劉易斯與威科夫射門
四月 13, 1936, 艾德「扼殺者」劉易斯在紐約市競技場與李威科夫進行了最後一場合法摔角比賽. 促銷員再次呼籲劉易斯解決促銷衝突. 對方選擇了Lee Wykoff, 一名來自堪薩斯州的 36 歲射手. 威科夫站立六英尺, 一吋高，重二百一十八磅. 44歲的劉易斯
Category: 19世紀職業摔角歷史
Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
科拉利文斯頓在 1908
我很慚愧地說我最近發現了科拉·利文斯頓的職業生涯, 研究1910年代和1920年代職業摔角本地推廣員制度的發展. 米爾德里德·伯克是我所知道的第一位主要女子摔角冠軍. 然而, 科拉·利文斯頓 (Cora Livingston) 在伯克出生前一年就獲得了世界冠軍. 科拉利文斯頓
麥克勞克林贏得錦標賽
三月 10, 1870, Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin competed on the last night of the International Wrestling Tournament in Detroit, 密歇根. The tournament ran for almost two months before the finale on March 10th. Wrestling historians frequently credit J. ħ. McLaughlin as being the first professional wrestler to live only on his earnings as a professional wrestler. Most professional wrestlers
埃德溫·畢比違抗老格言
One of the oldest adages in combat sports is “a good big man always beats a good little man”. It is the reason that we have weight divisions in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts. 週二, 十一月 2, 1881, 160-pound Edwin Bibby proved there are exceptions to this rule. While small, Edwin Bibby was particularly strong for his size.
詹金斯讓自己成為頂級競爭者
(This excerpt is from my newest book on the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins proved himself the top contender as soon as McLeod won the title. 週三, 十一月 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins wrestled former title holder Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis, 印第安納州. The men wrestled a best two-out-of-three-falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling rules. Jenkins stood
劉易斯與斯蒂爾合影
週一, 十二月 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. 約瑟夫「圖茨」蒙特
麥克勞德與維特默搏鬥
週二, 三月 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. 在ST. Paul Athletic
安東 “托尼” 雕刻師
如果摔角迷知道安東「東尼」施切爾, 它是明尼阿波利斯職業摔角的長期推動者, Minnesota. 施切爾開始在雙城推廣職業摔跤 1933. 斯特徹將明尼阿波利斯拳擊和摔角俱樂部打造成當地強大的摔角推廣機構. 施切爾也是國家摔角聯盟的早期成員之一 (黑色的). 雕刻師
羅斯面對鮑爾
蘇格蘭摔跤手鄧肯 C. 羅斯從事職業摔跤，但在 1870 年代後期抵達美國後也參加了力量和運動比賽. 全能運動員, 羅斯在接球式摔跤和古典式摔跤中都技藝精湛. 週一, 二月 26, 1883, 羅斯與前世界重量級摔跤冠軍西奧博鮑爾摔跤. 鮑爾從法國帶來了世界冠軍
麥克勞德與喬治巴蒂斯特搏鬥
丹·麥克勞德 (Dan McLeod) 在 10 月份擊敗馬丁·“農夫”·伯恩斯 (Martin “Farmer” Burns) 獲得美國重量級摔跤冠軍 1897. 麥克勞德連續四年蟬聯冠軍，直到遇到弗蘭克·戈奇最強硬的對手, Tom Jenkins. 早在 1899, 麥克勞德在明尼蘇達進行了幾次衛冕. On February 24, 1899, 麥克勞德摔跤聖. 聖路易斯中量級摔跤冠軍喬治巴蒂斯特在前面的康諾弗大廳