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Pada bulan Januari 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” dan 210 pon, “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. Kedua,
(Posting ini adalah hasil dari buku terbaru saya, Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Gimmick yang Menyelamatkan 1915 Turnamen Gulat Internasional tersedia di Amazon.) Versi musim gugur dari 1915 Turnamen Gulat Internasional berjuang dengan kehadiran dan minat, ketika promotor Sam Rachmann meraih emas promosi dengan memperkenalkan pegulat bertopeng ke turnamennya. Marvel Bertopeng menyerbu
Ketika Billy Sandow dan Ed Lewis memutuskan perebutan gelar Stanislaus Zbyszko telah kehabisan tenaga promosi, mereka memutuskan untuk melakukannya “menang” mengembalikan gelar pada bulan Maret 1922. St. Promotor Louis John Contos mampu mengamankan pertandingan ulang besar tersebut, yang akan terjadi di St. Louis Coliseum pada hari Kamis, Desember 14, 1922. Pada saat ini, Gulat profesional Amerika di luar
Pada hari Sabtu, Januari 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” dan 224 pon, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pon. Despite his smaller
Pada hari Kamis, 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
On a Thursday night, November 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 pon. However, 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
Dalam postingan blog bulan lalu, Saya menulis tentang kesulitan yang dialami promotor dalam menggelar pertandingan Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard. Awalnya dijadwalkan untuk Omaha, Nebraska, Kepala Polisi Omaha dan Komisaris Polisi khawatir tentang pertandingan yang telah diatur sebelumnya atau a “work”. Mereka tidak ingin para penjudi terbawa oleh pameran tersebut. Untuk mencegah kejadian ini, mereka
Frank Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, Iowa, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Terjangan” in the 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Pada Januari 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 adalah seorang yang terampil