Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Postări despre luptători din secolul al XX-lea, meciuri de lupte, și filme de lupte.
Frank J. Quinn, un local St. avocat Louis, a servit ca manager pentru luptătorii profesioniști George Baptise, Charley Olson și Fred Beell. Inițial un admirator al lui George Baptiste, care a fost o legendă în St. Cartierul Louis din jurul bulevardelor Cook și Vandeventer. Baptiste îl va angaja pe Quinn ca iesle și mai târziu avocat pentru compania sa de corturi și copertine. 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. Planul lui Rachmann de a înființa Aberg mergea conform planului după începerea turneului
In early 1916, Martin “Agricultor” Burns, care l-a antrenat și condus pe Frank Gotch la Campionatul Mondial de greutate grea, a început să nege că a dezvoltat actualul campion american la categoria grea Joe Stecher. Afirmația părea ciudată, deoarece Burns lucra cu Stecher de câțiva ani. Burns l-a ajutat să pregătească Stecher pentru meciul său de campionat cu Charlie Cutler 1915. Într-un fel, ce Burns
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
Decembrie 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, in Gotch’s last
Postarea din această săptămână este de a finaliza povestea dublei încrucișări care i-a implicat pe Dick Shikat și Danno O’Mahony. Originile pentru dubla cruce au început de fapt într-un meci cu Ed “Strangler” Lewis în Madison Square Garden în iunie 9, 1932. În timp ce acest meci a fost o expoziție prestabilită, luptătorii discutaseră despre că Lewis a lăsat centura
La data de 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
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.
La martie 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