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Objave o rokoborcih 20. stoletja, rokoborske tekme, in filmi o rokoborbi.
Frank J. Quinn, domačin St. Louis odvetnik, služil kot menedžer za profesionalne rokoborce George Baptise, Charley Olson in Fred Beell. Prvotno oboževalec Georgea Baptista, ki je bil legenda v St. Louis okoli avenij Cook in Vandeventer. Baptiste bi zaposlil Quinna kot svojega vodjo in kasneje odvetnika za svoje podjetje za šotore in platnene strehe. 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. Rachmannov načrt za ustanovitev Aberga je po začetku turnirja potekal po načrtih
In early 1916, Martin “Kmet” Burns, ki je treniral in vodil Franka Gotcha do naslova svetovnega prvaka v težki kategoriji, začel zanikati, da je razvil trenutnega ameriškega prvaka v težki kategoriji Joeja Stecherja. Trditev se je zdela nenavadna, saj je Burns s Stecherjem sodeloval že več let. Burns je Stecherju pomagal pripraviti na njegov dvoboj za naslov prvaka s Charliejem Cutlerjem 1915. Na nek način, kaj Burns
Do konca 1910, profesionalni rokoborski promotorji so rezervirali rokoborce za pripravljene ali vnaprej dogovorjene rokoborbe. Occasionally, običajno kot posledica dvojnega križa, navijači bi videli dejansko tekmovanje oz “shoot” tekma med rokoborci. Ena od teh tekem se je zgodila pozno 1921 in je nastal iz spora med Texom Rickardom, predvsem promotor boksa, in Jack
Decembra 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 Gotchevi zadnji
Ta tedenska objava je namenjena zaključku zgodbe o dvojnem križu, ki vključuje Dicka Shikata in Danna O'Mahonyja. Začetki dvojnega križa so se pravzaprav začeli v tekmi z Edom “Strangler” Lewis v Madison Square Gardnu junija 9, 1932. Medtem ko je bila ta tekma vnaprej pripravljena ekshibicija, rokoborca sta razpravljala o tem, da je Lewis odpustil pas
Maja 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.
Marca 22, 1919, In “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