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On detsember 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis alistas Joe Stecheri maadluse raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustel. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Siiski, 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
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, nimetatakse ka Evan Lewis “kuristaja”, oli professionaalne maadleja 1882 kuni 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” või “hang hold”, mida tänapäevased MMA-fännid tunnevad giljotiini õhuklappina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 meeste turniir
Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” 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 naela. Sisse 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
On jaanuar 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, mõned Ameerika maadlejad olid varem isegi väitnud, et nad on Nogert
In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Timesi reporter Billy Murphy intervjueeris St. Louisi maadluse edendaja John Contos. Murphy tegi Contosele ettepaneku, et domineerivate maadlejate, nagu William Muldoon, ajastu on läbi. Murphy rääkis hiljutisest mängust “Maailmameister” Hardneck Phillips ja mängukandidaat Webster O’Malley. Phillips kaitses edukalt oma meistritiitlit, visates O’Malley järel 1 hour, 50
William Muldoon oli valitsev maadluse raskekaalu maailmameister ja tuntud kehakultuuritundja, kui Muldooni kihlus John L. Sullivani toetajad, et saada oma võitleja vormi. Sullivan oli raskekaalu paljaste sõrmenukkide maailmameister. Ta allkirjastas lepingu, et kohtuda oma raskeima väljakutsujaga, Jake Kilrain, juulil 1889. Sullivan tunnistas, et oli halvas vormis,
Teisipäeval, Veebruar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast esitas Point Richmondi Richmond Arenal väljakutse kergekaalu poksi maailmameistrile, kes võitles Nelsoni tiitli nimel., California. 28-aastane Nelson võitis tiitli, kukutades välja suurepärase Joe Gansi 1908. Poksieksperdid ei oodanud, et Wolgast alistab Nelsoni, kuigi Wolgast otsustas Nelsoni suhtes ajalehes 1909. Pundits
Oktoobril 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 “tulistada matši”
Stanislaus Zbyszko käinud USA 1910 ettevalmistamisel pealkiri mängu raskekaalu maailmameister Maadlus Champion Frank Gotch hiljem aastal. Ringsõidu tõi ta St. Louis mail 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George