RIP to one of the greatest every to lace up the boots, Dory Funk Jr. This is from the Sept. 18, 1970, final showdown between Wahoo McDaniel and NWA champion Dory Funk Jr. at the Sam Houston Coliseum. It is one of my favorites.

. Lance Peterson brought up Moolah in Dallas in 53. She was a star of the entire Ed McLemore circuit that summer as shown in Sept. 16, 1953 Corpus Christi ad. Jack Irwin's Casino Arena shows were the only McLemore oppo shows that had real success. CC was a successful two-promotion town for a year.

In Ep 101 of GK's OSRT, San Antonio Dreaming, we look at the history of wrestling in the Alamo City inc. a great 1972 article about promoter Dorathy Livengood Brown & some opposition shows from the 1980s. www.buzzsprout.com/1997141/epis...

Episode 101: San Antonio Dreaming - Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk

In Episode 101 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, San Antonio Dreaming, Greg:Starts to think about how a book on San Antonio wrestling might look. Compared Tony Richards' stages of a territ...

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BREAKING NEWS!: My film and everything else website gregkleinpresents.com launched yesterday and I am officially open for business producing the front end of films aka the creative producer. Shout out to Dorothy Fee and Stacey Nicholls at Space Cookie Designs for their work!

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Iowa friends, I donated some signed copies to Tragos/Thesz, so if you have not gotten The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s yet you can buy a copy in Waterloo and have the museum make the profits!

Kent, Jones and Beltran. Their induction was not a big draw but the day after with Jon Morosi was great.

The cartoon on the cover of The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s is by Bob Dale. It ran w/Dan Cook's Aug. 10, 1959 column as Pinky George/Norm Clark tried to oppo Livengood/Brown in San Antonio. They outdrew the established promotion but this was 1 war Morris Sigel didn't win! C&D were SA legends

Friday nights at the Aud in Houston on July 21, 1939: Whiskers Savage vs Bronco Nagurski for the heavyweight championship of the world. If the fire marshall was not there my understanding is the 4,000 seat Aud could swell into the 5,000+ range.

Ed McLemore letter to Jack Pfefer in aftermath of 1st night Jan 6, 53) of wrestling war in Dallas. Courtesy of UND Father Ted Hesburgh Library 1 of my fav finds. Mac had Roy Dunn vs Jack Bernard at the Sportatorium while 3 miles away at Pappy's Showland, the NWA/TWA group had Lou Thesz vs Mr. Moto.

Kind words about The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s from a historian I admire. Thanks to Jason Presley for the 5-star review!

Our Film Otsego VP Heather a soon-to-be 1st-time director said such nice things @ me this weekend. If y'all got a $ or 2, please throw it her way to help her make her passion project. We're both grateful. Otherwise, enjoy these nice words & don't forget to buy The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s.

Our Film Otsego VP Heather a soon-to-be 1st-time director said such nice things @ me this weekend. If y'all got a $ or 2, please throw it her way to help her make her passion project. We're both grateful. Otherwise, enjoy these nice words & don't forget to buy The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s.

"I learned long ago that someone who was a sonofabitch in life was still a sonofabitch when he was dead." - Lou Thesz

I cannot overstate how much I hate when people are dicks about babies crying in public (especially airplanes). Do you think the parent is having a good time right now?? Do you think they are not aware of the situation??? Are you going to negotiate with a literal infant????

Meanwhile I am watching Macon Ga TV from 1982. Best life times indeed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDw...

Macon TV Summer 1982

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Greg Klein@jydbook.bsky.social · 2w ago

On the hellsite it is day 2 of no-ratings gate and things are heating up. Evad has spent 16 hours explaining why he has no time to rewatch a match and Evad II is employing the Quad H defense of "why can't you all just shut up and enjoy the stuff that your betters give you?" It's the best of times.

On the hellsite it is day 2 of no-ratings gate and things are heating up. Evad has spent 16 hours explaining why he has no time to rewatch a match and Evad II is employing the Quad H defense of "why can't you all just shut up and enjoy the stuff that your betters give you?" It's the best of times.

