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Joe Stecher made his professional wrestling debut in late 1912 or early 1913. Stecher proved to be a dangerous professional from the beginning of his career. Martin “Farmer” Burns, the storied wrestler and trainer, brought one of his proteges, Yussiff Hussane, to test Stecher in a legitimate contest during June 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane
Nan Madi, Oktòb 21, 1913, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defended his newly won American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral at Lexington’s Auditorium on a mat instead of a ring. The mat setup played a role in the finish of the match. Promoter Jerry Walls placed a mat on the elevated stage, a common setup before the widespread
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rsq65p/Episode_88jy4q.mp3Podcast: Jwe nan fenèt | DownloadEpisode Preview In this episode, I will be talking about the development of the promotional system in the 1910s and early 1920s. Update Update on the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship book project due out before Christmas this year. This project is much bigger than I imagined. Wrestlers worked more of the matches than I
Dan McLeod defeated Martin “Farmer” Burns for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship during October 1897. McLeod held the championship for four years until he met Frank Gotch’s toughest opponent, Tom Jenkins. In early 1899, McLeod made a couple title defenses in Minnesota. On February 24, 1899, McLeod wrestled St. Louis Middleweight Wrestling Champion George Baptiste at Conover Hall in front
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qj6w7e/Episode_7859w1.mp3Podcast: Jwe nan fenèt | DownloadIn this episode, my new co-host and youngest son, Kalèb Zimmerman, joins the podcast. We discuss recent changes at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the new leadership team’s early positive signs. The main topic of the show is the Masked Marvel and the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament,
Professional wrestling evolved into an athletic exhibition from legitimate contests for two reasons. I have written extensively about the first reason. Legitimate contests between equally skilled wrestlers were often long, boring affairs with little action. These contests turned off fans and prevented professional wrestling exploding as a spectator sport. I have not written as much about the second reason. Nan
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7s9rgj/Episode_6b9zva.mp3Podcast: Jwe nan fenèt | DownloadIn this episode, I will be talking about a pair of worked title matches for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Main Content Fred Beell was a strong, wrèstle pwofesyonèl talan nan vire 20yèm syèk la. Malgre ke pwisan bati, Beell stood no more than 5’05” ak peze 168 liv. Men,, he improbably defeated
Nan Lendi, Mas 26, 1888, Joe Acton, ki te espesyalize nan catch wrestling, lite pwofesè William Miller, yon wrèstle Ostralyen, ak prizefighter toutouni, nan yon match de lit grèko-women de-sou-twa. Tou de kan mesye yo te kwè ke lit match la nan style sa a te asire konpetisyon ki pi bèl ant yo. Mesye yo te lite pou $500.00 yon bò. 1,500 fans, yon gwo foul moun pou epòk la, vire
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q2pnhj/Episode_58uqay.mp3Podcast: Jwe nan fenèt | DownloadIn this episode, Mwen pral pale de kèk nan fanatik reklamasyon sovaj yo, luteur ak istoryen lit fè sou alimèt lit pwofesyonèl. Mizajou Mwen fèk dekouvri ke anvan Mildred Burke te menm fèt, fanatik lit ak repòtè yo rekonèt Cora Livingston kòm premye chanpyon lit fanm yo. Cora te aprann lite nan kanaval yo.
Anvan lite nan Kentucky nan kòmansman ane 1910 yo, fanatik lit te konnen Ed "Strangler" Lewis kòm Bob Fredrichs. Li te fèt Robert Friedrich nan Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis te fè premye lit pwofesyonèl li nan 1905, pandan y ap toujou sèlman 14 ane fin vye granmoun. Pwomotè Kentucky te panse Bob Fredrichs twò klè, se konsa Lewis te chwazi nouvo non li kòm yon omaj bay parèy Wisconsin natif natal ak orijinal