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On Sunday, Disember 14, 1924, “Besar” Wayne Munn wrestled Joseph “Toots” Mondt in the main event of the wrestling card at the Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Hall. 10,000 fans showed up to cheer on Munn, a former college football player for the University of Nebraska. Munn was billed at 6’06”, which may have been an exaggeration but he was significantly
The biggest American pro wrestling match of the 19th Century occurred on April 21, 1895 di Chicago, Illinois. Evan “Strangler” Lewis defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Martin “Petani” Burns. The 34-year-olds were both skilled with “hooks” or submission holds making them the top of the food chain in legitimate professional wrestling. Lewis had been undisputed champion since 1893
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Pada Mac 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Pada April 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, di Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Emil Klank, Gotch’s manager, convinced foreign wrestlers with good reputations like Mahmout and Stanislaus Zbyszko to travel to America to challenge Gotch. Fans
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg menjadi tajuk utama 1917 semasa tuntutan mahkamah atas keengganannya untuk memenuhi komitmen gusti di Boston pada bulan Mac 1917. Aberg bersetuju untuk bergelut dengan Wladek Zbyszko, lawan utamanya semasa 1915 Kejohanan Gusti Antarabangsa New York, untuk promoter Boston George Touhey. Walau bagaimanapun, Aberg menarik diri daripada pertarungan sejurus selepas menandatangani perjanjian untuk bergelut dengannya
Selepas berkahwin dengan isterinya Gladys dan mengalahkan Georg Hackenschmidt buat kali kedua, kedua-duanya dalam 1911, Juara Gusti Kelas Berat Dunia Frank Gotch mula bergelut dengan jadual yang lebih terhad. Isterinya Gladys bukan peminat tegar gusti dan mahu suami baharunya menghabiskan lebih banyak masa di rumah di Humboldt, Iowa. Dalam dunia gusti ketika itu,
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
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, apabila mereka singgah di sebuah
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