نویسنده: کن زیمرمن جونیور.

از زمان ظهور آن به عنوان یک ورزش تماشاگر در نیمه دوم قرن نوزدهم, مروجین و کشتی گیران در زیر ابری از سوء ظن قرار داشتند که در حال انجام مسابقات خود هستند. در حالی که کشتی حرفه ای در نهایت تقریباً منحصراً از نمایشگاه های برگزار شده تشکیل می شود, بسیاری, اگر نه بیشتر, از مسابقات قبل از مسابقه قانونی بود 1915. مروج ها و کشتی گیران به خوبی پیش رفتند

در اوایل سال 1915, سام راخمن با هدف جایگزینی فرانک گوچ، قهرمان بازنشسته کشتی سنگین وزن جهان، مسابقات بین المللی کشتی نیویورک را ارتقا داد.. راخمان معتقد بود هیچ کس نمی تواند الکساندر را شکست دهد “الکس” Aberg, جانشین منتخب راخمان برای گوچ, در کشتی فرنگی و رومی. چالش راخمن این بود که بگیر و ببند، سبک غالب کشتی در آمریکا بود.. برای دور زدن این چالش, راخمان بین المللی استخدام کرد

<طول bbox_x = "359" bbox_y = "1473" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = " 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

در ماه مارس 3, 1922, <طول bbox_x = "952" bbox_y = "1956" bbox_w = "16" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = " “<طول bbox_x = "976" bbox_y = "1956" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = "” 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 “<طول bbox_x = "976" bbox_y = "1956" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = "” 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 “<طول bbox_x = "976" bbox_y = "1956" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = "” Lewis and promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt, in the 1920s. Law would produce two

<طول bbox_x = "359" bbox_y = "1473" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = " 1894, ادم گول خور “کشاورز” Burns was preparing to wrestle Evan “<طول bbox_x = "976" bbox_y = "1956" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = "” Lewis for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. While Burns was entering his prime, Lewis had been on top of American professional wrestling for 5 سال. 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. هنوز, a professional wrestling card was held in the town on Monday, مارس 22, 1926. Without the widespread use of automobiles or roads built to handle them, travel would be very difficult in 1926.

در روز جمعه, فوریه 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. لوئیس. While Londos only stood about 5’06” or 5’07”, he possessed

On Sunday, دسامبر 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, while