Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Ek het in die verlede geskryf dat Fall Guys: The Barnums of Bounce deur Marcus Griffin is 'n problematiese bron. Terwyl Griffin insiderkennis het as gevolg van sy tyd in die Buffalo-promosiekantoor in die 1930's, hy het die boek geskryf met die doel om wraak te neem teen die promotors wat hom afgedank het. Die boek bevat feitelike inligting gemeng met interessante
James Hiram McLaughlin het die eer as die eerste Amerikaanse professionele stoeier. Terwyl mense professioneel voor McLaughlin gestoei het, hy was die eerste wat 'n professionele bestaan uit stoei verdien het. McLaughlin het professioneel begin stoei 1860 op 16 jaar oud, maar die Burgeroorlog het sy loopbaan vir 'n paar jaar onderbreek. McLaughlin het weer begin stoei 1866. Deur 1877,
Op Julie 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier
In the early 1920s, Christos Theofilou het begin stoei as Jim Londos na 'n paar jaar as die foefie “Stoeipleister”. Londos het waarskynlik nie besef dat die naamsverandering die eerste stap sou wees om die grootste loketaantreklikheid in die 1930's professionele stoei te word nie. Die tweede stap was sy opkoms as 'n hoofbyeenkoms-stoeier in St. Louis. Gebore in
Op Julie 4, 1922, Alan Eustace received his shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Worger” Lewis. Eustace, the Kansas Champion, won a qualifying match with “Boer” Bailey in March 1922 to qualify for the match with Lewis. 31-year-old Eustace was the same age as “Worger” Lewis but Lewis was far more experienced. Debuting at 14 jaar oud,
I was recently honored to be a guest on The Martial Culture Podcast. Coach Rene Driefuss and Matt Peters were excellent hosts. I truly enjoyed my time on their podcast. We spoke about one of my books, Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt: The Matches That Made and Destroyed Legitimate American Professional Wrestling in particular. Egter, we spoke in general about the history
Sedert sy opkoms as 'n toeskouersport in die tweede helfte van die 19de eeu, promotors en stoeiers was onder 'n wolk van vermoede dat hulle hul wedstryde werk. Terwyl professionele stoei uiteindelik feitlik uitsluitlik uit opgevoerde uitstallings sou bestaan, baie, indien nie die meeste nie, van die wedstryde was wettige wedstryd voor 1915. Promoters and wrestlers went to great
Op Mei 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
In early 1915, Sam Rachmann het die New York Internasionale Stoeitoernooi bevorder met die doel om die afgetrede Wêreld Swaargewig Stoeikampioen Frank Gotch te vervang. Rachmann het geglo niemand kan Aleksander verslaan nie “Alex” Aberg, Rachmann se uitgesoekte opvolger van Gotch, in Grieks-Romeinse stoei. Rachmann se uitdaging was vang-as-vang-kan was die dominante stoeistyl in Amerika. Om hierdie uitdaging te omseil, Rachmann recruited international
In 1922, future World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Jim Browning began his career in Kansas. Browning moved from his hometown of Verona, Missouri in 1921 to train for a professional wrestling career. Tom Law, the Wichita, Kansas promoter, oversaw Browning’s training. By May 1923, Browning was already in the main event at smaller shows. On an Augusta, Kansas card, Browning wrestled