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Sa 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion 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
Naglakbay si Stanislaus Zbyszko sa Estados Unidos noong 1909 naghahanap ng laban sa kinikilalang World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion na si Frank Gotch. Upang makakuha ng hugis para sa hamon na ito at bumuo ng pag-asa para sa title match, Nilibot ni Zbyskzo ang karamihan sa mga pangunahing lungsod sa Estados Unidos. During May 1910, Dumating si Zbyszko sa St. Louis para sa kanyang pakikipaglaban sa mahusay na wrestler na si Charles
Sa December 14, 1922, isang pulutong ng 10,000 napuno ng mga tagahanga ang St. Louis Coliseum upang panoorin ang rematch sa pagitan ng kasalukuyang World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis at dating kampeon na si Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “bagsak” Zbyszko para sa pamagat sa Wichita, Kansas noong Marso 1922. Lingid sa kaalaman ng mga tagahangang ito, ang plano ay para kay Zbyszko na matalo sa laban kay Lewis ngunit
Noong Enero 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” at 210 pounds, “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. Pangalawa,
(Ang post na ito ay isang pagsisikap mula sa aking pinakabagong aklat na Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Ang Gimik na Nagligtas sa 1915 Available ang International Wrestling Tournament sa Amazon.) Ang taglagas na bersyon ng 1915 Ang International Wrestling Tournament ay nahihirapan sa pagdalo at interes, nang makamit ng promoter na si Sam Rachmann ang gintong pang-promosyon sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakilala ng isang nakamaskara na wrestler sa kanyang paligsahan. Sumabog ang Masked Marvel
Nang magpasya sina Billy Sandow at Ed Lewis na naubusan ng promotional steam ang paghahari ng titulo ni Stanislaus Zbyszko, nagpasya silang “panalo” ibalik ang pamagat noong Marso 1922. St. Nakuha ni Louis promoter John Contos ang malaking rematch, na magaganap sa St. Louis Coliseum noong Huwebes, Disyembre 14, 1922. By this time, Amerikanong propesyonal na pakikipagbuno sa labas ng
Sa Sabado, Enero 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Ang Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” at 224 pounds, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pounds. Despite his smaller
Sa Huwebes, Nobyembre 22, 1923, St. Ang tagataguyod ni Louis na si John Contos ay nag-host ng isang kontrobersyal na kard na nangunguna sa laban sa pagitan nina Joe Stecher at Dan Kolov, isang paparating na manlalaban ng Bulgarian. Ang card ay tinakpan ni John E. Masira, ang Sports Editor para sa St.. Louis Post-despatso. Kontrobersyal ang kard dahil ang dalawa sa pinakamalaking bituin sa pakikipagbuno ay na-advertise ngunit hindi
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, Nobyembre 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 pounds. Gayunman, Zbyszko