Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Post sui lottatori del 20° secolo, incontri di lotta, e film di wrestling.
Frank J. Quinn, un locale St. Avvocato Luigi, è stato il manager dei lottatori professionisti George Baptise, Charley Olson e Fred Beell. Originariamente un ammiratore di George Baptiste, che era una leggenda nel St. Louis intorno a Cook e Vandeventer Avenue. Baptiste avrebbe assunto Quinn come suo manager e poi come avvocato per la sua azienda di tende e tende da sole. 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, Balestruccio “Agricoltore” 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
Entro la fine degli anni '10, i promotori di wrestling professionisti prenotavano lottatori in incontri di wrestling lavorati o preorganizzati. Occasionally, di solito come risultato di un doppio gioco, i fan vedrebbero un vero concorso o “shoot” incontro tra i lottatori. Una di queste partite è avvenuta tardi 1921 e nacque da una faida tra Tex Rickard, principalmente un promotore di boxe, e Jack
Dicembre 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, nell'ultimo di Gotch
Il post di questa settimana conclude la storia del doppio gioco che coinvolge Dick Shikat e Danno O'Mahony. Le origini del doppio gioco in realtà iniziarono in una partita con Ed “Strangler” Lewis al Madison Square Garden a giugno 9, 1932. Mentre questa partita era un'esibizione prestabilita, i lottatori avevano discusso sul fatto che Lewis avesse lasciato cadere la cintura
In maggio 21, 1915, Wrestling Torneo Internazionale è iniziata a New York. Samuel Rachman ha promosso l'evento come un modo per mostrare Wrestling europeo greco-romana Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman credeva Aberg era il successore naturale di Wrestling campione del mondo Frank Gotch, che si è ritirato in 1913. Il primo giorno del torneo, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
In giugno 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.
In marzo 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