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John “Tíogair” Gaineamh wrestled roinnt “shoot” cluichí le linn an “worked” ré na 1920idí. By this time, Chomhoibrigh wrestlers gairmiúla Mheiriceá lena chéile chun cluichí spreagúla a chur ar siúl don lucht leanúna. Rinne tionscnóirí agus bainisteoirí na torthaí a chinneadh roimh ré. Comórtais dhlisteanacha nó “shoots” ba annamh. Nuair a tharla siad, ba ghnách leis díospóid a réiteach i measc tionscnóirí nó a
At the end of 1905, Bhí Fred Beell ag taisteal Meiriceá ag iarraidh cluiche a dhéanamh le iar-Chluiche Trom-mheáchain Wrestling Tom Jenkins. Iar-Chluiche Trom-Meáchain Trom Mheiriceá a bhí i Beell tar éis bua a fháil ar Frank Gotch in a “worked” cluiche i New Orleans i rith mhí na Nollag 1903. Chaill sé an teideal ar ais go Gotch cúpla seachtain ina dhiaidh sin. Laochra cumasach, Jenkins agus Beell
Joe Stecher agus John “Fear Tíogair” Bhí Pesek ina wrestlers dlisteanach go príomha “worked” ré, sa chás go raibh cluichí réamhchinnte mura rud é gur chinn duine an wrestler nó an tionscnóir eile a thrasnú faoi dhó tríd an gcluiche a thiontú ina chomórtas dlisteanach. Níor oibrigh ach crosanna dúbailte, dá bhféadfadh an wrestler an cluiche a bhuachan go dlisteanach. Níor thaitin nádúr oibrithe na wrestling le John Pesek agus d’iompaigh sé go minic
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
In 1922, Chuaigh tionscnóir Nua-Eabhrac Jack Curley in éadan an Gold Dust Trio, bainisteoir Billy Sandow, Curadh Domhanda Trom-mheáchain Wrestling Ed “Strangler” Lewis agus wrestler / genius bolscaireachta Joseph “Toots” Mondt. Rinne an Triúr rialú ar chraobh an domhain agus níor éirigh le Curley an chraobh a chur in áirithe. Chun a fháil fiú leis an Triúr, Thosaigh Curley ag cur chun cinn bonn airgid agus coláisteach sna cluichí Oilimpeacha go láidir
Thaistil Stanislaus Zbyszko go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe i 1909 cluiche á lorg aige le Frank Gotch, an Curadh Domhanda Trom-mheáchain aitheanta. Chun teacht i gcruth don dúshlán seo agus bí ag súil leis an gcluiche teidil, Thug Zbyskzo camchuairt ar an gcuid is mó de na cathracha móra sna Stáit Aontaithe. During May 1910, Tháinig Zbyszko i St. Louis as a chluiche leis an wrestler cumasach Charles
Ar Nollaig 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
Ar Eanáir 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
I mí Eanáir 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” agus 210 punt, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Dara,
(Is sliocht é an post seo ó mo leabhar is nuaí Masked Marvel to the Rescue: An Gimmick a Shábháil an 1915 Comórtas Idirnáisiúnta Wrestling ar fáil ar Amazon.) An leagan titim de na 1915 Bhí an Comórtas Cogaidh Idirnáisiúnta ag streachailt le tinreamh agus spéis, nuair a bhuaigh an tionscnóir Sam Rachmann óir bolscaireachta trí wrestler faoi chumhdach a thabhairt isteach ina chomórtas. The Masked Marvel stormed