Daily Pro Wrestling History (11/24): The first Starrcade

    1938  Mexico City, Mexico: – Sammy Stein defeated Lobo Negro for the World Lightweight Title 1950  Atlanta, Georgia: – Lord Finis Hall defeated Jack Kennedy to win the Georgia version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 1952  Huntington, West Virginia: – Ed Francis defeated Joe Scarpello to win the Midwest Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight Title …

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      Enhancement Era: The return of the WWE jobber

      They’re here! When I read a few weeks ago that WWE was going to bring back enhancement talent to television, I was skeptical. Lo and behold, on the first post-draft Raw, they utilized not one, but two “local athletes”. Enhancement talent, local athletes, local competitors, jobbers, jibbers, oners and doners, dregs of society, whatever you want to…

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