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Pittsburgh pro wrestling still flexing after 150 years

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Between the valleys of the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio, the roots of professional wrestling run deep. Some of the earliest documented matches began in the 1870s, when factory workers slapped chests as a pastime at shift’s end along the riverbanks in McKeesport. In the ’50s, studio wrestling brought national prominence to the local scene, forging Steel City stars like Bruno Sammartino, Domenic DiNucci and Jumping Johnny DeFazio. Today, that …

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