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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they
Frank Gotch, y bachgen fferm o Humboldt, Iowa, yn mynd yn groes George Hackenschmidt ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm Reslo Byd yn 1908. Mae'r fuddugoliaeth a'i drechu dilynol “Darnia” yn y 1911 rematch sment lle Gotch fel un o wrestlers mwyaf o bob amser. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Ar Ionawr 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Roedd Zbyszko yn fedrus
Omaha Pennaeth yr Heddlu H.W. Creodd Dunn benawdau ar Fawrth 28, 1915, pan gyhoeddodd orchymyn yn gwahardd y gêm reslo broffesiynol a hysbysebwyd rhwng Joe Stecher a Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 trefnwyd y gêm ar gyfer Awditoriwm Omaha. Cyhoeddodd y pennaeth y gorchymyn mewn gwirionedd ar gais Uwcharolygydd yr Heddlu A.C. Kugel. Cyhoeddodd Kugel ddatganiad i
Ar Ragfyr 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Trechodd Lewis Joe Stecher ar gyfer ei Bencampwriaeth Reslo Pwysau Trwm y Byd. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Fodd bynnag,, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud
Ar Ionawr 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, roedd ychydig o reslwyr Americanaidd hyd yn oed wedi honni eu bod yn Nogert o'r blaen
In November 1923, St. Cyfwelodd gohebydd Louis Star-Times, Billy Murphy, St. Louis hyrwyddwr reslo John Contos. Cynigiodd Murphy i Contos fod oes reslwyr dominyddol fel William Muldoon ar ben. Siaradodd Murphy am y gêm ddiweddar rhwng “Pencampwr y Byd” Hardneck Phillips a'r ymgeisydd gêm Webster O'Malley. Llwyddodd Phillips i amddiffyn ei bencampwriaeth trwy daflu O’Malley ar ei ôl 1 hour, 50
Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”
Bu Stanislaus Zbyszko ar daith o amgylch yr Unol Daleithiau yn 1910 i baratoi ar gyfer gêm deitl gyda Phencampwr Reslo Pwysau Trwm y Byd Frank Gotch yn ddiweddarach yn y flwyddyn. Daeth ei daith ag ef i St. Louis ym mis Mai 29, 1910. Roedd Zbyszko i fod i gwrdd â'r grappler pwysau trwm ysgafn uchel ei barch, Charley Olson. Roedd Olson yn reslwr medrus, a hyfforddodd gyda St. Louis wrestler George