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A fact from Big Time Wrestling (Boston) appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 July 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Big Time Wrestling featured a wrestling bear that escaped and was subdued after a police hunt by putting sugar in its mouth?
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
ALT2:... that
Bearcat Wright won Big Time Wrestling's heavyweight championship from
Killer Kowalski in 1961, becoming one of the first African-Americans to win a major singles title during the Territory era?[3]
ALT5:... that Big Time Wrestling was considered a "safe" territory for GLB wrestlers and Ron Dupree was able to live openly with his partner?[6]
ALT6:... that Big Time Wrestling featured a wrestling bear called "Black Ozzie" which later escaped shortly after being sold and they joined in a police search and was able to subdue the bear by putting sugar in its mouth?[7]
ALT6a:... that Big Time Wrestling featured a wrestling bear that escaped and was subdued after a police hunt by putting sugar in its mouth?[7]
ALT6b:... that Big Time Wrestling featured "Black Ozzie", a wrestling bear who escaped after being sold, leading to the police subduing it by putting sugar in its mouth?[7]
ALT7:... that one of Big Time Wrestling's first major attractions was a series of wrestling bouts between Black Ozzie and BTW Women's Champion Alma Mills?[8]
ALT9:... that while napping in the locker room,
Jack Pfefer was once thrown out of the Boston Arena by a rookie wrestler who mistook him for a homeless man who had wandered in off the street?[5]
Overall: I can see a lot of work was put into this article, sourcing is quite amazing, definitely gives an insight into wrestling history. ALT#6 seems to be the most interesting hook, I am choosing this one.
Aussie Article Writer (
talk)
18:20, 5 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Thanks for reviewing (there were a lot of hooks to go through)! I didn't actually do any work for the article; just created the nomination page for 173.162.220.17 because they couldn't create it. My field of expertise is not wrestling at all.
Sdrqaz (
talk)
18:31, 5 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Though ALT6 is pretty amazing, it's also a fair bit over the usual length limit of 200 characters. Can we get an exemption here, and could we try trim the hook a little? (There's probably some excess words we can lose.)
Vaticidalprophet14:32, 6 July 2021 (UTC)reply
I'll propose a couple of alternates later today. It's not my nomination, so I don't want to step on any toes, but the editor hasn't edited in the past few weeks.
Sdrqaz (
talk)
14:35, 6 July 2021 (UTC)reply
^Jim Cornette (August 12, 2019).
"Episode 103". Jim Cornette's Drive Thru (Podcast). YouTube. Event occurs at 1:00:15.
Archived from the original on November 17, 2020.
^Jim Cornette (August 12, 2019).
"Episode 103". Jim Cornette's Drive Thru (Podcast). YouTube. Event occurs at 58:56.
Archived from the original on November 17, 2020.
^
abHornbaker, Tim (2015). "Chapter 13: The Most Valuable Territory". Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire. Toronto: ECW Press.
ISBN978-1770906891.
^Jim Cornette (August 12, 2019).
"Episode 103". Jim Cornette's Drive Thru (Podcast). YouTube. Event occurs at 1:00:35.
Archived from the original on November 17, 2020.
This article was reviewed by member(s) of WikiProject Articles for creation. The project works to allow users to contribute quality articles and media files to the encyclopedia and track their progress as they are developed. To participate, please visit the
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Big Time Wrestling (Boston) is within the scope of WikiProject Professional wrestling, an attempt to improve and standardize articles related to
professional wrestling. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, visit the
project to-do page, or visit the
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United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
A fact from Big Time Wrestling (Boston) appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 July 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Big Time Wrestling featured a wrestling bear that escaped and was subdued after a police hunt by putting sugar in its mouth?
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
ALT2:... that
Bearcat Wright won Big Time Wrestling's heavyweight championship from
Killer Kowalski in 1961, becoming one of the first African-Americans to win a major singles title during the Territory era?[3]
ALT5:... that Big Time Wrestling was considered a "safe" territory for GLB wrestlers and Ron Dupree was able to live openly with his partner?[6]
ALT6:... that Big Time Wrestling featured a wrestling bear called "Black Ozzie" which later escaped shortly after being sold and they joined in a police search and was able to subdue the bear by putting sugar in its mouth?[7]
ALT6a:... that Big Time Wrestling featured a wrestling bear that escaped and was subdued after a police hunt by putting sugar in its mouth?[7]
ALT6b:... that Big Time Wrestling featured "Black Ozzie", a wrestling bear who escaped after being sold, leading to the police subduing it by putting sugar in its mouth?[7]
ALT7:... that one of Big Time Wrestling's first major attractions was a series of wrestling bouts between Black Ozzie and BTW Women's Champion Alma Mills?[8]
ALT9:... that while napping in the locker room,
Jack Pfefer was once thrown out of the Boston Arena by a rookie wrestler who mistook him for a homeless man who had wandered in off the street?[5]
Overall: I can see a lot of work was put into this article, sourcing is quite amazing, definitely gives an insight into wrestling history. ALT#6 seems to be the most interesting hook, I am choosing this one.
Aussie Article Writer (
talk)
18:20, 5 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Thanks for reviewing (there were a lot of hooks to go through)! I didn't actually do any work for the article; just created the nomination page for 173.162.220.17 because they couldn't create it. My field of expertise is not wrestling at all.
Sdrqaz (
talk)
18:31, 5 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Though ALT6 is pretty amazing, it's also a fair bit over the usual length limit of 200 characters. Can we get an exemption here, and could we try trim the hook a little? (There's probably some excess words we can lose.)
Vaticidalprophet14:32, 6 July 2021 (UTC)reply
I'll propose a couple of alternates later today. It's not my nomination, so I don't want to step on any toes, but the editor hasn't edited in the past few weeks.
Sdrqaz (
talk)
14:35, 6 July 2021 (UTC)reply
^Jim Cornette (August 12, 2019).
"Episode 103". Jim Cornette's Drive Thru (Podcast). YouTube. Event occurs at 1:00:15.
Archived from the original on November 17, 2020.
^Jim Cornette (August 12, 2019).
"Episode 103". Jim Cornette's Drive Thru (Podcast). YouTube. Event occurs at 58:56.
Archived from the original on November 17, 2020.
^
abHornbaker, Tim (2015). "Chapter 13: The Most Valuable Territory". Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire. Toronto: ECW Press.
ISBN978-1770906891.
^Jim Cornette (August 12, 2019).
"Episode 103". Jim Cornette's Drive Thru (Podcast). YouTube. Event occurs at 1:00:35.
Archived from the original on November 17, 2020.