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Mga post tungkol sa 20th Century wrestlers, mga laban sa pakikipagbuno, at mga pelikulang wrestling.
Noong Enero 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” at 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. Pangalawa,
(Ang post na ito ay isang pagsisikap mula sa aking pinakabagong aklat na Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Ang Gimik na Nagligtas sa 1915 Available ang International Wrestling Tournament sa Amazon.) Ang taglagas na bersyon ng 1915 Ang International Wrestling Tournament ay nahihirapan sa pagdalo at interes, nang makamit ng promoter na si Sam Rachmann ang gintong pang-promosyon sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakilala ng isang nakamaskara na wrestler sa kanyang paligsahan. Sumabog ang Masked Marvel
Nang magpasya sina Billy Sandow at Ed Lewis na naubusan ng promotional steam ang paghahari ng titulo ni Stanislaus Zbyszko, nagpasya silang “panalo” ibalik ang pamagat noong Marso 1922. St. Nakuha ni Louis promoter John Contos ang malaking rematch, na magaganap sa St. Louis Coliseum noong Huwebes, Disyembre 14, 1922. By this time, Amerikanong propesyonal na pakikipagbuno sa labas ng
Sa Sabado, Enero 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Ang Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” at 224 pounds, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pounds. Despite his smaller
Sa Huwebes, Nobyembre 22, 1923, St. Ang tagataguyod ni Louis na si John Contos ay nag-host ng isang kontrobersyal na kard na nangunguna sa laban sa pagitan nina Joe Stecher at Dan Kolov, isang paparating na manlalaban ng Bulgarian. Ang card ay tinakpan ni John E. Masira, ang Sports Editor para sa St.. Louis Post-despatso. Kontrobersyal ang kard dahil ang dalawa sa pinakamalaking bituin sa pakikipagbuno ay na-advertise ngunit hindi
On a Thursday night, Nobyembre 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 pounds. Gayunman, 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
Sa isang blog post noong nakaraang buwan, Sumulat ako tungkol sa paghihirap ng mga tagapagtaguyod sa pagtatanghal ng tugma na Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard. Orihinal na naka-iskedyul para sa Omaha, Nebraska, ang Omaha Chief of Police at Police Commissioner ay nag-aalala tungkol sa laban na inaayos o a “work”. Hindi nila ginusto ang mga sugarol na dalhin sa eksibisyon. Upang maiwasan ang paglitaw na ito, sila
Frank Gotch, ang batang lalaki sakahan mula sa Humboldt, Iowa, Gusto talunin George Hackenschmidt para sa World matimbang Wrestling Championship sa 1908. Ang tagumpay at ang kanyang mga kasunod na pagkatalo ng “Pataga” sa 1911 rematch cemented lugar Gotch bilang isa sa mga pinakadakilang wrestlers sa lahat ng oras. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Sa Enero 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. Si Zbyszko ay isang sanay