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Evan “Pencekik” Lewis, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 1882 untuk 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” atau “hang hold”, yang dikenal oleh penggemar MMA modern sebagai guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 turnamen pria
Martin “Petani” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Petani” 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 pon. Di 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Pada Januari 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, beberapa pegulat Amerika bahkan pernah mengaku sebagai Nogert sebelumnya
In November 1923, St. Reporter Louis Star-Times Billy Murphy mewawancarai St. Promotor gulat Louis John Contos. Murphy mengusulkan kepada Contos bahwa era pegulat dominan seperti William Muldoon telah berakhir. Murphy berbicara tentang pertandingan terakhir antara “Juara Dunia” Hardneck Phillips dan pesaing permainan Webster O'Malley. Phillips berhasil mempertahankan gelar juaranya dengan melemparkan O'Malley setelahnya 1 hour, 50
William Muldoon adalah memerintah Dunia Heavyweight Champion Wrestling dan culturist fisik mencatat, ketika Muldoon bertunangan dengan John L. pendukung Sullivan untuk mendapatkan tempur mereka dalam bentuk. Sullivan adalah memerintah Dunia Heavyweight Bare Knuckle prizefighting Champion. Dia menandatangani kesepakatan untuk memenuhi penantang terberat, Jake Kilrain, di Juli 1889. Sullivan mengakui ia berada dalam kondisi buruk,
Pada Oktober 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
Dan “Pencekik” 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
Pada April 3, 1908, Gulat Amerika Champion Frank Gotch bertemu World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt untuk Judul Dunia di Dexter Taman Pavilion di Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt tak terkalahkan sebagai seorang profesional, tetapi telah Juara Dunia sekitar 7 tahun. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Pada hari Selasa, Maret 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 dan 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.