Автор: Кен Циммерман молодший.

У 1894, Мартін “Фермер” Burns was preparing to wrestle Evan “Душитель” Lewis for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. While Burns was entering his prime, Lewis had been on top of American professional wrestling for 5 років. Lewis also wrestled a viscous style with an emphasis on submission holds. Burns would have to be prepared for a tough contest, which could

Verona, Missouri is a small town in southwest Missouri. Never exceeding 900 residents in it’s history, only 438 or so people called Verona home in 1926. Ще, a professional wrestling card was held in the town on Monday, Березень 22, 1926. Without the widespread use of automobiles or roads built to handle them, travel would be very difficult in 1926.

У п'ятницю, Лютий 17, 1922, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko wrestled a handicap match against Francois Lemarque and up-and-coming star Jim Londos. Londos was still a few years away from becoming the biggest box office draw in professional wrestling but he was the most popular wrestler in St. Луїс. While Londos only stood about 5’06” or 5’07”, he possessed

On Sunday, Грудень 17, 1906, Канзас Сіті, Міссурі знову виявився осередком професійної боротьби 8,000 вболівальники переповнили конференц-зал, щоб подивитися матч-реванш між Френком Готчем і Фредом Біллом. Білл виграв американський чемпіонат з боротьби у важкій вазі у Готча трьома тижнями раніше в Новому Орлеані, Louisiana. Готч заявив, що втрата була випадковістю, while

On June 11, 1976, Джозеф “Toots” Mondt died enroute to Christian Northeast Hospital in North St. Louis County. Mondt had moved to St. Луї в 1969 to help take care of his wife Alda’s mother. After her mother died in 1971, the Mondts decided to stay in St. Луїс, where Alda had been born and raised. Mondt was a legendary

Wayne “Великий” Munn’s a meteoric rise in professional wrestling. Debuting in 1924, Munn “won” the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Ed “Душитель” Lewis in early 1925. His fall was just as quick. За 1926, Munn was retired. A college football lineman from Nebraska, Munn was recruited into professional wrestling by Billy Sandow, defacto leader of the Gold Dust Trio. The

Fred Beell was a strong, talented professional wrestler at the turn of the 20th Century. Beell gave all the best wrestlers of the day tough contests but his lack of size often hampered his ability with world class wrestlers. Although powerfully built, Beell was generously listed at 5’06”. At his heaviest, Beell never exceeded 170 фунти. While possessing a bodybuilder’s