Apr 13, 2021 1 hr 9 min

Frank Gotch

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What made Frank Gotch the greatest wrestler in American History? What happened when he went to the Klondike under a fake name? Nick and Chango discuss what kind of a person keeps fighting after having their faces punched in (hint, it's them). Listen, Learn, and Party! Sources: -Frank Gotch Made a Fortune. Daily Leader, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday, March 19, 1902 -Legacyofwrestling.com article by Tim Hornbaker -Biography of Frank Gotch, by Jimmy Wheeler. -Gotch vs Hackenschmidt: The Matches that Made and Destroyed Legitimate American Professional Wrestling, by Ken Zimmerman Jr and Tamara Zimmerman. -Shooters: The Toughest Men In Professional Wrestling, by Jonathan Snowden

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