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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Сьнежня 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, Фрэнк Готч, in Gotch’s last
This week’s post is to finish up the story of the double cross involving Dick Shikat and Danno O’Mahony. The origins for the double cross actually began in a match with Ed “Душыцель” Lewis in Madison Square Garden on June 9, 1932. While this match was a prearranged exhibition, the wrestlers had been in discussion about Lewis dropping the belt
Мая 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
Чэрвеня 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.
Сакавіка 22, 1919, І “Душыцель” Люіс сустрэўся Владек ZBYSZKO за вакантны свету ў суперцяжкай грэка-рымскай барацьбе. У нечаканай перамогі, Zbyszko перамог Люіса прэтэндаваць на званне. На жаль, для Владек Zbyszko, ён толькі выпіць кубачак кавы з поясам. Месяц ці два пазней, Zbyszko страціў тытул Джо Stetcher. This match was most likely
Я пішу гэты пост, каб выправіць больш ранні пост, які я пісаў пра двайныя кросы ў прафесійнай барацьбе. Першапачаткова я думаў, што падвойныя крыжы скончыліся пасля таго, як Станіслаў Зыбско двойчы перасек трыо "Залаты пыл". Zbyszko, пасля згоды прайграць Муну, перамог яго ў тым, што ператварыўся ў законны конкурс чэмпіянату свету па барацьбе ў цяжкай вазе. І “Душыцель” Люіс, хто кінуў
On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Масачусэтс. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in
Я напісаў гэты пост у сувязі з размовай, у якой мяне пазначылі ў Twitter пра 1911 рэванш паміж Фрэнкам Гочам і Георгам Хакеншмітам за тытул чэмпіёна свету па барацьбе ў цяжкай вазе. Джым Карнет, які акрамя таго, што з'яўляецца адным з лепшых менеджэраў у прафесійнай барацьбе, таксама з'яўляецца вядомым гісторыкам прафесійнай барацьбы, казаў пра двайны крыж у другім матчы Gotch-Hack
Калі “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, known as “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman