much better quality that has previously been seen of this match.

I just watched the WrestleMania fan fest video that their fault channel put up from 1995, and the lady from Queens New York may be the coolest fan I've ever seen.