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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Abenduaren on 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
This week’s post is to finish up the story of the double cross involving Dick Shikat and Danno O’Mahony. Gurutze bikoitzaren jatorria Ed-rekin partida batean hasi zen “Strangler” Lewis Madison Square Garden-en ekainean 9, 1932. Partida hau aurrez prestatutako erakusketa izan zen bitartean, the wrestlers had been in discussion about Lewis dropping the belt
Maiatzaren On 21, 1915, Nazioarteko Borroka Txapelketan New Yorken hasi zen. Samuel Rachman gertaera bultzatutako Europar greko-erromatar Borroka txapelduna Alek Aberg erakuts modu bat bezala. Rachman sinetsi Aberg Munduko Borroka txapelduna Frank Gotch oinordeko naturala zen, duten erretiratu 1913. Txapelketa lehen egunean, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
June On 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.
Martxoan 22, 1919, Eta “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
Borroka profesionalean gurutze bikoitzei buruz idatzi nuen aurreko mezu bat zuzentzeko idazten dut mezu hau. Hasiera batean gurutze bikoitzak Stanislaus Zybszkok Gold Dust Trio gurutzatu ostean amaitu zirela uste nuen. Zbyszko, Munnen aurka galtzea onartu ondoren, garaitu zuen Munduko Heavyweight Wrestling Txapelketarako legezko lehia bihurtu zenean. Eta “Strangler” Lewis, nork jaitsi zuen
On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. 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
Mezu hau Twitter-en etiketatu ninduten elkarrizketa baten ondorioz idatzi dut 1911 Frank Gotch eta Georg Hackenschmidt-en arteko errebantxa Munduko Heavyweight Wrestling Txapelketarako. Jim Cornette, Borroka profesionaleko zuzendari onenetarikoa izateaz gain, borroka profesionalaren historialari nabarmena ere bada., bigarren Gotch-Hack partidan gurutze bikoitzaz hitz egin zuen
When “Errusiako Lehoia” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, bezala ezagutzen “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidtek munduko titulua irabazi zuen greko-erromatarrez