Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
As the wrestler jumped off the mat, he grabbed the referee by the lapel with his good arm. “Why didn’t you stop it?” As Referee Siler tried to pull free, Duncan Ross’ seconds grabbed him and pulled him away. The men told Ross, “He can’t stop it. You have to submit.” Ross screamed, “I’m out of here.” As Ross walked
In 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzito Mzito Ed “Strangler” Lewis and wrestler/promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt. The Trio controlled the world championship and froze Curley out of booking the champion. To get even with the Trio, Curley began aggressively promoting Olympic wrestling silver medalist and collegiate
Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States in 1909 seeking a match with recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To get in shape for this challenge and build anticipation for the title match, Zbyskzo toured most of the major cities in the United States. During May 1910, Zbyszko arrived in St. Louis for his match with capable wrestler Charles
Desemba 14, 1922, umati wa 10,000 mashabiki walijaa St. Louis Coliseum kutazama pambano la marudiano kati ya Bingwa wa sasa wa Mieleka ya Uzito wa Juu Ed “Strangler” Lewis na bingwa wa zamani Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “kushindwa” Zbyszko kwa jina la Wichita, Kansas mwezi Machi 1922. Haijulikani kwa mashabiki hawa, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
Katika Januari 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” na 210 paundi, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Pili,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, wakati promota Sam Rachmann alipopata dhahabu ya utangazaji kwa kumtambulisha mwanamieleka aliyejifunika sura kwenye mchuano wake. Ajabu ya Masked ilivamia
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum siku ya Alhamisi, Desemba 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
Siku ya Jumamosi, Januari 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” na 224 paundi, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 paundi. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud au Theobald Bauer alikuwa mwanamieleka wa Ufaransa, aliyebobea katika mieleka ya Greco-Roman. Bauer aliwasili Amerika wakati 1875 kwa madai ya kutiliwa shaka kwa Mashindano ya Mieleka ya Dunia ya Greco-Roman Heavyweight. Angetetea cheo chake kwa 5 miaka hadi kushindwa na William Muldoon katika 1880. Ikiwa mashabiki wa mieleka wanamfahamu Bauer hata kidogo, kawaida ni kama mpinzani
Siku ya Alhamisi, Novemba 22, 1923, St. Promota wa Louis John Contos aliandaa kadi yenye utata baada ya mechi kati ya Joe Stecher na Dan Kolov., mwanamieleka wa Kibulgaria anayekuja hivi karibuni. Kadi hiyo ilifunikwa na John E. Wray, Mhariri wa Michezo wa St. Louis baada ya Dispatch. Kadi hiyo ilikuwa na utata kwa sababu mastaa wawili wakubwa katika mieleka walitangazwa lakini hawakufanya hivyo