Joe Stecher Days – Dodge, Nebraska

Thursday, May 10th, 2018 | Speaking | No Comments

After a year-long battle with various health issues, Mike is finally getting back in action. Mike will be in Dodge on Saturday, July 14, to help honor Joe. Mike is being hosted by EAT restaurant at 327 2nd Street, a unique establishment with a great atmosphere and a wide variety of food. Mike will have Joe Stecher memorabilia on display from noon to 6:30 p.m.and will give a talk at 2:30, and then show a 20-minute documentary film of Joe Stecher wrestling Earl Caddock for the world heavyweight championship, held January 30, 1920, in Madison Square Garden. Mike will have various Stecher-related items for purchase, as well.

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Mike Discusses Earl Caddock on No Holds Barred

Sunday, February 19th, 2012 | Books, Radio, Wrestling | No Comments

Mike was interviewed last Thursday on the podcast No Holds Barred, with host Eddie Goldman. You can listen to the interview below:

The interview focused on Earl Caddock, his place in wrestling history, Mike’s new book, and what was going on in pro wrestling at the time he competed. The discussion continue into the long heritage of wrestling, the Caddock-Stecher match of 1920, the importance of real wrestlers like Frank Gotch, and how the era of real matches faded quickly after Caddock lost his title. Also examined is the current revival of catch-as-catch-can wrestling and what it would take to bring back a form of real pro wrestling.

Goldman also links, on his site, to a youtube video of the match in which Caddock lost his title to Joe Stecher, on January 30, 1920 at Madison Square Garden in New York:

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