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Oct 11, 2021 · For more than two decades spanning the 1960s and '70s, “Wrestling at the Chase” regularly drew hundreds to the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Then, on Saturday evenings, hundreds of thousands more watched the matches on television. Mimi Pultman of University City recalls the program being her grandmother’s absolute favorite.
Feb 14, 2024 · Published on February 14, 2024. History. Head over Heels: Remembering Wrestling at the Chase tells the story of one of St. Louis’ most popular and longest-running local programs, KPLR-TV's Wrestling at the Chase. For many St. Louisans, the Saturday night live broadcasts and Sunday morning repeats became must-see TV.
Is a weekly television program, Wrestling at the Chase (carried by KPLR-TV), is considered one of the legendary programs in the history of professional wrest...
Mar 26, 2022 · Wrestling at the Chase is a fond, informative, amusing, and even poignant look at the who’s who of professional wrestling and legendary St. Louis promoter Sam Muchnick. St. Louis was the capital, and Muchnick the ruler of professional wrestling, before Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment took over.
Wrestling At The Chase stood out among other professional wrestling programs, both past and present, in many ways, not the least of which was its visual presentation. . Originally, the wrestling ring was placed inside of the Chase’s lavish 900-seat Khorassan Room, surrounded by chandeliers, silk tablecloths, and spectators dressed in their best forma
Apr 10, 2016 · Starting on May 23rd, 1959, KPLR-TV Channel 11, a longtime local station in St. Louis, began airing Wrestling at the Chase, which aired at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel off of Central West End. The episodes would be televised at 10:00 a.m on Saturday in the Khorassan Room. “It was the best place in the world to wrestle,” says WWE Hall of Famer ...
Jul 11, 2005 · Wrestling at the Chase by Larry Matysik is a superbly well-written fountain of information on the business of professional wrestling before it lost its charm. Although I was never fortunate to have been able to watch St. Louis Wrestling in its prime, Larry Matysik's book allows the reader to feel as if he was there every step of the way.
- Larry Matysik
