Shikat was an idiot who went into business for himself. O'Mahoney was 24 years old and a young stud. Shikat was 39 years old at the time and obviously pissed off that a young kid was booked to beat him. He didn't go on to do anything and this practically ended both of their careers because O'Mahoney went back to Ireland. Pretty sad.
A dramatic moment of history, preserved on film. Thank you. There's about one second of a different match at the very end, is that Londos slugging someone?
This match was one of the things that nearly killed the wrestling industry. It lost much of its credibility after this. It would survive thanks to gimmick wrestlers and carnival attractions like Maurice Tillet.
What...that is a contradictory and ironic statement, given the fact that Shikat nearly broke O'Mahoney's arm. When Shikat trapped his arm, O'Mahoney loudly and audibly screamed, "Stop the match, he's killing me!" If anything, a shoot scenario like this would actually help wrestling's credibility, especially given how many sportswriters were writing condemning articles mocking the theatrical aspects of the industry. Lost credibility? That ship had long since sailed. Gotch-Hackenschmidt, the proliferation of show maneuvers and the Jack Pfefer revelations had already seen to that. Ultimately the growing popularity of wrestlers that were valued for their appearance and showmanship rather than their wrestling skills may have kept the industry going, but let's not kid ourselves, this development only served to further reinforce the profession's credibility.
@@wrestlingconnoisseur they knew pro wrestling was faked back in the 1870's Called them hippodromes I found a march 23rd article about a street fight between professor miller and william muldoon and muldoon told the new york herald that wrestling was faked
@@tonyh1718 How did it kill credibility? We're talking about a worked match that turned rough and one of the participants tried to break the other's arm. If anything, Shikat's double-cross imbued credibility.
Love it! If only it were longer! Thanks for posting.
Shikat was an idiot who went into business for himself. O'Mahoney was 24 years old and a young stud. Shikat was 39 years old at the time and obviously pissed off that a young kid was booked to beat him. He didn't go on to do anything and this practically ended both of their careers because O'Mahoney went back to Ireland. Pretty sad.
Wow, very interesting! Wish there was more footage of this one...and more of Shikat in general!
there's more of shikat. check out his match from '32 against strangler lewis. i think that's the longest known footage of him.
@@grawakendream8980 Yeah, that's a great match. Very technical.
Just discovered more Danno vids like this, so cool. He's my second cousin, so trying to learn more about him.
My best friend is danno's grat great great great granddaughter
Lol I guess me and your friend are related 😅
A dramatic moment of history, preserved on film. Thank you. There's about one second of a different match at the very end, is that Londos slugging someone?
Good!!!
no. not londos..could it be one of the Dusek brothers?
Poor Dick
This match was one of the things that nearly killed the wrestling industry. It lost much of its credibility after this. It would survive thanks to gimmick wrestlers and carnival attractions like Maurice Tillet.
What...that is a contradictory and ironic statement, given the fact that Shikat nearly broke O'Mahoney's arm. When Shikat trapped his arm, O'Mahoney loudly and audibly screamed, "Stop the match, he's killing me!" If anything, a shoot scenario like this would actually help wrestling's credibility, especially given how many sportswriters were writing condemning articles mocking the theatrical aspects of the industry.
Lost credibility? That ship had long since sailed. Gotch-Hackenschmidt, the proliferation of show maneuvers and the Jack Pfefer revelations had already seen to that. Ultimately the growing popularity of wrestlers that were valued for their appearance and showmanship rather than their wrestling skills may have kept the industry going, but let's not kid ourselves, this development only served to further reinforce the profession's credibility.
@@wrestlingconnoisseur they knew pro wrestling was faked back in the 1870's
Called them hippodromes
I found a march 23rd article about a street fight between professor miller and william muldoon and muldoon told the new york herald that wrestling was faked
@@tonyh1718 Yes, I am quite aware of that fact.
@@wrestlingconnoisseur i know that was the consensus, it killed credibility. You have to think though that a lot of fans eere smart, even back then
@@tonyh1718 How did it kill credibility? We're talking about a worked match that turned rough and one of the participants tried to break the other's arm. If anything, Shikat's double-cross imbued credibility.