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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 “Давитељ” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
On a Thursday night, Новембар 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 фунти. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", 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
Оглас је штампан у јануару 16, 1921 издање Ст. Лоуис Пост-Диспатцх рекламира курс за џуџицу од кап. Аллан Смитх. Capt. Смит је првобитно рођен у Шкотској, али је био фасциниран демонстрацијама јапанског џуџицуа (заправо џудо) видео је у Енглеској. Смит је отпутовао у Јапан са компанијом и научио џудо достигавши 1. степен
Френк Готцх, фармеру из Хумболдт, Ајова, би пораз Џорџ Хацкенсцхмидт за Светско првенство у рвању у тешкој категорији 1908. Ова победа и његова каснија пораз “Пијук” у 1911 Реванш цементирана Готцх место као један од највећих рвача свих времена. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
On January 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. Збишко је био вешт
Шеф полиције Омахе Х.В. Дан је направио наслове у марту 28, 1915, када је издао наредбу о забрани оглашавања професионалног рвачког меча између Џоа Стечера и Џеса Вестергарда. The April 6, 1915 утакмица је била заказана за Омаха Аудиториум. Начелник је заправо издао наредбу по налогу начелника полиције А.Ц. Кугел. Кугел је издао саопштење за
На дан 13, 1920, И “Давитељ” Луис је победио Џоа Стечера за светско првенство у рвању у тешкој категорији. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", 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