CNY friends, the official book launch party is today in Oneonta, NY, at Gotham City Outpost at Southside Mall. I will be there from 4-6pm with loads of books, some rasslin mags & programs and lots of chatter about The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s, local film, local sports & more. Snacks too!

Ep. 100 of GK's Old School Rasslin' Talk is up! I discuss Tragos-Thesz week in Waterloo & all my new friends, old friends & next steps in writing @ rasslin'. Also I open up a lil @ my bout w/a thus far incurable auto-immune disease & how it changed my life. www.buzzsprout.com/1997141/epis...

Ep. 100 of GK's Old School Rasslin' Talk is up! I discuss Tragos-Thesz week in Waterloo & all my new friends, old friends & next steps in writing @ rasslin'. Also I open up a lil @ my bout w/a thus far incurable auto-immune disease & how it changed my life. www.buzzsprout.com/1997141/epis...

Incredibly proud of my union today. @wgaeast.bsky.social is fighting to block this illegal merger that would decimate opportunities for TV and film writers and pose a giant threat to journalists at CNN and CBS

WGA Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Alleging Writers Will Be Paid Less and Have Fewer Opportunities if Deal Goes Through

The WGA filed suit to block Paramount Skydance's Warner Bros. Discovery deal, alleging it violates federal antitrust law and would cause specific harm to writers.

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My Tragos/Thesz experience in four pictures. Thank you to Tony Richards for the unique view and the great panel talk. Y'all hooked me. I will be back to Iowa for more.

If you were wondering how Tragos/Thesz is going, at our dinner table tonight were Charlie Thesz, Lou's widow, AWA historian George Schire and the Cuban Assassin. Also The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s now has Jimmy Jam's seal of approval.

If you were wondering how Tragos/Thesz is going, at our dinner table tonight were Charlie Thesz, Lou's widow, AWA historian George Schire and the Cuban Assassin. Also The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s now has Jimmy Jam's seal of approval.

There's ready and then there's pricelist for Iowa ready. Guess which one I am?

In ep 99 of GKOSRT "USA 217" we discuss Austin Idol's 1993 vanity project which lasted 2 months. Part 1 looks at the truth in Jan 93. We might have been better off had it been 1983! Plus some good heels & a better logo. www.buzzsprout.com/1997141/epis...

Over at the hellsite, we are in day three of Paul Walter Hauser's dumb takes about Nick Bockwinkel-gate. Paul has disappeared, people are offering testimonials to how nice heirs & others are highlighting the great Nick in some of our favorite matches. What have we learned from this? Prob nothing.

Greg Klein@jydbook.bsky.social · last mo.

Long after people forget @ an internet ass or the try-out guys he was hyping, the world will remember Nick Bockwinkel as one of the best world champions & one of the all-time greats. But thanks for the stupidest iwc discourse since "Goldberg was a bigger star than Andre or Bruno"

Long after people forget @ an internet ass or the try-out guys he was hyping, the world will remember Nick Bockwinkel as one of the best world champions & one of the all-time greats. But thanks for the stupidest iwc discourse since "Goldberg was a bigger star than Andre or Bruno"

In ep 99 of GKOSRT "USA 217" we discuss Austin Idol's 1993 vanity project which lasted 2 months. Part 1 looks at the truth in Jan 93. We might have been better off had it been 1983! Plus some good heels & a better logo. www.buzzsprout.com/1997141/epis...

For a short time in my NYC life I was on an public access improv show. It was silly, mostly designed to get actors reels and pay off the director's AVID. But 100% if I told anyone I was on a public access show, the response was "do you mean Robin Byrd?"

WIRED@wired.com · last mo.

The 1970s porn actress turned New York City late night public access queen says censorship and a lack of star quality among modern adult entertainers turned her off of the industry. www.wired.com/story/the-ro...

Today I say a fond farewell to my online home the past five years, Cooperstown Sports News. Thank you to everyone who helped me here. Stay tuned for big news soon. open.substack.com/pub/coopspor...

A fond farewell to Cooperstown Sports News

(The 2021 boys soccer team celebrates their regional championship.)

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