1930 professional wrestling w/ Jim "Golden Greek" Londos ...
Item # 725960
January 17, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1930
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Months prior to him becoming World champion
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Nazzarino Poggi at New York Coliseum
* From the city where it happened
Near the bottom of page 29 is a one column heading: "Londos Throws Poggi At Coliseum In 25:04" with subhead. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
background: Witness the night the "Golden Greek" became an immortal icon: January 16, 1930, at the New York Coliseum, was not just a wrestling match—it was the seismic birth of a global box-office phenomenon. As Jim Londos systematically dismantled the powerhouse Nazzarino Poggi, he shattered the era’s "boring" grappling mold, replacing it with an electrifying, high-impact style of body slams and dramatic showmanship that essentially invented the modern sports-entertainment blueprint. This victory was the final domino to fall before Londos captured the World Heavyweight Championship, launching a reign so dominant he became the top-earning athlete in the world during the Great Depression, out-drawing even Babe Ruth. For any collector or historian, this date represents the precise moment professional wrestling transitioned from a gritty basement sport into a multi-million dollar spectacle, anchored by the charismatic gravity of the greatest drawing card in the history of the squared circle.
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Months prior to him becoming World champion
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Nazzarino Poggi at New York Coliseum
* From the city where it happened
Near the bottom of page 29 is a one column heading: "Londos Throws Poggi At Coliseum In 25:04" with subhead. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
background: Witness the night the "Golden Greek" became an immortal icon: January 16, 1930, at the New York Coliseum, was not just a wrestling match—it was the seismic birth of a global box-office phenomenon. As Jim Londos systematically dismantled the powerhouse Nazzarino Poggi, he shattered the era’s "boring" grappling mold, replacing it with an electrifying, high-impact style of body slams and dramatic showmanship that essentially invented the modern sports-entertainment blueprint. This victory was the final domino to fall before Londos captured the World Heavyweight Championship, launching a reign so dominant he became the top-earning athlete in the world during the Great Depression, out-drawing even Babe Ruth. For any collector or historian, this date represents the precise moment professional wrestling transitioned from a gritty basement sport into a multi-million dollar spectacle, anchored by the charismatic gravity of the greatest drawing card in the history of the squared circle.
Category: The 20th Century









