Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
En una noche de Jueves, Noviembre 25, 1909, World Wrestling Campeón Frank Gotch reunió Wrestling Campeón polaco Stanislaus Zbyszko para un partido de la desventaja en Buffalo, Nueva York. Gotch aceptó la confiscación de la pelea si no podía tirar Zbyszko dos veces en una hora. Tamaño y la fuerza de Zbyszko crean problemas para Gotch, que pesaba 190 libra a Zbyszko de 260 libras. Sin embargo, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they
An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 edición del St. Louis Post-Dispatch advertising a mail order course on Jujitsu from Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith was originally born in Scotland but was fascinated with demonstrations of Japanese Jujitsu (actually Judo) he saw in England. Smith traveled to Japan with a company and learned Judo reaching 1st degree
Frank Gotch, el chico de granja de Humboldt, Iowa, derrotaría George Hackenschmidt por el Campeonato Mundial Peso Pesado en Wrestling 1908. Esta victoria y su posterior derrota de “Hachazo” en el 1911 revancha cimentó el lugar de Gotch como uno de los más grandes luchadores de todos los tiempos. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
En enero 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko era un experto
Jefe de policía de Omaha H.W.. Dunn creó titulares en marzo 28, 1915, cuando emitió una orden que prohibía el combate de lucha libre profesional anunciado entre Joe Stecher y Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 El partido estaba programado para el Auditorio de Omaha.. De hecho, el jefe emitió la orden a instancias del Superintendente de Policía A.C.. kugel. Kugel emitió un comunicado para
En diciembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis derrotó a Joe Stecher por su Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Libre de Peso Pesado. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Sin embargo, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud