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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
In 1922, Chuaigh tionscnóir Nua-Eabhrac Jack Curley in éadan an Gold Dust Trio, bainisteoir Billy Sandow, Curadh Domhanda Trom-mheáchain Wrestling Ed “Strangler” Lewis agus wrestler / genius bolscaireachta Joseph “Toots” Mondt. Rinne an Triúr rialú ar chraobh an domhain agus níor éirigh le Curley an chraobh a chur in áirithe. Chun a fháil fiú leis an Triúr, Thosaigh Curley ag cur chun cinn bonn airgid agus coláisteach sna cluichí Oilimpeacha go láidir
Thaistil Stanislaus Zbyszko go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe i 1909 cluiche á lorg aige le Frank Gotch, an Curadh Domhanda Trom-mheáchain aitheanta. Chun teacht i gcruth don dúshlán seo agus bí ag súil leis an gcluiche teidil, Thug Zbyskzo camchuairt ar an gcuid is mó de na cathracha móra sna Stáit Aontaithe. During May 1910, Tháinig Zbyszko i St. Louis as a chluiche leis an wrestler cumasach Charles
Ar Nollaig 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
I mí Eanáir 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” agus 210 punt, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Dara,
(Is sliocht é an post seo ó mo leabhar is nuaí Masked Marvel to the Rescue: An Gimmick a Shábháil an 1915 Comórtas Idirnáisiúnta Wrestling ar fáil ar Amazon.) An leagan titim de na 1915 Bhí an Comórtas Cogaidh Idirnáisiúnta ag streachailt le tinreamh agus spéis, nuair a bhuaigh an tionscnóir Sam Rachmann óir bolscaireachta trí wrestler faoi chumhdach a thabhairt isteach ina chomórtas. The Masked Marvel stormed
Nuair a chinn Billy Sandow agus Ed Lewis go raibh deireadh le réimeas teidil Stanislaus Zbyszko, shocraigh siad “win” ar ais an teideal i mí an Mhárta 1922. St. Bhí tionscnóir Louis John Contos in ann an cluiche ceannais a bhaint amach, a tharlódh ag an St. Louis Coliseum ar an Déardaoin, December 14, 1922. By this time, wrestling gairmiúil Meiriceánach taobh amuigh de
Ar Dé Sathairn, Eanáir 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “An Turk Millteanach” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” agus 224 punt, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 punt. Despite his smaller
Ar Déardaoin, Samhain 22, 1923, St. D’óstáil an tionscnóir Louis John Contos cárta conspóideach a raibh cluiche idir Joe Stecher agus Dan Kolov ag barr leis., wrestler Bulgáiris atá ag teacht chun cinn. Bhí an cárta clúdaithe ag John E. Wray, an tEagarthóir Spóirt don St. Louis Iar-Seolta. Bhí an cárta conspóideach mar gur fógraíodh dhá cheann de na réaltaí is mó sa chomóradh ach níor fógraíodh
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Ar oíche Déardaoin, Samhain 25, 1909, Domhanda Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch bhuail Wrestling Polainnis Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko do chluiche gcis i Buffalo, Nua-Eabhrac. D'aontaigh Gotch a fhorghéilleadh an bout más rud é nach bhféadfadh sé caith Zbyszko dhó i uair an chloig. Méid Zbyszko agus neart a cruthaíodh fadhbanna do Gotch, a mheá 190 punt go Zbyszko ar 260 punt. Mar sin féin, Zbyszko