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Clarence Whistler dilahirkan di Indiana semasa 1856. Semasa berdiri hanya 5’09” atau lebih dan menimbang 165 pound, Whistler dianggap sebagai salah seorang ahli gusti yang paling berkuasa pada zamannya. Whistler adalah satu-satunya ahli gusti yang mampu memberi William Muldoon kesukaran semasa Muldoon menjalankan 9 tahun sebagai Juara Dunia. Whistler terutamanya bertanding dalam gusti Greco-Rom, gaya dominan dalam
Pada Mei 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American
Menuju ke bulan Januarinya 24, 1921 perlawanan gelaran dengan bekas juara dunia Earl Caddock, Juara Wrestling Heavyweight Dunia Ed “Strangler” Lewis dikatakan telah mencederakan dua lawannya sebelum ini, Wladek Zbyszko dan Joe Stecher, dengan kepalanya. Lewis akan menggunakan kunci kepala untuk melemparkan lawannya ke lantai. Zbyszko diketuk tidak masuk akal, apabila kepalanya terhantuk
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Petani” Burns bertemu dengan Fred Beell yang kecil tetapi berkuasa. Semasa kedua-dua pesilat menimbang 165 pound, “Petani” Burns berdiri 5'11” kepada Beell's 5’04”. Beell yang berusia 32 tahun mempunyai kelebihan usia yang besar berbanding Burns yang berusia 47 tahun walaupun. Burns memulakan kerjayanya 1879, ketika Beell berumur 3 tahun. Lelaki itu dijadualkan untuk perlawanan di Omaha, Nebraska, satu
Pada April 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross bertemu Sorakichi Matsuda, juga dikenali sebagai Matsada, ahli gusti profesional Jepun pertama di Amerika Syarikat. Matsuda berhijrah ke Amerika Syarikat untuk mengejar impiannya menjadi ahli gusti profesional kerana ia tidak benar-benar wujud di Jepun pada masa itu. 28-Duncan Ross yang berusia setahun dilahirkan di Turki berketurunan Scotland pada Mac
Ed “Strangler” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, jadi dia adalah juara dunia yang ideal dalam era moden perlawanan yang telah diatur sebelumnya. Walau bagaimanapun, early in his career, Lewis
At the end of December 1916, a strange event occurred. John F. Olin, a local Massachusetts wrestler, won a match with the current World Champion Joe Stecher. The referee declared Olin the winner after Stecher walked away from the match. Before the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) made changes to the rules in the 1950s, championships changed hands through disqualification or
John “Tigerman” Pesek wrestled several “shoot” matches during the “bekerja” era of the 1920s. Pada masa ini, American professional wrestlers cooperated with each other to put on exciting matches for the fans. Results were predetermined by promoters and managers. Legitimate contests or “shoots” were rare. When they did occur, it was normally to settle a dispute among promoters or a
At the end of 1905, Fred Beell was traveling America hyping up a match with former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Beell was a former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion having defeated Frank Gotch in a “bekerja” match in New Orleans during December 1903. He lost the title back to Gotch a few weeks later. Capable wrestlers, Jenkins and Beell
Joe Stecher and John “Tiger Man” Pesek were legitimate wrestlers in a primarily “bekerja” era, where matches were predetermined unless someone decided to double-cross the other wrestler or promoter by turning the match into a legitimate contest. Double-crosses only worked, if the wrestler could legitimately win the match. John Pesek didn’t like the worked nature of wrestling and often turned