Hanesydd Chwaraeon Brwydro ac Artist Ymladd
Yn postio am reslwyr a gemau proffesiynol y 19eg Ganrif.
Mewn chwaraeon ymladd, mae dyn mawr da fel arfer yn curo dyn bach da. Os ydych chi'n wych, yn aml gallwch wneud iawn am anghysondebau maint enfawr. Safodd Edwin Bibby dim ond 5’04” ac yn pwyso 160 punnoedd ond trechodd lawer o reslwyr mwy yn ystod ei yrfa reslo proffesiynol. Trechodd Bibby nifer o reslwyr gan gynnwys y reslwr Almaenig anferth William Heygster. Roedd Edwin Bibby yn gallu
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Dim ond un dyn a heriodd Muldoon o ddifrif yn ystod ei deyrnasiad dominyddol. Rhoddodd Clarence Whistler, 165 pwys, ei heriau anoddaf yn gyson i Muldoon. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Tachwedd 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California yn un o'u gornestau niferus. Roedd William Muldoon bron â bod ei ben yn dalach ac yn pwyso
Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Sicrhaodd o'r diwedd
Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Fodd bynnag,, Roedd Burns yn wrestler mawr yn ei rinwedd ei hun. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Y Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Yn 1893, Roedd Burns yn dal i fod
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Tachwedd 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
On August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. O leiaf dyna oeddwn i'n ei feddwl yn wreiddiol ac mae'r rhan fwyaf o haneswyr wedi'i ddyfynnu. Modern
Ar Fehefin 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 a 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Gan fod cefnogwyr ond yn ystyried Clarence Whistler yn ddigon medrus i fygwth ei deyrnasiad, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Ar Fai 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, sydd