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Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 till 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Emellertid, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, ansågs vara en av de
Yukio Tani anlände till England i början av 1900-talet. Tani spred ju-jitsu genom att delta i utmaningsmatcher mot professionella brottare. Som en del av dessa utmaningsmatcher, Tani demonstrerade ju-jitsu. Genom framgången med dessa utmaningar och demonstrationer, Tani såg många elever anmäla sig för att träna med honom. En av Tanis bästa engelska studenter använde scenen
On June 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.
På mars 22, 1919, Och “Strangler” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely
Jag skriver det här inlägget för att rätta till ett tidigare inlägg jag skrev om dubbla kryss i professionell brottning. Jag trodde ursprungligen att dubbelkorsningar slutade efter att Stanislaus Zybszko dubbelkorsade Gold Dust Trio. Zbyszko, efter att ha gått med på att förlora mot Munn, besegrade honom i vad som blev en legitim tävling för World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Och “Strangler” Lewis, som tappade
Stanislaus Zbyszko toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Louis i maj 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
On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in
På maj 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate länk) släpptes i Berlin, Tyskland. Förutom att vara på de flesta listor för toppen 100 filmer genom tiderna, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Filmen är berättelsen om en serie barnamord som uppstår i Berlin. The police are determined to catch the killer
På Oktober 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. I 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this
Martin “Farmer” Burns var en professionell catch-as-catch kan brottare samt brottning och fysiska kultur tränare. Trots stora framgångar som professionell brottare, även vinna det amerikanska mästerskapet i tungvikt, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Farmer” Burns var födda Februari 15, 1861 i Cedar County, Iowa. Både då och nu, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.