Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
On August 4, 1939, Mort Henderson passed away in Rochester, New York at 60 vuotiaita. Wrestling fans likely did not remember the name Mort Henderson but as his alter ego, the original Masked Marvel, he saved the fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament with the goal of
When Wladek Zbyszko travelled from the United States to Brazil for a lucrative tour on Brazil’s well-developed professional wrestling circuit, Zbyszko little suspected that he would wrestle his first contest in almost twenty years. Like their American counterparts, Brazilian professional wrestlers worked with each other to put on exciting exhibitions for the fans. The Brazilian professional wrestlers occasionally wrestled a
Lauantaina, Huhtikuu 9, 2022, the Franklin County Missouri Historical Society invited me to give a PowerPoint presentation on the Union Missouri Bank Robbery of 1902. The book covers the robbery, the investigation, two nationwide hunts for the fugitive and a daring break from the St. Louis City Jail. Two daring robbers, not yet 23 vuotiaita, pulled off
Lokakuun 26, 1897, Martin “Farmer” Burns defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Scottish catch wrestler Dan McLeod. Burns and McLeod were two of the top three or four catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the United States at the time. 1,200 fans attended the match held at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Promoters often put a mat or heavy
George Tragos gained fame as the trainer of Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, a 1920 Olympian for his native Greece, possessed an impeccable resume in legitimate wrestling. Born March 14, 1901, in Messinia, Greece, Tragos won national wrestling titles before representing Greece at the 1920 Olympics at only
At the end of 1932, 22-year-old Vila Milli sued her husband, professional wrestler Wladek Zbyszko, for divorce alleging physical cruelty and adultery. Milli charged the 41-year-old Zbyszko with physical cruelty for “hugging her too hard.” Justice Dunne of the Brooklyn Supreme Court heard the divorce case. He expressed doubt that Zbyszko abused his wife. Kuitenkin, he did not dismiss the
Before immigrating to the United States, Taro Miyake first settled in England. Miyake assisted Yukio Tani with establishing Judo and Jujitsu in England. Miyake and Tani challenged professional wrestlers to matches as part of their effort to establish their martial arts. Tani took part in challenge matches prior to the arrival of Miyake. Miyake grappled his first opponent, Tani himself,
While researching the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1881 – 1922), I discovered Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ early matches in Montana. Prior to researching this topic, I thought Lewis started his career by winning a 64-man wrestling tournament in Montana during 1882. Kuitenkin, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament
Frank Gotch hallitsi amerikkalaista painia 1905 vuonna hänen eläkkeelle 1913. Gotch, nykyinen amerikkalainen raskaansarjan painimestari, voitti huhtikuussa uransa suurimman ottelun 3, 1908. Gotch voitti nykyisen raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestarin Georg Hackenschmidtin Chicagossa, Illinois. Gotch osoittautui yhtä hallitsevaksi maailmanmestariksi kuin hän oli ollut Yhdysvaltain mestari. Gotch suostui
Torstaina, Huhtikuu 29, 1909, Frank Gotch matkusti Memphisiin, Tennessee paini arvostetun kevyen raskaansarjan painijan Charles Hackenschmidtin kanssa. Hackenschmidt voitti kevyen raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestaruuden oikealla nimellään, John Berg. Vaikka fanit pitivät Bergistä hyvää, he eivät nähneet häntä uhkana voittaa Frank Gotch suorassa ottelussa. Fanien kiinnostuksen lisäämiseksi