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Frank J. Quinn, St. setempat. Pengacara Louis, menjabat sebagai manajer pegulat profesional George Baptise, Charley Olson dan Fred Beell. Awalnya pengagum George Baptiste, yang merupakan legenda di St. Lingkungan Louis di sekitar Jalan Cook dan Vandeventer. Baptiste akan mempekerjakan Quinn sebagai manajernya dan kemudian menjadi pengacara untuk perusahaan tenda dan tenda miliknya. 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. Rencana Rachmann mendirikan Aberg berjalan sesuai rencana setelah turnamen dimulai
Pada awal 1916, Martin “Petani” Luka bakar, yang melatih dan mengelola Frank Gotch ke Kejuaraan Kelas Berat Dunia, mulai menyangkal bahwa dia mengembangkan Juara Kelas Berat Amerika saat ini Joe Stecher. Klaim tersebut terkesan aneh karena Burns telah bekerja dengan Stecher selama beberapa tahun. Burns membantu mempersiapkan Stecher untuk pertarungan kejuaraannya dengan Charlie Cutler di 1915. Di satu sisi, apa yang Terbakar
By the end of the 1910s, professional wrestling promoters booked wrestlers in worked or pre-arranged wrestling matches. Occasionally, usually as a result of a double cross, fans would see an actual contest or “shoot” match between the wrestlers. One of these matches occurred in late 1921 and arose from a feud between Tex Rickard, primarily a boxing promoter, and Jack
Pada tanggal 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, di yang terakhir Gotch
Postingan minggu ini untuk mengakhiri kisah persilangan ganda yang melibatkan Dick Shikat dan Danno O'Mahony. Asal muasal double cross sebenarnya bermula dari pertandingan dengan Ed “Pencekik” Lewis di Madison Square Garden pada bulan Juni 9, 1932. Sedangkan pertandingan ini merupakan ekshibisi yang telah diatur sebelumnya, para pegulat sedang berdiskusi tentang Lewis yang menjatuhkan sabuknya
Pada tanggal 21, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament began in New York. Samuel Rachman promoted the event as a way to showcase European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman believed Aberg was the natural successor to World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, who retired in 1913. On the first day of the tournament, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
Pada tanggal 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.
Pada bulan Maret 22, 1919, Dan “Pencekik” 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