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З моманту свайго з'яўлення як глядацкага віду спорту ў другой палове 19 ст, прамоўтэры і барцы былі пад воблакам падазрэнняў, што яны адпрацоўваюць свае матчы. У той час як прафесійная барацьба ў канчатковым выніку будзе складацца амаль выключна з пастановачных выстаў, многія, калі не большасць, з матчаў былі законныя спаборніцтвы да 1915. Прамоўтары і змагары пайшлі на выдатна

In early 1915, Sam Rachmann promoted the New York International Wrestling Tournament with the intention of replacing retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Rachmann believed no one could defeat Aleksander “Алекс” Аберг, Rachmann’s handpicked successor to Gotch, in Greco-Roman wrestling. Rachmann’s challenge was catch-as-catch-can was the dominant wrestling style in America. To get around this challenge, Rachmann recruited international

У 1922, future World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Jim Browning began his career in Kansas. Browning moved from his hometown of Verona, Місуры ў 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

Сакавіка 3, 1922, І “Душыцель” 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 “Душыцель” 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 “Душыцель” Lewis and promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt, in the 1920s. Law would produce two

У 1894, Марцін “Фермер” Burns was preparing to wrestle Evan “Душыцель” Lewis for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. While Burns was entering his prime, Lewis had been on top of American professional wrestling for 5 гадоў. 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. Яшчэ, a professional wrestling card was held in the town on Monday, Сакавік 22, 1926. Without the widespread use of automobiles or roads built to handle them, travel would be very difficult in 1926.

У пятніцу, Лютага 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. Луіс. While Londos only stood about 5’06” or 5’07”, he possessed

On Sunday, Сьнежня 17, 1906, Kansas City, Missouri once more proved itself to be a hotbed for professional wrestling as 8,000 fans crammed Convention Hall to watch the rematch between Frank Gotch and Fred Beell. Beell won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Gotch three weeks earlier in New Orleans, Louisiana. Gotch claimed the loss to be a fluke, у той час як