On this day: Danno O'Mahony makes American wrestling debut

The legendary Cork strong man first appeared on the US professional wrestling circuit 86 years ago today

Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony was idolised by the Irish American community in the US.

Today marks 86 years since professional Irish wrestler Danno O’Mahony first made his American debut, bringing down two members of the legendary Dusek family, brothers Ernie and Rudy, as well as the referee of the match in front of a cheering crowd.

Later in the same year, 1935, the Cork native won the National Wrestling Association's world heavyweight championship against Ed Don George in Boston. He continued to remain undefeated, in over 70 matches, until November of that year and went on to have a huge impact on the sport over a short career.