Frank Gotch vs George Hackenschmidt

It was the biggest match the sport had ever seen! It was a true clash of titans! It was also... the match that killed legitimate professional wrestling?

Join Nick and Chango as they take a hard look at the wrestling business, and the crazy tale of Frank Gotch vs George Hackenschmidt!

 

Primary sources-

The Life and Legacy of Frank Gotch: King of the Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestlers, by Mike Chapman

The Way To Live, by George Hackenschmidt

Complete Science of Wrestling, by George Hackenschmidt

Gotch vs Hackenschmidt: The Matches That Made And Destroyed Legitimate American Professional Wrestling, by Ken Zimmerman and Tamara Zimmerman

-Library of Congress digitized magazine collection