Tag: Tex Ricard
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The end of Madison Square Garden II
All good things must end and in this edition of the my history of pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden series, the second version of MSG meets its fate and pro wrestling almost does as well. The battle between Jack Curley and Tex Rickard fizzles to an anti-climactic end, but with Rickard still in control…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The Zbyszkos at MSG
On this week’s DragongKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I continue my chronological exploration into the history of pro wrestling at MSG in New York City. We continue into the 1920s and discuss the saga of Tex Rickard and how he had taken over the pro wrestling scene. However, he ran into legal trouble and it threatens…