Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Mga post tungkol sa 20th Century wrestlers, mga laban sa pakikipagbuno, at mga pelikulang wrestling.
Frank J. Quinn, isang lokal na St. Abogado ni Louis, nagsilbi bilang manager para sa mga propesyonal na wrestler na si George Baptise, Sina Charley Olson at Fred Beell. Orihinal na isang admirer ni George Baptiste, na isang alamat sa St. Louis kapitbahayan sa paligid ng Cook at Vandeventer Avenues. Gagamitin ni Baptiste si Quinn bilang kanyang sabsaban at mamaya abugado para sa kanyang tolda at awning na kumpanya. 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. Ang plano ni Rachmann para sa pagtatatag ng Aberg ay natuloy ayon sa plano pagkatapos magsimula ang paligsahan
Noong unang bahagi ng 1916, Martin “Magsasaka” Burns, na nagsanay at namamahala kay Frank Gotch sa World Heavyweight Championship, nagsimulang tanggihan na siya ang bumuo ng kasalukuyang American Heavyweight Champion na si Joe Stecher. Ang pag-angkin ay tila kakaiba dahil si Burns ay nagtatrabaho sa Stecher sa loob ng ilang taon. Tumulong si Burns na ihanda si Stecher para sa kanyang championship bout kay Charlie Cutler 1915. Sa isang paraan, kung ano ang Burns
Sa pagtatapos ng 1910s, Ang mga propesyonal na tagataguyod ng wrestling ay nag-book ng mga wrestler sa nagtrabaho o nakaayos nang mga laban sa wrestling. Occasionally, karaniwang bilang isang resulta ng isang dobleng krus, ang mga tagahanga ay makakakita ng isang aktwal na paligsahan o “shoot” tugma sa pagitan ng mga wrestler. Ang isa sa mga tugma na ito ay naganap noong huli 1921 at lumitaw mula sa isang away sa pagitan ng Tex Rickard, pangunahin ang isang boxing promoter, at Jack
Sa December 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 ni noong nakaraang
Ang post sa linggong ito ay upang tapusin ang kwento ng dobleng krus na kinasasangkutan nina Dick Shikat at Danno O’Mahony. Ang mga pinagmulan para sa dobleng krus talaga ay nagsimula sa isang tugma kay Ed “Strangler” Lewis sa Madison Square Garden noong Hunyo 9, 1932. Habang ang tugma na ito ay isang prearranged exhibition, ang mga namumuno ay napag-usapan tungkol sa pagbagsak ni Lewis ng sinturon
Sa Mayo 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
Noong Hunyo 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.
Sa Marso 22, 1919, At “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