亞歷克斯·阿伯格重返歐洲

亞歷克斯·阿伯格在職業摔角生涯最偉大的一年裡擊敗了許多著名的敵人. 在 1915, 阿伯格參加了紐約國際摔角錦標賽的春季和秋季版本. 只以他喜歡的古典式摔角風格進行比賽, 阿伯格擊敗博士. Benjamin Roller, 弗拉德克·茲皮希科和艾德 “扼殺” 劉易斯和一些熟練的摔角手.

Aberg ended 1915 as the “World Heavyweight Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion”. 通過 1917, he was back in Europe. What happened in 1916 to convince him to return to Europe?

第一, Aberg and his promoter, Sam Rachmann, wanted Aberg to succeed Frank Gotch as the recognized World Champion. Rachmann held the International Tournaments in an attempt to have Aberg recognized as Gotch’s successor and hopefully secure a match with Gotch himself.

Despite his success in the tournaments, the American audience did not recognize Aberg’s dominance in Greco-Roman wrestling as being equal to Gotch in the dominant American style, catch-as-catch-can. While the fans liked the novelty of the Greco-Roman resurgence, Aberg couldn’t hope to beat Gotch in catch-as-catch-can.

Aberg also had a blemish on his Greco-Roman wrestling record as Stanislaus Zbyszko, Wladek’s older brother, beat Aberg for the Greco-Roman World Title in 1914. When Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe in 1914, Rachmann and Aberg took advantage of his absence by staging the tournament to crown a new champion.

Aberg had started to learn catch-as-catch-can but was still considered a relative beginner in the style. Aberg did try to secure a match in 1916 with Joe Stecher, who was recognized as Gotch’s successor by the American wrestling public. 然而, the men could never come to terms.

Aberg spent most of 1916 training for a potential match with Stecher. He didn’t compete in any recorded matches despite being in the United States for most of the year. Besides his normal weightlifting routine, he practiced catch-as-catch-can wrestling with many American wrestlers. While he was improving, Aberg would have had a tough time beating Joe Stecher in catch wrestling. Aberg was said to be particularly worried about Stecher’s scissor hold.

Once he realized that a match with Stecher was not forth coming and that Greco-Roman wrestling wasn’t going to be popular long-term, Aberg and his good friend, Georg Lurich returned to Europe in early 1917. Neither one would return to the United States as the Russian Civil War intruded on their lives.

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