Author: Ken Zimmerman JR.

On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Magsasaka” Nakilala ni Burns ang maliit ngunit makapangyarihang si Fred Beell. Habang ang dalawang wrestler ay tumitimbang 165 pounds, “Magsasaka” Si Burns ay nakatayo sa 5'11” sa Beell's 5’04”. Ang 32-taong-gulang na si Beell ay may malaking kalamangan sa edad kaysa sa 47-taong-gulang na si Burns bagaman. Nag-debut si Burns 1879, noong si Beell ay 3 taong gulang. Ang mga lalaki ay naka-iskedyul para sa isang laban sa Omaha, Nebraska, isa

At “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, kaya siya ang perpektong kampeon sa mundo sa modernong panahon ng mga nakahanda nang laban. Gayunman, early in his career, Lewis

Sa pagtatapos ng Disyembre 1916, isang kakaibang pangyayari ang naganap. John F. Olin, isang lokal na Massachusetts wrestler, nanalo ng laban sa kasalukuyang World Champion na si Joe Stecher. Idineklara ng referee na panalo si Olin matapos lumayo si Stecher sa laban. Bago ang National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) gumawa ng mga pagbabago sa mga patakaran noong 1950s, ang mga championship ay nagbago ng mga kamay sa pamamagitan ng disqualification o

John “Tigerman” Ilang nakipagbuno si Sand “shoot” mga laban sa panahon ng “worked” panahon ng 1920s. By this time, Ang mga Amerikanong propesyonal na wrestler ay nakipagtulungan sa isa't isa upang maglagay ng mga kapana-panabik na laban para sa mga tagahanga. Ang mga resulta ay paunang natukoy ng mga tagataguyod at tagapamahala. Mga lehitimong paligsahan o “shoots” ay bihira. Kapag nangyari ang mga ito, ito ay karaniwang upang ayusin ang isang hindi pagkakaunawaan sa pagitan ng mga promotor o 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

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

Sa 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion 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