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I januar 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” og 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. Andet,
(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
Lørdag, Januar 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” og 224 pounds, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pounds. Despite his smaller
På torsdag, 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
På en torsdag aften, November 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch mødte polske Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for et handicap match i Buffalo, New York. Gotch enige om at miste kampen, hvis han ikke kunne smide Zbyszko to gange på en time. Zbyszko størrelse og styrke skabt problemer for Gotch, der vejede 190 Pounds Zbyszko s 260 pounds. Men, Zbyszko
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
I et blogindlæg i sidste måned, Jeg skrev om de vanskeligheder, promotorerne havde med at iscenesætte kampen mellem Joe Stecher og Jess Westergaard. Oprindeligt planlagt til Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha-politichefen og politikommissæren var bekymrede over, at kampen var aftalt på forhånd eller en “arbejde”. De ønskede ikke, at spillere blev optaget af udstillingen. For at forhindre denne hændelse, de
Frank Gotch, den bondedreng fra Humboldt, Iowa, ville besejre George Hackenschmidt til World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship i 1908. Denne sejr og hans efterfølgende nederlag “Hack” i 1911 omkamp cementeret Gotch plads som en af de største wrestlere af hele tiden. Gotch var en meget talentfuld bryder, men han var ikke den ubesejrede vidunderbarn legende. Gotch
Den January 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. Zbyszko var en dygtig