Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
Tiistaina, Helmikuu 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast haastoi kevyen nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestarin, joka taistelee Nelsonin mestaruudesta Richmond Arenalla Point Richmondissa, Kalifornia. 28-vuotias Nelson voitti mestaruuden tyrmäyttämällä mahtavan Joe Gansin 1908. Boxing experts did not expect Wolgast to defeat Nelson even though Wolgast held a newspaper decision over Nelson in 1909. Pundits
Lokakuun 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 “shoot match”
Stanislaus Zbyszko kiersi Yhdysvalloissa vuonna 1910 valmistautuessaan mestaruusotteluun raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestarin Frank Gotchin kanssa myöhemmin tänä vuonna. Hänen kiertueensa toi hänet St. Louis toukokuussa 29, 1910. Zbyszkon oli määrä tavata arvostettu kevyen raskaansarjan grappler Charley Olson. Olson oli taitava painija, joka harjoitteli St. Louisin painija George
Huhtikuun 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 vuotta. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Tiistaina, Maaliskuu 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 ja 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.
Marraskuun 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Tässä elokuvassa, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Rouva. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Rouva. Stack suspects Dr. Jannery, who operates her hospital, of negligence in the death of
Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, joka oli 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Valitettavasti, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.