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Evan “Strangler” Lewis, ar a dtugtar freisin Evan Lewis “an Strangler”, Bhí wrestler gairmiúla ó 1882 to 1899. Bhí Lewis an Champion chéad Mheiriceánach trom Catch-mar-ghabháil An féidir Wrestling. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” nó “hang hold”, a bhfuil a fhios ag lucht leanúna MMA nua-aimseartha mar choke gilitín. Lewis rinne sé ar an bhfoireann ghairmiúil ag a bhuaigh le 64 comórtas fear
Martin “Feirmeoir” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Feirmeoir” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 punt. In 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Ar Eanáir 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, a few American wrestlers had even claimed to be Nogert before
In November 1923, St. Chuir tuairisceoir Louis Star-Times, Billy Murphy, agallamh ar St. Louis wrestling tionscnóir John Contos. Mhol Murphy do Contos go raibh ré na wrestlers ceannasach cosúil le William Muldoon thart. Labhair Murphy faoin gcluiche le déanaí idir “Craobh an Domhain” Hardneck Phillips agus iomaitheoir an chluiche Webster O’Malley. D’éirigh le Phillips a chraobh a chosaint trí O’Malley a chaitheamh ina dhiaidh 1 hour, 50
Bhí William Muldoon ar an gCraobhchomórtas Domhanda Trom-mheáchain i gCeannas agus ina chultúróir fisiceach iomráiteach, nuair a bhí Muldoon ag gabháil do Sheán L. Lucht tacaíochta Sullivan chun a dtrodaire a fháil i gcruth. Ba é Sullivan a bhí i gceannas ar Dhomhanda Trom-mheáchan Trom-Chorn na Duaise Bare Knuckle. Shínigh sé comhaontú chun freastal ar a iomaitheoir is deacra, Jake Kilrain, i mí Iúil 1889. D'admhaigh Sullivan go raibh sé i ndrochchruth,
Ar Deireadh Fómhair 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”
No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.” Levinsky was
Ar Aibreán 3, 1908, Wrestling Meiriceánach Champion Frank Gotch bhuail an Domhain Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt don Teideal Domhanda i Dexter Páirc Pavilion i Chicago, Illinois. Cuireadh undefeated Hackenschmidt mar gairmiúil ach bhí Domhanda Champion ar feadh thart 7 bliana. Bhí Gotch bliain níos sine ach mheas sé gur tháinig sé chun cinn. Lucht leanúna agus tuairisceoirí a chlúdaíonn an spórt a mheas Gotch
Ar Dé Máirt, Márta 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 agus 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.