Category: 20th Century Pro Wrestling Povijest

Šef policije Omahe H.W. Dunn je napravio naslove u ožujku 28, 1915, kada je izdao naredbu o zabrani oglašenog profesionalnog hrvačkog meča između Joea Stechera i Jessa Westergaarda. The April 6, 1915 utakmica je bila zakazana za Omaha Auditorium. Načelnik je zapravo izdao naredbu po nalogu načelnika policije A.C. Kugel. Kugel je izdao priopćenje za

U prosincu 13, 1920, I “Davitelj” Lewis je pobijedio Joea Stechera za Svjetsko prvenstvo u hrvanju u teškoj kategoriji. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Međutim, 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

Siječnja 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, nekoliko američkih hrvača čak je tvrdio da se Nogert prije

In November 1923, St. Novinar Louis Star-Timesa Billy Murphy intervjuirao je St. Louis hrvački promotor John Contos. Murphy je rekao Contosu da je era dominantnih hrvača poput Williama Muldoona završila. Murphy je govorio o nedavnoj utakmici između “Svjetski prvak” Hardneck Phillips i konkurent Webster O’Malley. Phillips je uspješno obranio svoje prvenstvo bacivši O'Malleyja nakon 1 hour, 50

I “Davitelj” 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 toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Louisu svibnja 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George

Travanj 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 godina. Gotch je bio godinu dana stariji, ali smatran je usponom. Obožavatelji i novinari koji pokrivaju sport smatrali su Gotcha

U utorak, Ožujak 22, 1910, Doktor. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 i 1920. Doktor. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Doktor.

Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, koji je bio 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Nažalost, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

Često otkrivam da je najveći izazov u istraživanju ranog profesionalnog hrvanja odvajanje činjenica od fikcije. Čak i kad su se hrvači natjecali u legitimnim mečevima, često su napuhavali ishode, izgradili su apokrifni folklor oko svojih pobjeda i izmišljali fantastične priče kako bi objasnili svoje gubitke. Profesionalno hrvanje proizašlo je iz karnevala i zadržalo promotivne instinkte ove umjetnosti. St.