89 minutos
From the late 1800s to 1988, Kansas City was considered a hotbed of professional wrestling. The lineage of champions in multiple wrestling organizations can be traced to the City of Fountains, and the fan base was considered to be one of the most rampant. The wave of professional wrestling success in the city continued throughout the Twentieth Century until 1988, when Vince McMahon's global World Wrestling Federation ultimately put an end to the independent wrestling territories that once filled up America. K.C. ON THE MAT focuses specifically on Kansas City pro-wrestling from 1930 to the demise in 1988. It begins with the back story of the first National Wrestling Alliance Champion, Orville Brown, and his rise as a top promoter in Kansas City. Brown eventually sold his assets out, and the trio of "Texas" Bob Geigel, Harley Race and Pat O'Connor controlled the area until its fall in the late 1980s.
Harley Race
Himself
Bob Geigel
Himself
Percival A. Friend
Percival A. Friend
Richard Brown
Himself
Bill Grigsby
Himself
Roger Kirby
Roger Kirby
Tom Andrews
Tom Andrews
Billy Howard
Billy Howard
John Cone
Himself
Bill Kersten
Himself
Bob Brown
"Bulldog" Bob Brown (archive footage)
Carey Lloyd
Rufus R. Jones (archive footage)
Ox Baker
Ox Baker (archive footage)
Ken Johnson
Slick (archive footage)
Mike George
Mike George (archive footage)
Frank Goodish
Bruiser Brody (archive footage)