Ed Lewis & Jack Dempsey

In 1922 an effort was make to put Jack Dempsey in the ring with Ed "Strangler" Lewis. Was it a money making scheme or a legitimate attempt at mixed style competition? Listen to Nick and Chango sort it out as they explore the year 1922 in pro wrestling!

*CONTENT WARNING*

If discussions of sexual abuse is upsetting, skip 19:10-24:41.

 

-Primary Sources

-Ed Lewis: Facts Within A Myth, by Steve Yohe

-The Nebraska Tigerman- The John Pesek Story", by Geoff Pesek

-Fall Guys: The Barnums of Bounce, by Marcus Griffin

-Double-Crossing The Gold Dust Trio: Stanislaus Zbyszko's Last Hurrah, By Ken Zimmerman Jr.

-American Newspaper archives, various