Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Clarence Whistler alizaliwa huko Indiana wakati wa 1856. Wakati amesimama 5 tu’09” au hivyo na uzani 165 paundi, Whistler alizingatiwa mmoja wa wapiganaji hodari zaidi wa enzi yake. Whistler ndiye mwanamieleka pekee aliyeweza kumpa wakati mgumu William Muldoon wakati wa mbio za miaka 9 za Muldoon kama Bingwa wa Dunia.. Whistler alishindana kimsingi katika mieleka ya Greco-Roman, mtindo mkuu katika
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
Kuongoza katika Januari yake 24, 1921 mechi ya taji na bingwa wa zamani wa dunia Earl Caddock, Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzito Mzito Ed “Strangler” Lewis alisifika kuwa aliwajeruhi wapinzani wake wawili wa awali, Wladek Zbyszko na Joe Stecher, akiwa na kichwa chake. Lewis angetumia kitasa kumpiga mpinzani wake sakafuni. Zbyszko alipigwa butwaa, wakati kichwa chake kiligonga
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Mkulima” Burns alikutana na Fred Beell mdogo lakini mwenye nguvu. Huku wapambanaji wote wawili wakiwa na uzito 165 paundi, “Mkulima” Burns ilisimama 5'11” kwa Beell 5’04”. Beell mwenye umri wa miaka 32 alikuwa na faida kubwa ya umri zaidi ya Burns mwenye umri wa miaka 47 ingawa. Burns ilianza kuingia 1879, wakati Beell alikuwa na umri wa miaka 3. Wanaume hao walipangwa kwa mechi huko Omaha, Nebraska, moja
Aprili 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross alikutana na Sorakichi Matsuda, pia inajulikana kama Matsada, mwanamieleka wa kwanza wa Kijapani nchini Marekani. Matsuda alihamia Marekani ili kutimiza ndoto yake ya kuwa mwanamieleka wa kitaalam kwa sababu haikuwepo Japan wakati huo.. 28-Duncan Ross mwenye umri wa miaka alizaliwa nchini Uturuki mwenye asili ya Uskoti mnamo Machi
Na “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, kwa hivyo alikuwa bingwa bora wa ulimwengu katika enzi ya kisasa ya mechi zilizopangwa mapema. Hata hivyo, early in his career, Lewis
Mwishoni mwa Desemba 1916, tukio la ajabu lilitokea. John F. Olin, mpiga mieleka wa Massachusetts, alishinda mechi na Bingwa wa Dunia wa sasa Joe Stecher. Mwamuzi alimtangaza Olin kuwa mshindi baada ya Stecher kuondoka kwenye mechi. Kabla ya Muungano wa Kitaifa wa Mieleka (NWA) ilifanya mabadiliko ya sheria katika miaka ya 1950, michuano iliyopita mikono kwa njia ya kutofuzu au
John “Tigerman” Mchanga alishindana kadhaa “shoot” mechi wakati wa “worked” enzi ya miaka ya 1920. By this time, Wacheza mieleka wa Kimarekani walishirikiana na kila mmoja kuweka mechi za kusisimua kwa mashabiki. Matokeo yaliamuliwa mapema na wakuzaji na wasimamizi. Mashindano halali au “shoots” zilikuwa nadra. Zilipotokea, ilikuwa kawaida kusuluhisha mzozo kati ya waendelezaji au 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 “worked” 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 “worked” 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