和 “扼殺” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

週一, 十二月 13, 1920, 和 “扼殺” Lewis won the first of six World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships from Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying.

A year before this match, Stecher and Lewis met in a match lasting over three hours. Lewis made a mental error in rushing for Stecher, who was reeling from one of Lewis’ headlocks. Lewis tried to pounce on him but was caught off-guard and thrown for a fall.

Lewis trained for over a year with the intent of not being caught unaware by Stecher or losing due to fatigue. In the rematch, Lewis beat Stecher after 1 hour and 41 分鐘. Lewis ground Stecher into defeat with his powerful side headlock. Lewis used to use a carotid artery choke known in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a bulldog choke but it was outlawed, 所以他開發了啞.

While mat finishes were mostly prearranged at this time, Lewis and Stecher legitimately detested each other. At the time, cooperation was impossible between the men. Later in their careers, they would wrestle in prearranged bouts.

After Lewis defeated Stecher, 他形成什麼被稱為砂金三重奏推廣與比利Sandow和圖茨Mondt. They permanently transitioned professional wrestling to “工作” 故事線，預先安排的完成.

他們熟悉這個新的安排，因為如​​果有人不附和故事線, 劉易斯會打敗他們真正. 這種做法會咬人他們 1925, 當他們把皮帶上的一個名為足球運動員 “大” 韋恩·芒恩.

Lewis was a celebrity in the 1920s before pro wrestling was exposed as worked and became more of a fringe entertainment. 在5月 12, 1921, 在 Bismark Tribune ran a story about how Lewis and his wife, 博士. 還有斯科特·劉易斯, raised their daughter Babada with scientific methods.

有關如何Babada在起身的故事 6. 比前收市價. 去睡覺 8:30 比前收市價. 她的父親教她演習. 他還背著她與他, 當他去跑. 她的母親確信她收到羊奶每天三次. One of the bizarre nutritional practices was feeding Babada bacon grease. The Lewis parents believed it was a great strength food.

不幸的是, 這段婚姻並沒有持續路易斯結婚和離婚五次. Touring as a wrestler put his marriages under great strain.

和 “扼殺” 劉易斯出生羅伯特·朱利葉斯·赫爾曼·弗里德里希在威斯康星州六月 30, 1891. 他贏得了世界重量級摔跤錦標賽然後記錄六次. He was considered by both Lou Thesz and Gene LeBell, both of whom he helped train, as the greatest “shooter” or legitimate wrestler.

He trained LeBell after being blinded by trachoma, which he picked up from dirty wrestling mats. 當時，他染上疾病, 它不是可治療. 他在紐約市死於八月 8, 1966 在的年齡 75.

劉易斯留下了持久的遺產. 其中的最後一個合法的所有權人, who ushered in the era of “工作” 火柴, 和訓練有素的下一代冠軍.

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