Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Machapisho kuhusu 20th Century wrestlers, mechi za mieleka, na filamu za mieleka.
Katika 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” na 210 paundi, “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. Pili,
(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, wakati promota Sam Rachmann alipopata dhahabu ya utangazaji kwa kumtambulisha mwanamieleka aliyejifunika sura kwenye mchuano wake. Ajabu ya Masked ilivamia
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 siku ya Alhamisi, Desemba 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
Siku ya Jumamosi, 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” na 224 paundi, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 paundi. Despite his smaller
Siku ya Alhamisi, Novemba 22, 1923, St. Promota wa Louis John Contos aliandaa kadi yenye utata baada ya mechi kati ya Joe Stecher na Dan Kolov., mwanamieleka wa Kibulgaria anayekuja hivi karibuni. Kadi hiyo ilifunikwa na John E. Wray, Mhariri wa Michezo wa St. Louis baada ya Dispatch. Kadi hiyo ilikuwa na utata kwa sababu mastaa wawili wakubwa katika mieleka walitangazwa lakini hawakufanya hivyo
On a Thursday night, Novemba 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 paundi. Hata hivyo, 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
Katika chapisho la blogi mwezi uliopita, Niliandika kuhusu ugumu wa mapromota katika kuandaa mechi ya Joe Stecher dhidi ya Jess Westergaard. Hapo awali ilipangwa kwa Omaha, Nebraska, Mkuu wa Polisi wa Omaha na Kamishna wa Polisi walikuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu mechi hiyo kupangwa mapema au a “work”. Hawakutaka wacheza kamari wachukuliwe na maonyesho. Ili kuzuia tukio hili, wao
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 “Hack” katika 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
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 was a skilled