1949 Wild Red Barry (Berry) vs Angelo Martinelli

This partial wrestling match from 1949 between Wild Red Barry (Berry) and Angelo Martinelli is part of a test reel that's been in my collection for quite some time. The action took place in Turner's Arena in Washington DC.
This is raw test footage that has not been seen by the public until now.

The first part of this reel features a tag team midget match, which you cane find here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFUL6icYuM0
Both matches are available on one DVD for just $17 (free usa shipping)

Turner's Arena was the name given to a 2,000 seat arena, located near the northeast corner of 14th and W Streets, NW in Washington, DC, and originally owned by local wrestling promoter Joe Turner. This venue was an early home to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, a precursor to World Wrestling Entertainment, which was started by Vincent J. McMahon in January 1953. McMahon took over the territory from Gabe Menendez, who had succeeded Turner after his death in 1947. In addition, the arena hosted top professional boxing matches promoted by Goldie Ahearn featuring fighters such as Lou Gevinson, Lew Hanbury, and Jimmy Cooper. It was also the birthplace of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association annual basketball tournament, as well as the host to top country music acts and Jazz performances. It was renamed Capitol Arena in 1956 once Capitol Wrestling Corporation began broadcasting a syndicated weekly wrestling show from the arena every Thursday night.

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[TheKestevon]

original wwe debut.

[tyler4610]

wwe :O

[lildwayne21]

@punymoron Indeed he did.

[baroh2413]

@theboogeiman713 I also love me a can of wrestling once in a while

[theboogeiman713]

this match most of bin about 20 to 40 min

[theboogeiman713]

love this can of wrestling

[japanpro1]

matches later moved to the capitol arena on kalorama rd and the washington colisseum.

[punymoron]

"Wild" Red Berry once managed the late, great Hall of Famer, Gorilla Monsoon, back in the day.

[eslubin]

& the commentator is the drizzling s---s

[eslubin]

Martinelli became a ref later in Georgia. Ole Anderson wrote that Martinelli filled in 1 night in a tag match & he was amazing. looks something like a middleweight Pat O'Connor here but hard to tell from the editing

1:07, 5:47 cameraman must dig this chick, he keeps going back to her for long stretches

6:27 check out the black guy come right up to the ring. so much for the theory that blacks were brutally oppressed for being assertive. this was 1940s & this guy is obviously unmolested.