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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
On June 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.
Մարտի 22, 1919, Իսկ “Strangler” Lewis հանդիպել wladek Zbyszko համար թափուր աշխարհի ծանր ըմբշամարտի առաջնությունում. Մի անակնկալ հաղթանակ, Zbyszko հաղթեց Լյուիսին պահանջել տիտղոսը. Ցավոք, wladek Zbyszko, նա միայն մի բաժակ սուրճ գոտի. Մեկ ամիս անց կամ երկու, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely
I’m writing this post to correct an earlier post I wrote about double crosses in professional wrestling. I originally thought double crosses ended after Stanislaus Zybszko double crossed the Gold Dust Trio. Zbyszko, after agreeing to lose to Munn, defeated him in what turned into a legitimate contest for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Իսկ “Strangler” Lewis, who dropped the
Ստանիսլավ Զբիշկոն շրջագայել է Միացյալ Նահանգներում 1910 Ծանր քաշային կարգում ըմբշամարտի աշխարհի չեմպիոն Ֆրենկ Գոտչի հետ տարեվերջին նախապատրաստվելով տիտղոսային հանդիպմանը. Նրա շրջագայությունը նրան բերեց Սբ. Լուի մայիսին 29, 1910. Նախատեսված էր, որ Զբիշկոն կհանդիպի թեթև քաշային կարգում բարձր գնահատված գրապլեր Չարլի Օլսոնի հետ. Օլսոնը հմուտ ըմբիշ էր, ովքեր մարզվել են Սբ. Լուի ըմբիշ Ջորջ
On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Մասաչուսեթս. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in
Հոկտեմբերի 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. Մեջ 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this
I wrote this post due to a conversation I was tagged in on Twitter about the 1911 rematch between Frank Gotch and Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Jim Cornette, who besides being one of the best managers in professional wrestling is also a noted pro wrestling historian, talked about the double cross in the second Gotch-Hack match
When “Ռուսական Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, հայտնի է որպես “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 արձանագրություն. Բիլը հաղթեց
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “աշխատել” matches thrown in the mix. Միջոցով 1904 կամ 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,