Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Viestit 1900-luvun painijista, paini-ottelut, ja painielokuvia.
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, maalaispoika Humboldt, Iowa, kumoaisivat George Hackenschmidt World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship 1908. Tämä voitto ja hänen myöhempi tappio “Hakata” vuonna 1911 uusintaottelua sinetöi Gotch n paikkansa yhtenä suurimmista painijat kaiken aikaa. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Tammikuu 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 was a skilled
Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to
Joulukuun 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis voitti Joe Stecherin hänen raskaansarjan paininsa maailmanmestaruudesta. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Kuitenkin, 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
Tammikuu 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, muutamat amerikkalaiset painijat olivat jopa väittäneet olevansa Nogert ennen
In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Timesin toimittaja Billy Murphy haastatteli St. Louis-painin promoottori John Contos. Murphy ehdotti Contosille, että William Muldoonin kaltaisten hallitsevien painijoiden aikakausi oli ohi. Murphy puhui äskettäisestä ottelusta “Maailmanmestari” Hardneck Phillips ja pelin haastaja Webster O'Malley. Phillips puolusti mestaruuttaan onnistuneesti heittämällä O'Malleyn perään 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”
Stanislaus Zbyszko kiersi Yhdysvalloissa vuonna 1910 valmistautuessaan mestaruusotteluun raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestarin Frank Gotchin kanssa myöhemmin tänä vuonna. Hänen kiertueensa toi hänet St. Louis toukokuussa 29, 1910. Zbyszkon oli määrä tavata arvostettu kevyen raskaansarjan grappler Charley Olson. Olson oli taitava painija, joka harjoitteli St. Louisin painija George