Historically Speaking: Wrestling History... with other stuff
Claim This Podcastby Matthew Ryan
Podcast Overview
<p>From the Intergalactic Sports Network and Ember Media we bring you a new look at the history of Wrestling, Media, and Culture!</p><br><p>Join us for deep dives into the subjects, humans, and spectacles of American Society</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 4, 2026
The Legacy Of Bobby Davis, Medium and the Message
<p>Known as "The Elvis of Pro Wrestling," Bobby Davis rose from ring attendant and fan in Al Haft's Columbus, Ohio territory into the first real manager in the history of the sport.</p><p>Matt Ryan breaks down his path with some information from those who worked with Davis, Davis himself, and how he played a key part in Capitol Wrestling reclaiming Madison Square Garden and nearly the NWA as a whole.</p><p>References</p><p>Evolution of Communication: A Comparative Study from Cave Paintings to Emojis By. Aamir Ayub, Yasir Shehzad, and Shakeel Ahmad</p><p>Irresistible Force: The Life Of Gorilla Monsoon by Brian R. Solomon</p><p>Master Of The Ring by. Tim Hornbaker</p><p>Capitol Revolution by. Tim Hornbaker</p><p>The Hard Way by Don Fargo</p><p>My Life In Wrestling: With A Little Help From My Friends by. Gary Hart</p><p><a href="https://www.nyprowrestling.com/results/1960s/1963.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nyprowrestling.com/results/1960s/1963.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nyprowrestling.com/results/1950s/1959.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nyprowrestling.com/results/1950s/1959.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1024&page=4&s=500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1024&page=4&s=500</a></p><p><a href="https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/wrestling-managers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/wrestling-managers/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/10-overlooked-managers-you-need-to-know" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/10-overlooked-managers-you-need-to-know</a></p><p><a href="https://slamwrestling.net/legend/bobby-davis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://slamwrestling.net/legend/bobby-davis/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/01/07/pollocks-news-update-trendsetting-manager-bobby-davis-dies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/01/07/pollocks-news-update-trendsetting-manager-bobby-davis-dies/</a></p><p>https://x.com/allan_cheapshot/status/2033931489042190808</p><p><a href="https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Bobby_Davis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Bobby_Davis</a></p><p><a href="https://retrowrestlingarchive.substack.com/p/the-blueprint-of-belligerence-bobby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://retrowrestlingarchive.substack.com/p/the-blueprint-of-belligerence-bobby</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=25227&page=4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=25227&page=4</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrestlingbackintheday/posts/707068248896169/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrestlingbackintheday/posts/707068248896169/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2023/10/24/what-are-we-even-doing-get-bobby-davis-into-the-won-hall-of-fame/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2023/10/24/what-are-we-even-doing-get-bobby-davis-into-the-won-hall-of-fame/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/bobby-davis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/bobby-davis/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.454311777921291.109380.254252634593874" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.454311777921291.109380.254252634593874</a></p><p><a href="https://slamwrestling.net/features/mat-matters-the-quizzical-calls-from-bobby-davis-1937-2021/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://slamwrestling.net/features/mat-matters-the-quizzical-calls-from-bobby-davis-1937-2021/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcAeQjDy05g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcAeQjDy05g</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 23, 2026
How TV, A Riot, And Timing Helped The McMahon's Own The Garden and A Meditation on Wrestling and Parasocial Relationships
<p>Matt is BACK with some Secret Wrestling History!</p><br><p>Join him as he looks back to the 1957 riot that saw Antonino Rocca, Edouard Carpentier, Dr. Jerry Graham, and Dick the Bruiser fighting each other... and hundreds of fans inside the Garden!</p><p>That plus a look at NWA Politics from that time, how McMahon was able to take control of the Garden and build a power base with Toots Mondt as his heater, plus how Kayfabe was dead in 1957, and a meditation on parasocial relationships and wrestling from that time period and now!</p><br><p>Madison Square Garden Riot Resources</p><br><p>Assassin by Joe Hamilton W/ Scott Teal</p><p>Capitol Revolution by Tim Hornbaker</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/20/archives/wrestling-ends-in-riot-at-garden-2-policemen-hurt-as-fans-storm.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/20/archives/wrestling-ends-in-riot-at-garden-2-policemen-hurt-as-fans-storm.html</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1266028211/?match=8&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.newspapers.com/image/1266028211/?match=8&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/660015726/?match=7&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.newspapers.com/image/660015726/?match=7&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/560864594/?match=1&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.newspapers.com/image/560864594/?match=1&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010597847/?match=2&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010597847/?match=2&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1191516910/?match=6&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.newspapers.com/image/1191516910/?match=6&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/255990503/?match=2&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.newspapers.com/image/255990503/?match=2&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/530584361/?match=1&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.newspapers.com/image/530584361/?match=1&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/535577323/?match=2&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.newspapers.com/image/535577323/?match=2&terms=Rocca%2C%20Madison%20Square%20Garden%2C%20Riot</u></a></p><p>Wrestling Observer Newsletter History of WWF: March 17.2003</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrestlingbackintheday/posts/818985334371126/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrestlingbackintheday/posts/818985334371126/</u></a></p><p>Dr. Jerry Graham Obituary: Kurt Brown/Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer: February 3, 1997</p><p><a href="https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/1957-msg-riot/?srsltid=AfmBOoonhm_7W4b3KbekUCQGOccCJRlf_Upya2CDOS2hZmUd3PFhHRFg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/1957-msg-riot/?srsltid=AfmBOoonhm_7W4b3KbekUCQGOccCJRlf_Upya2CDOS2hZmUd3PFhHRFg</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nyprowrestling.com/results/1950s/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.nyprowrestling.com/results/1950s/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cagematch.net/en/?id=8&nr=2113&page=4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.cagematch.net/en/?id=8&nr=2113&page=4</u></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Athletic_Commission_World_Heavyweight_Championship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Athletic_Commission_World_Heavyweight_Championship</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob5EFSOeVgI&t=261s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob5EFSOeVgI&t=261s</u></a></p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=j1YEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA165&dq=wrestling+script+gone+awry&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju4oTe2JmVAxX7rokEHaOMAI8QuwV6BAgIEAc#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://books.google.com/books?id=j1YEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA165&dq=wrestling+script+gone+awry&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju4oTe2JmVAxX7rokEHaOMAI8QuwV6BAgIEAc#v=onepage&q&f=false</u></a></p><p>https://x.com/BJBethelTweets/status/2064562167353954481/photo/1</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
November 4, 2025
Demagogues, Demos, And Disgust: Joe Pyne, Bob Grant, And Rise Of Right Wing Talk
<p>With the New York Mayoral Election upon us, we look at the founding fathers of Conservative Talk as Bob Grant and his mentor Joe Pyne set the stage for our modern media landscape, and weirdly play into the backstory of the same racial and cultural animosity we've seen in the 2025 New York Mayoral Election, as the son of the man Grant brought down with smears, jears, and a catchy parody song, Andrew Cuomo, is caught playing the same game as the man who dispised his father, Mario, and Cuomo's political mentor, Bill Clinton.</p><p>References</p><p>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GD6q-aRlFPlYVGJXKKvLQZltkQGk-0EcVOUbNN_lHac/edit?usp=sharing</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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