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Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
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
Henry Moses Dufur te kenbe chanpyon batay mondyal pwa lou-ak-koud pandan ane 1870 yo.. Pa 1855, Dufur te pran retrèt nan lit pwofesyonèl pou pouswiv pwofesyon aplentan li nan tayè rad. Menm pandan karyè lit li, Dufur te travay kòm yon tayè. Dufur te di korespondan nan Boston Globe ke li te fèt nan Richford, Vermont nan mwa jen 5, 1943. Dat sa a nan
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, yo te rele tou Evan Lewis “Strangler a”, te yon wrèstle pwofesyonèl ki soti nan 1882 to 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” oswa “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament
Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Kiltivatè” 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 liv. Nan 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
Nan Lendi, Fevriye 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis ak “Little Demon” Joe Acton te rankontre nan Battery D nan Chicago, Illinois. Li ta premye nan plizyè kou egzibisyon ant mesye yo. Yo te fè egzibisyon sa yo nan pi gwo vil Midwès yo byen bonè 1887. Tankou St. Pòl matche ak mwen te kouvri nan yon pòs pi bonè, Lewis ak Acton te dakò
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Nan sa a Episode, I discuss what Evan “Strangler a” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Sepandan, 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 5’09” ak peze 170 liv, 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’ repitasyon te fòtman ki gen rapò ak pè l 'yo
Thiebaud oswa Theobald Bauer se te yon luteur franse, ki espesyalize nan lit Greko-Women. Bauer te rive nan Amerik pandan 1875 ak yon reklamasyon ézitan nan chanpyona Mondyal Greco-Women Heavyweight Wrestling la. Li ta defann tit li pou 5 ane jiskaske bat pa William Muldoon nan 1880. Si fanatik lit yo abitye ak Bauer nan tout, li nòmalman kòm advèsè a
Avril la 12, 1887 edisyon an St la. Pòl Chak jou Globe te pote yon istwa sou bout la ant pè luteur pwofesyonèl, Evan “Strangler” Lewis ak “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Lòt luteur te pè Lewis’ kapasite kòm yon ekspè soumèt patikilyèman kapasite li yo ak anpriz nan. Joe Acton, pandan y ap chetif nan 150 liv, te yon wrèstle nan bwa ki. The bout should have been