Alias ​​Champ (1949)

gorgeous-george-and-wife

Broadcast ettevõtted otsisid sisu esimestel päevadel televisioon. Lisaks vanemate filme ja mõned saade firma toodangut, spordi olid allikaks programmeerimine paljud telejaamad. 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

osa
» Loe edasi

Masked Marvel Throws Berner

aberg-maski-ime-joonistus

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

osa
» Loe edasi

Stecher Beats Westergaard in Lincoln

stecher-maadleb-zbyszko

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

osa
» Loe edasi

Frank Gotch maksab oma kooliraha

Frank-gotch

Frank Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, Iowa, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Hack” in the 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

osa
» Loe edasi

Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

stanislaus-zbyszko-1909

On jaanuar 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 oli osav

osa
» Loe edasi
1 23 24 25 26 27 70