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Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
April 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross met Sorakichi Matsuda, also known as Matsada, the first Japanese professional wrestler in the United States. Matsuda immigrated to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler because it didn’t really exist in Japan at the time. 28-year-old Duncan Ross was born in Turkey of Scottish descent on March
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
Thiebaud eller Theobald Bauer var en fransk bryter, som spesialiserte seg på gresk-romersk bryting. Bauer ankom Amerika under 1875 med et tvilsomt krav til verdensmesterskapet i gresk-romersk tungvekt. Han ville forsvare tittelen sin for 5 år før han ble beseiret av William Muldoon i 1880. Hvis wrestling-fans i det hele tatt er kjent med Bauer, det er normalt som motstander
Yusuf Ismail kjempet bare i USA i seks måneder i første halvdel av 1898. I sin første betydningsfulle kamp, han ble diskvalifisert for en ond foul. I hans eneste andre viktige kamp, ga han Evan “Strangler” Lewis livets juling. Likevel gjorde hans korte omvisning i USA ham til en legende. Ismail kom inn i
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 1882 til 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” eller “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament
Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 pounds. I 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
På mandag, February 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Lille Demon” Joe Acton møttes på Battery D i Chicago, Illinois. Det ville være den første av flere utstillingskamper mellom mennene. De fremførte disse utstillingene i de større byene i Midtvesten tidlig 1887. Som St. Paul match jeg dekket i et tidligere innlegg, Lewis og Acton ble enige om det
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. I denne episoden, I discuss what Evan “The Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Hovedinnhold – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. However, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 pounds, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly
The April 12, 1887 utgave av St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Lille Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 pounds, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been