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A look back on bear wrestling in Shreveport-Bossier and when it was outlawed
Posted on 8/14/19 at 10:20 pm
Posted on 8/14/19 at 10:20 pm
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Interesting article on bear wrestling in Shreveport
Starr began professionally wrestling during the late '50s or early '60s and continued in the business until sometime around the late '70s. He wrestled in Shreveport a number of times as he traveled and wrestled in different areas, but eventually came back and opened a gym in Bossier City — a business he's maintained the past 41 years.
In Shreveport's past, wresting shows were at least a weekly occurrence at the Municipal Auditorium, according to local Kathryn Usher. Her father, Jerry, was a wrestling referee for years in Louisiana.
“It was great when it was sold out," Starr said of the venue. "If it wasn’t, it wasn’t too good.”
Starr estimated the venue could hold about 3,000 for a wrestling show. If the crowd was large enough, they'd put chairs on the stage to seat another 800 or so, he said.
Interesting article on bear wrestling in Shreveport
Starr began professionally wrestling during the late '50s or early '60s and continued in the business until sometime around the late '70s. He wrestled in Shreveport a number of times as he traveled and wrestled in different areas, but eventually came back and opened a gym in Bossier City — a business he's maintained the past 41 years.
In Shreveport's past, wresting shows were at least a weekly occurrence at the Municipal Auditorium, according to local Kathryn Usher. Her father, Jerry, was a wrestling referee for years in Louisiana.
“It was great when it was sold out," Starr said of the venue. "If it wasn’t, it wasn’t too good.”
Starr estimated the venue could hold about 3,000 for a wrestling show. If the crowd was large enough, they'd put chairs on the stage to seat another 800 or so, he said.
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Posted on 8/14/19 at 10:23 pm to DavidTheGnome
Life before the internet was a trip
Posted on 8/14/19 at 10:24 pm to DavidTheGnome
Kind of off topic, but I'm drunk, so whatever. I remember Jerry Usher getting pelted with ice, cups, popcorn, and the like at the Mid-South wrestling matches in Ellick when I was a kid in the late 70s or early 80s.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 10:27 pm to DavidTheGnome
jim cornette has talked about this previously on his podcast.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 10:28 pm to DavidTheGnome
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