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On Machi 3, 1922, Na “Strangler” Lewis regained the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Stanislaus Zbyszko. This event marked the beginning of one of the most dominant professional wrestling combines in history. Manager Billy Sandow, World Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and training partner/promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt, known as the “Gold Dust Trio”, dominated the sport for the next six
In the early 1920s, Billy Sandow convinced Georgia promoter Tom Law to move to Wichita, Kansas and develop the area for future wrestling shows. The American Midwest would be a significant revenue generator for the Gold Dust Trio, which Sandow led with World Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt, in the 1920s. Law would produce two
In 1894, Martin “Mkulima” Burns alikuwa akijiandaa kumenyana na Evan “Strangler” Lewis kwa Mashindano ya Mieleka ya Uzito wa Juu wa Marekani. Huku Burns akiingia kwenye ubora wake, Lewis alikuwa juu ya mieleka ya kitaalam ya Amerika 5 miaka. Lewis pia alishindana na mtindo wa mnato na msisitizo wa kushikilia kuwasilisha. Burns ingekuwa tayari kwa shindano kali, ambayo inaweza
Verona, Missouri ni mji mdogo kusini-magharibi mwa Missouri. Haizidi kamwe 900 wakazi katika historia yake, pekee 438 au hivyo watu waliita Verona nyumbani 1926. Hata hivyo, kadi ya kitaalamu ya mieleka ilifanyika mjini humo siku ya Jumatatu, Machi 22, 1926. Bila matumizi makubwa ya magari au barabara zilizojengwa ili kuzishughulikia, kusafiri itakuwa ngumu sana 1926.
Siku ya Ijumaa, Februari 17, 1922, Bingwa wa dunia wa mieleka ya uzito wa juu Stanislaus Zbyszko alimenyana na Francois Lemarque na nyota anayekuja juu Jim Londos.. Londos alikuwa bado miaka michache kabla ya kuwa mchujo mkubwa zaidi katika mieleka ya kitaaluma lakini alikuwa mwanamieleka maarufu zaidi huko St.. Louis. Wakati London ilisimama kama 5 tu’06” au 5’07”, alimiliki
On Sunday, Desemba 17, 1906, Jiji la Kansas, Missouri kwa mara nyingine ilijidhihirisha kuwa mahali pa kupamba moto kwa mieleka ya kitaalam kama 8,000 mashabiki walijaa kwenye Ukumbi wa Mikutano kutazama mechi ya marudiano kati ya Frank Gotch na Fred Beell. Beell alishinda Ubingwa wa Mieleka wa Uzani wa Heavyweight kutoka kwa Gotch wiki tatu mapema huko New Orleans, Louisiana. Gotch alidai hasara hiyo ni bahati mbaya, while
Siku ya Jumamosi, Tarehe 2 Desemba, 1893, mwalimu wa ndondi wa Saint Louis na mwanamieleka wa Kigiriki-Kirumi Mike Mooney alikutana na Max Luttbeg huko Saint Louis.’ Ukumbi wa Burudani. Majibizano ya kabla ya mechi yalilenga Mooney kutowahi kupoteza mechi ya mieleka au pambano la ndondi. Mooney alichukuliwa kuwa mpiganaji bora wa Greco-Roman, huku Luttbeg alikuwa mcheza mieleka bora zaidi wa kukamata kama anaweza. Katika karne ya 19, ilikuwa ni kawaida kwa mechi
On June 11, 1976, Joseph “Toots” Mondt died enroute to Christian Northeast Hospital in North St. Louis kata. Mondt had moved to St. Louis katika 1969 to help take care of his wife Alda’s mother. After her mother died in 1971, the Mondts decided to stay in St. Louis, where Alda had been born and raised. Mondt was a legendary
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan alikuwa mpiganaji mzuri katika haki yake mwenyewe ingawa. Ryan alizaliwa mnamo Machi 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan alijulikana kwa njia yake
Wayne “Big” Munn ni kupanda kwa hali ya hewa katika mieleka ya kitaaluma. Kujadili katika 1924, Munn “won” ubingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka wa Uzito wa Juu kutoka kwa Ed “Strangler” Lewis mapema 1925. Anguko lake lilikuwa la haraka vile vile. By 1926, Munn alistaafu. Mchezaji wa mpira wa miguu wa chuo kikuu kutoka Nebraska, Munn aliajiriwa katika mieleka ya kitaaluma na Billy Sandow, defacto kiongozi wa Gold Dust Trio. The