Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
Příspěvky o zápasnících 20. století, wrestlingové zápasy, a wrestlingové filmy.
Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. During his
Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Rachmann’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off
In early 1916, Martin “Zemědělec” Burns, who trained and managed Frank Gotch to the World Heavyweight Championship, began denying that he developed current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. The claim seemed odd because Burns had been working with Stecher for several years. Burns helped prepare Stecher for his championship bout with Charlie Cutler in 1915. In a way, what Burns
Do konce 10. let 20. století, profesionální wrestlingoví promotéři rezervovali zápasníky v odpracovaných nebo předem domluvených wrestlingových zápasech. Occasionally, obvykle v důsledku dvojitého kříže, fanoušci by viděli skutečnou soutěž nebo “shoot” zápas mezi zápasníky. Jeden z těchto zápasů se odehrál pozdě 1921 a vznikl ze sporu mezi Texem Rickardem, především propagátor boxu, a Jack
Prosince 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, v Gotchově posledním
Příspěvek z tohoto týdne má za cíl dokončit příběh dvojitého kříže zahrnující Dicka Shikata a Danna O'Mahonyho. Původ pro dvojkříž ve skutečnosti začal v zápase s Edem “Strangler” Lewis v Madison Square Garden v červnu 9, 1932. Zatímco tento zápas byl předem domluvenou exhibicí, zápasníci diskutovali o tom, že Lewis shodil pás
Května 21, 1915, Mezinárodní Wrestling turnaj začal v New Yorku. Samuel Rachman podporoval událost jako způsob, jak předvést evropské řecko-římský zápas Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman věřil Aberg byl přirozeným následníkem World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, který odešel v roce 1913. Na první den turnaje, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
Června 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.
Března 22, 1919, Ed “Strangler” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely