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Evan \u2018The Strangler\u2019 Lewis took on English wrestling champion Jack Wannop on May 10th, 1888 at Chicago\u2019s Battery D Armoury: the first, and much-anticipated, wrestling \u2018Championship of the World\u2019.\nLewis was banned from performing his signature move - similar to a rear naked choke as seen in mixed martial arts now - but nonetheless secured a decisive victory over Wannop, who was \u201cnearly killed\u201d, according to The Sporting Life.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why the Royal family\u2019s interest in the burgeoning sport had to be kept on the down-low; consider whether Wannop deliberately threw the match because he was bribed by gangsters; and reveal how, decades later, he was still re-living his glory days - but this time on the London stage\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018For Blood and Money: Jack Wannop V Evan \u2018The Strangler\u2019 Lewis\u2019 (Grappling With History, 2019): https://grapplingwithhistory.com/2019/06/13/for-blood-and-money/\n\u2022 \u2018Bare-knuckle boys: The history of Victorian boxing and wrestling\u2019 (Who Do You Think You Are Magazine, 2023): https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/feature/victorian-boxing/\n\u2022 \u2018Standing Rear Naked Choke Finishes in UFC History\u2019 (UFC, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OO5CWZLbxI\n#1800s #US #Sport\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices