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Bejegyzések a 20. századi bunyósokról, birkózó mérkőzések, és birkózófilmek.
-Ben 1922, A New York-i promóter, Jack Curley összeütközésbe került a Gold Dust Trióval, menedzser Billy Sandow, Nehézsúlyú birkózó világbajnok Ed “Strangler” Lewis és a birkózó/promóciós zseni Joseph “Toots” Mondt. A trió irányította a világbajnokságot, és kizárta Curley-t a bajnoki címről. Kiegyenlíteni a Trióval, Curley agresszíven népszerűsítette az olimpiai birkózó ezüstérmes és egyetemista versenyzőjét
Stanislaus Zbyszko ben utazott az Egyesült Államokba 1909 mérkőzést keres az elismert nehézsúlyú birkózó-világbajnok Frank Gotch-cal. Formába hozni ezt a kihívást, és felépíteni a várakozást a címmérkőzésre, Zbyskzo bejárta az Egyesült Államok legtöbb nagyvárosát. During May 1910, Zbyszko megérkezett St. Lajosnak a tehetséges birkózó Charles-szal vívott meccséért
On December 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 “legyőzött” 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
Januárjában 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” és 210 font, “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. Második,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, December 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
Szombaton, Január 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Az orosz Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” és 224 font, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 font. Despite his smaller
Csütörtökön, November 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
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
On a Thursday night, November 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 font. Viszont, Zbyszko