The first instance where Moe does not have his bowl-style haircut and Larry does not have his frizzy halo of hair per request of Joe Besser who wanted them to look more like gentlemen.
The ring's value of $5,000.00 (in 1957) would be the equivalent of about $54,400.00 in the year 2023.
The bad guy, Elmo Drake (Matt Murphy), was a professional wrestler, which explains all the wrestling moves in the climatic final scene.