The Brutal Story of America’s First Wrestling Champion: Colonel J.H. McLaughlin

I'm back with another off-season solo show and wrestling history deep cut. Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin was a Civil War officer, a traveling attraction, train conductor, Klondike gold miner and arguably the first true American professional wrestling champion. We're going all the way back to the 1800s again to uncover the brutal, chaotic, and often unbelievable origins of pro wrestling through…