Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
William Muldoon era o atual campeão mundial de luta livre e um notável culturista físico, quando Muldoon foi contratado por John L. Apoiadores de Sullivan para deixar seu lutador em forma. Sullivan era o atual campeão mundial de peso pesado Bare Knuckle Prizefighting. Ele assinou um acordo para enfrentar seu adversário mais difícil, Jake Kilrain, em julho 1889. Sullivan admitiu que estava em péssimo estado,
Na terça-feira, Fevereiro 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast challenged World Lightweight Boxing Champion Battling Nelson for Nelson’s title at Richmond Arena in Point Richmond, Califórnia. The 28-year-old Nelson won the title by knocking out the great Joe Gans in 1908. Boxing experts did not expect Wolgast to defeat Nelson even though Wolgast held a newspaper decision over Nelson in 1909. Pundits
Em outubro 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 viajou pelos Estados Unidos em 1910 em preparação para uma luta pelo título com o campeão mundial de luta livre Frank Gotch no final do ano. Sua turnê o levou a St.. Luís em maio 29, 1910. Zbyszko estava programado para enfrentar o conceituado grappler meio-pesado Charley Olson. Olson era um lutador habilidoso, que treinou com St.. O lutador de Louis George
Em abril de 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 anos. Gotch era um ano mais velho, mas era considerado um novato. Fãs e repórteres que cobrem o esporte consideram Gotch
Na terça-feira, Março 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 e 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..
Em novembro 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Neste filme, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Mrs. Stack suspects Dr. Jannery, who operates her hospital, de negligência na morte de
Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, que era 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. Infelizmente, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Eu freqüentemente descobri que o maior desafio na pesquisa do início do wrestling profissional é separar o fato da ficção. Mesmo quando os lutadores competiram em lutas legítimas, eles frequentemente inflacionam os resultados, construiu folclore apócrifo em torno de suas vitórias e inventou contos fantásticos para explicar suas perdas. A luta livre profissional surgiu dos carnavais e manteve os instintos promocionais desta arte. St.