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Head over Heels: Remembering Wrestling at the Chase Extras

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Nine PBS’s Head over Heels: Remembering Wrestling at the Chase is full of funny, inspiring, and entertaining stories about the popular St. Louis wrestling show. But some amazing stories didn’t even make it into the film, like how wrestlers protected Mickey Garagiola in a road rage incident or how Sam Muchnick might have helped Harry S. Truman win the presidential election.  

Look at these Head over Heels: Remembering Wrestling at the Chase extras for interesting stories that didn’t make it into the Nine PBS documentary.  

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Wrestlers protect Mickey Garagiola during road rage incident | Head Over Heels Extras

Bob Garagiola tells the story of how wrestlers protected his father, announcer Mickey Garagiola during a road rage incident. Mickey Garagiola was an announcer for Wrestling at the Chase. 

This is an extra from the Nine PBS documentary Head Over Heels: Remembering Wrestling at the Chase.

Head Over Heels Extras
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Wrestlers protect Mickey Garagiola during road rage incident | Head Over Heels Extras
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Wrestlers protect Mickey Garagiola during road rage incident | Head Over Heels Extras
Fan Darla Staggs meets wrestler Jack Brisco | Head Over Heels Extra
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Fan Darla Staggs meets wrestler Jack Brisco | Head Over Heels Extra
How Sam Muchnick Helped Harry S. Truman Win | Head Over Heels Extras
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How Sam Muchnick Helped Harry S. Truman Win | Head Over Heels Extras
A wrestler gifts stolen beer to engineer Mike Dorman | Head Over Heels Extras
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A wrestler gifts stolen beer to engineer Mike Dorman | Head Over Heels Extras