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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Nan Lendi, Jen 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
Nan mwa janvye 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
Nan Jou Memoryal la, Me 30, 1925, Joe Stecher te bat Stanislaus Zbyszko nan yon match travay pou reprann chanpyona Mondyal Lut Pwa Lou Stecher te pèdi an Desanm. 1920. Stecher te fè pati yon konplo ki te peye Stanislaus Zbyszko pou double kwaze Wayne "Big" Munn nan mwa avril. 1925. Zbyszko te bat Munn lejitimman nan youn nan doub-kwa ki pi popilè lit pwofesyonèl yo.. Kòm
Nan Jedi, Jiyè 9, 1925, Ed "Strangler" Lewis te fè youn nan defans yo byen bonè nan vèsyon li nan World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship nan Tulsa., Oklahoma. Lewis te lite Howard Cantonwine devan 5,000 fanatik nan McNulty Park. Apre Stanislaus Zbyszko double-travèse gwoup pwomosyon Sandow ak Lewis la lè li te bat Wayne "Big” Munn lejitimman, tou de Joe Stecher ak 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
Lutteur pwofesyonèl ki mouri nan bag la ra, men detanzantan rive. Nan 1936, 5,000 fanatik lit nan Washington, D.C. inadvèrtans boo yon nonm mouri nan fen Mike Romano vs. Match "Ilandè" Jack Donovan nan Griffith Stadium nan Jedi, Jen 25, 1936. Romano a 40-zan te mete Donovan sou nan yon match travay. Jounal yo pa egzat rapòte Romano kòm
John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek started wrestling professionally in 1915, but Pesek was more suited to the 1885 professional wrestling ring. Pa 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. Evantyèlman, Pesek did
During March 1910, Pwokirè Jeneral Etazini nan Council Bluffs, Iowa akize John C. Mabray (yon vèsyon nan non aktyèl li, Mabry) ak yon douzèn akize ki sèvi ak lapòs pou komèt fwod jwèt aza nan boksè pwofesyonèl, lit pwofesyonèl, ak kous cheval pwofesyonèl. Mabry, yon machann bèt k ap viv nan Kansas City, Missouri, anplwaye inisye nan boksè, lit, ak chwal
Nan èdtan yo byen bonè nan maten nan mwa Out 5, 1933, kat vòlè ki an sekirite te kraze yon fenèt nan Marshfield Brewing Company nan Marshfield, Wisconsin. Kanbriyolè yo te frape yon kadran nan sekirite a epi yo retire li $1,550.00 nan koupon federal. Nan 2024 dollars, kanbriyolè yo te vòlè $37,000.00. Kanbriyolè yo menm avèk siksè pran yon lòt $1,000 nan koupon federal ki soti nan Wausau Brewing Company
Byen bonè nan karyè li, Fred Beell te lite Gus "Americus" Schoenlein nan 1904 ak 1905. During the 1904 match, Beell te genyen sèl tonbe ak match la. Schoenlein te vle tire revanj defèt sa a. In May 1905, Manadjè Schoenlein a te asire yon revanch nan vil natal Schoenlein nan Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein te kanpe senk pye, dis pous wotè ak peze 210 liv. Beell anjeneral fè fas a yon