In Episode 59 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Seasonal Variances, Greg:
Reveals his newest, earliest Houston Wrestling program, from May 1948.
Talks about the Billy Varga collection he bought and the range of programs from 1948 to 1958.
Marvels at the Houston main event and the storyline for Danny McShane vs Miguel "Black" Guzman.
Talks about Whiskers Savage and the newcomer hyped to the next Whiskers, Farmer Jack.
Revisits the story of how Argentina Rocca came to North American, how he left Texas on bad terms and how Morris Sigel got revenge.
Looks at Billy Varga's family history in wrestling.
Doubles up with the lead story from Fort Worth 10 days later about Rocca's debut and the double main of Guzman vs Bomber Kulky and McShane vs Mike Sharpe.
Check out Greg's column about Morris Sigel on Slam Wrestling. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2024/10/11/guest-column-elect-morris-sigel-to-the-observer-hall-of-fame/
Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk is sponsored by Greg and his written work. His newest release, "Sunset Painting & The Sun, Two Plays by Greg Klein," is on Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com, as are his previous books: The Junkyard Dog biography, "The King of New Orleans" and the historic fiction, sports novel, "The Paper Tigers, How Eight Guys from the Streets of Philadelphia Became Professional Baseball Players for One Day."
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