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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
אין יאנואר 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, מאַרילאַנד. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” און 210 פונט, “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. צווייט,
(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, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
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. סט. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. לוי קאָליסעום אויף דאנערשטאג, דעצעמבער 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
אויף שבת, יאַנואַר 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “די רוסישע ליאָן” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” און 224 פונט, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 פונט. Despite his smaller
אויף דאנערשטאג, נאָוועמבער 22, 1923, סט. 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. לוי אַרייַנשיקן-דיספּאַטטש. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
On a Thursday night, נאָוועמבער 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 פונט. אָבער, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “אַלעקס” אַבערג. 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
אין אַ בלאָג פּאָסטן לעצטע חודש, איך האָב געשריבן וועגן די שוועריקייטן וואָס פּראַמאָוטערז האָבן אין סטאַגינג די Joe Stecher ווס Jess Westergaard גלייַכן. ערידזשנאַלי סקעדזשולד פֿאַר אָמאַהאַ, Nebraska, די אָמאַהאַ טשיף פון פּאָליצייַ און פּאָליצייַ קאַמישאַנער זענען זארגן וועגן די גלייַכן איז פּריאַרראַנגע אָדער אַ “work”. זיי האבן נישט וועלן צו נעמען גאַמבלערז דורך די ויסשטעלונג. צו פאַרמייַדן דעם פּאַסירונג, זיי
פראַנק גאַטש, די פאַרם יינגל פון הומבאָלדט, יאָוואַ, וואָלט באַזיגן דזשארזש האַקקענסטשמידט פֿאַר די וועלט כעוויווייט ראַנגלערייַ טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ אין 1908. דאס נצחון און זיין סאַבסאַקוואַנט באַזיגן פון “כאַק” אין די 1911 רימאַטש סימענטיד גאַטש ס שטעלן ווי איינער פון די גרעסטע רעסאַלערז פון אַלע צייַט. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
אויף יאנואר 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. זבישע ר אי ז געװע ן א באקענט