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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Astelehenean, Ekaina 25, 1934, current World Champion Jim Browning defended his world title against Jim Londos. Browning dropped the title to Londos in a match to end the promotional war which led to the double-crosses of the early 1930s. 20,000 fans crowded into Madison Square Garden to see the match leading to a $40,000 gate. Jack Curley enjoyed a
Urtarrilaren On 30, 1930, Gus Sonnenberg defended his AWA World Title, based in the Boston promotion of Paul Bowser, in Boston Arena against former world champion Joe Stecher. Two minutes of film survived from the hour-long match. Gus Sonnenberg traded on his celebrity as a professional football player to become a wrestling star. Sonnenberg helped the Providence Steam Roller win
On Memorial Day, Maiatzaren 30, 1925, Joe Stecher defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko in a worked match to reclaim the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship that Stecher had lost in December 1920. Stecher was part of a conspiracy that paid Stanislaus Zbyszko to double-cross Wayne “Big” Munn in April 1925. Zbyszko defeated Munn legitimately in one of professional wrestling’s most famous double-crosses. As
On Thursday, Uztaila 9, 1925, Ed “Strangler” Lewis made one of the early defenses of his version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis wrestled Howard Cantonwine in front of 5,000 fans at McNulty Park. After Stanislaus Zbyszko double-crossed Sandow’s and Lewis’ promotional group by defeating Wayne “Big” Munn legitimately, both Joe Stecher and Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Jim Londos developed into professional wrestling’s biggest box office star during the 1930s. Londos wrestled main events against Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Browning at baseball stadiums. These matches drew crowds of more than 30,000 fans for the first time since the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. When Londos wrestled in Greece, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at
Borrokalari profesionalak ring-ean hiltzea arraroa da, baina noizean behin gertatzen da. Urtean 1936, 5,000 Borroka zaleak Washingtonen, D.C. nahi gabe, Mike Romano vs. Jack Donovan "irlandarra" partida Griffith Stadium-en ostegunean, Ekaina 25, 1936. 40 urteko Romano Donovan jartzen ari zen landutako partida batean. Egunkariek zehaztasunez salatu zuten Romano
John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek started wrestling professionally in 1915, but Pesek was more suited to the 1885 professional wrestling ring. Arabera 1915, wrestlers worked their matches. Skilled lightweight wrestler Clarence Ecklund trained Pesek in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. Pesek developed into a skilled hooker or submission wrestler. Pesek never liked working and wrestled contests in his early career. Azkenean, Pesek did
During March 1910, AEBetako fiskal nagusia Council Bluffs-en, Iowa-k John C. salatu zuen. Mabray (bere benetako izenaren bertsio bat, Mabry) eta dozena bat auzipetu boxeo profesionalean joko iruzurra egiteko posta erabiliz, borroka profesionala, eta zaldi lasterketa profesionalak. Mabry, Kansas Cityn bizi den abere-saltzailea, Missouri, barruko langileak boxeoan, borroka, eta zaldia
Abuztuko goizaldean 5, 1933, lau lapur seguruk leiho bat hautsi zuten Marshfield-eko Marshfield Brewing Company-n, Wisconsin. Lapurrek kutxa kaxatik dial bat kolpatu eta kendu egin zuten $1,550.00 zigilu federaletan. Urtean 2024 dollars, lapurrek lapurtu zuten $37,000.00. Lapur berdinek arrakastaz hartu zuten beste bat $1,000 Wausau Brewing Company-ren zigilu federaletan
Bere ibilbidearen hasieran, Fred Beell-ek Gus "Americus" Schoenlein borrokatu zuen 1904 eta 1905. During the 1904 match, Beellek irabazi zuen jaitsiera eta partida bakarra. Schoenleinek porrot hori mendekatu nahi zuen. In May 1905, Schoenleinen entrenatzaileak errebantxa bat ziurtatu zuen Schoenleinen Baltimore jaioterrian, Maryland. Schoenlein bost oin zegoen, hamar zentimetroko altuera eta pisua zuen 210 libera. Beellek normalean aurre egin zion a