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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
On the same day Joe Stecher wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the recognized version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St. Louis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Aprillil 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. They would cooperate in a number of worked or “prearranged” tikud. Lewis in fact dropped his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek Zbyszko in 1917. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling
Frank J. Quinn, kohalik St. Louis advokaat, töötas professionaalsete maadlejate George Baptise mänedžerina, Charley Olson ja Fred Beell. Algselt George Baptiste'i austaja, kes oli legend St. Louisi naabruskond Cooki ja Vandeventer Avenues'i ümber. Baptiste palkas Quinni oma sõimeks ja hiljem oma telkide ja varikatuste ettevõtte advokaadiks. During his
Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Rachmann’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off
Aasta alguses 1916, Martin “Farmer” Burns, kes treenis ja juhtis Frank Gotchi raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlusteks, hakkas eitama, et ta arendas välja praeguse Ameerika raskekaalu tšempioni Joe Stecheri. Väide tundus veider, sest Burns oli Stecheriga mitu aastat koostööd teinud. Burns aitas Stecheril ette valmistada tema meistrivõistluste võitlust koos Charlie Cutleriga 1915. Mõnes mõttes, mis Põleb
1910. aastate lõpuks, professionaalsed maadluse edendajad broneerisid maadlejad töötatud või eelnevalt kokkulepitud maadlusmatšides. Occasionally, tavaliselt topeltristi tulemusena, fännid näeksid tegelikku võistlust või “shoot” matš maadlejate vahel. Üks neist matšidest leidis aset hilja 1921 ja tekkis Tex Rickardi vahelisest vaenust, peamiselt poksi edendaja, ja Jack
On detsember 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, Gotchi viimases
Selle nädala postituse eesmärk on lõpetada lugu topeltristist, milles osalevad Dick Shikat ja Danno O’Mahony. Topeltristi päritolu sai tegelikult alguse matšist Ediga “Strangler” juunil Lewis Madison Square Gardenis 9, 1932. Kuigi see matš oli eelnevalt kokkulepitud näitus, maadlejad olid arutlenud Lewise rihma kukkumise üle
Mail 21, 1915, International maadlus Tournament algas New York. Samuel Rachman edendada juhul kui viis tutvustada Euroopa kreeka-rooma maadlus Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman uskus Aberg oli loomulikuks järjeks World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, kes pensionile 1913. Esimesel päeval turniiri, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up