Football, The FBI, and the True Story of the WWE Title

25/01/2025 34 min Temporada 1 Episodio 6
Football, The FBI, and the True Story of the WWE Title

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This week, we look at how the National Football League, their rivals, the American Football League, and the Department of Justice set the stage for not only Johnny Doyle and Jim Barnett's last act as a tandem in the United States but for Vince McMahon and Toots Mondt to keep Buddy Rogers as their World Heavyweight Champion without the NWA and the Federal Government looking breathing down their necks.Resourceshttps://www.realtime1960s.com/post/dick-the-bruiser-in-scuffle-with-alex-karrashttps://www.realtime1960s.com/post/blood-smeared-dick-the-bruiser-pins-alex-karras-in-grudge-matchhttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=070505https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-bruiser-aftermath-art/6565553/https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-bruiser-karras-fight/6565432/https://www.instagram.com/realtime1960s/p/CrjxWflvku6/http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=041492https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2015/11/19/dick-bruiser-worlds-most-dangerous-wrestler/75993686/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/sports/history/2014/05/19/23-photos-former-hawkeye-alex-karras/9304487/https://www.aseaofblue.com/2013/8/14/4570622/kentucky-football-tales-from-the-dark-side-charlie-bradshaw-part-threehttp://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=1;t=134997https://muchnick.net/nwa-doj.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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