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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
లో 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, ప్రపంచ హెవీవెయిట్ రెజ్లింగ్ ఛాంపియన్ Ed “Strangler” Lewis and wrestler/promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt. The Trio controlled the world championship and froze Curley out of booking the champion. To get even with the Trio, Curley began aggressively promoting Olympic wrestling silver medalist and collegiate
Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States in 1909 seeking a match with recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To get in shape for this challenge and build anticipation for the title match, Zbyskzo toured most of the major cities in the United States. మే సమయంలో 1910, Zbyszko arrived in St. Louis for his match with capable wrestler Charles
డిసెంబర్ న 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. లూయిస్ “ఓడిపోయిన” 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
In January 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” మరియు 210 పౌండ్ల, “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. సెకను,
(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
బిల్లీ శాండో మరియు ఎడ్ లూయిస్ స్టానిస్లాస్ జ్బిస్జ్కో యొక్క టైటిల్ ప్రస్థానం ప్రమోషనల్ స్టీమ్ అయిపోయిందని నిర్ణయించినప్పుడు, వారు నిర్ణయించుకున్నారు “గెలుస్తారు” మార్చిలో టైటిల్‌ని తిరిగి ఇవ్వండి 1922. సెయింట్. లూయిస్ ప్రమోటర్ జాన్ కాంటోస్ పెద్ద రీమ్యాచ్‌ను పొందగలిగారు, ఇది సెయింట్ వద్ద జరుగుతుంది. గురువారం లూయిస్ కొలీజియం, డిసెంబర్ 14, 1922. ఈ సమయానికి, వెలుపల అమెరికన్ ప్రొఫెషనల్ రెజ్లింగ్
శనివారం, జనవరి 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “రష్యన్ లయన్” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” మరియు 224 పౌండ్ల, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 పౌండ్ల. Despite his smaller
గురువారం, నవంబర్ 22, 1923, సెయింట్. లూయిస్ ప్రమోటర్ జాన్ కాంటోస్ జో స్టెచర్ మరియు డాన్ కోలోవ్ మధ్య జరిగిన మ్యాచ్‌లో అగ్రస్థానంలో ఉన్న వివాదాస్పద కార్డును హోస్ట్ చేశాడు, ఒక అప్-అండ్-కమింగ్ బల్గేరియన్ రెజ్లర్. కార్డ్‌ను జాన్ ఇ కవర్ చేశారు. వ్రే, the Sports Editor for the St. లూయిస్ పోస్ట్ డిస్పాచ్. 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, నవంబర్ 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, న్యూ యార్క్. 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 పౌండ్ల. However, Zbyszko