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I continue to take listeners through my latest book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling and thus, we have reached the 1860s: the era right before the Detroit International Tournament and the event which would (sort of) effectively kick off pro wrestling in America.
I get to revisit one of my favorite and most colorful of the pioneer era pro wrestlers: Uzile Prickett, who won the American championship and then set off across the country wreaking havoc until he was murdered!
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