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På mandag, June 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
Januar 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, May 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, July 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
Profesjonelle brytere som dør i ringen er sjelden, men skjer av og til. I 1936, 5,000 wrestling-fans i Washington, D.C. buet utilsiktet en død mann på slutten av Mike Romano vs. «Irsk» Jack Donovan-kamp på Griffith Stadium torsdag, June 25, 1936. Den 40 år gamle Romano satte Donovan over i en jobbet kamp. Aviser rapporterte unøyaktig Romano som
John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek started wrestling professionally in 1915, but Pesek was more suited to the 1885 professional wrestling ring. Av 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. Omsider, Pesek did
During March 1910, USAs statsadvokat i Council Bluffs, Iowa anklaget John C. Mabray (en versjon av hans faktiske navn, Mabry) og et dusin tiltalte med å bruke posten til å begå gamblingsvindel i profesjonell boksing, profesjonell bryting, og profesjonelt hesteveddeløp. Mabry, en husdyrforhandler som bor i Kansas City, Missouri, ansatte innsidere i boksing, bryting, og hest
I de tidlige morgentimene i august 5, 1933, fire safe innbruddstyver knuste et vindu på Marshfield Brewing Company i Marshfield, Wisconsin. Innbruddstyvene slo en urskive av safen og fjernet den $1,550.00 i føderale frimerker. I 2024 dollar, innbruddstyvene stjal over $37,000.00. De samme innbruddstyvene tok en annen $1,000 i føderale frimerker fra Wausau Brewing Company
Tidlig i karrieren, Fred Beell kjempet Gus "Americus" Schoenlein inn 1904 and 1905. During the 1904 match, Beell vant den eneste høsten og kampen. Schoenlein ønsket å hevne dette nederlaget. I Mai 1905, Schoenleins manager sikret en omkamp i Schoenleins hjemby Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein sto fem fot, ti tommer høy og veid 210 pounds. Beell møtte vanligvis en