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Pada tanggal 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, di yang terakhir Gotch
Postingan minggu ini untuk mengakhiri kisah persilangan ganda yang melibatkan Dick Shikat dan Danno O'Mahony. Asal muasal double cross sebenarnya bermula dari pertandingan dengan Ed “Pencekik” Lewis di Madison Square Garden pada bulan Juni 9, 1932. Sedangkan pertandingan ini merupakan ekshibisi yang telah diatur sebelumnya, para pegulat sedang berdiskusi tentang Lewis yang menjatuhkan sabuknya
Pada tanggal 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
Pada tanggal 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.
Pada bulan Maret 22, 1919, Dan “Pencekik” 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
Saya menulis postingan ini untuk mengoreksi postingan sebelumnya yang saya tulis tentang persilangan ganda dalam gulat profesional. Saya awalnya mengira umpan silang ganda berakhir setelah Stanislaus Zybszko melakukan umpan ganda terhadap Trio Debu Emas. Zbyszko, setelah setuju kalah dari Munn, mengalahkannya dalam kontes yang sah untuk Kejuaraan Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia. Dan “Pencekik” Lewis, siapa yang menjatuhkan itu
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
Saya menulis posting ini karena percakapan yang saya tandai di Twitter tentang 1911 pertandingan ulang antara Frank Gotch dan Georg Hackenschmidt untuk Kejuaraan Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia. Jim Kornet, yang selain menjadi salah satu manajer terbaik dalam gulat profesional juga merupakan sejarawan gulat profesional yang terkenal, berbicara tentang double cross di pertandingan Gotch-Hack kedua
When “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, dikenal sebagai “Terjangan” 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