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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Fred Beell wrestled professionally from 1900 līdz 1919. After developing a legendary reputation due to some of his victories over Martin “Lauksaimnieks” Burns, Dan McLeod and Frank Gotch, Beell retired as he neared 43 gadiem. His post wrestling career would lead to his unexpected death at 57. Fred Beell overcame long odds to become a competent professional wrestler
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, pasaules čempions cīkstonis un svarcēlājs, kas 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch notika nosaukumu uz pieciem gadiem, un sakāva visus konkurentus. Pēc salīdzinoši agrā vecumā 35, Gotch nolēma doties pensijā. Par viņa pēdējo spēli, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Piektdien, Maijs 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 protokols. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santels piedalījās vairākos likumīgos konkursos ar japāņu džiudžitsu praktizētājiem. Viņš izmantoja
In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, kurš bija
Ceturtdien, Janvāris 27, 1904, Toms Dženkinss aizstāvēja savu Amerikas cīkstēšanās čempionātu pret topošo cīkstoni no Aiovas. After the first fall, līdzjutēji saprata, ka tas bija grūtākais Frenka Alvina Goča mačs, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Dženkinss bija uzvarējis Goču
Janvārī 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.
Paul Pons bija grieķu-romiešu cīņa čempions Francijas 1890. Viņš uzvarēja turnīrā pie Folies-Bergeres pirms uzvarēt turnīrā Krievijā 1898. Šīs uzvaras viņam ļāva pretendēt uz pasaules grieķu-romiešu cīņas čempionātu. Pons kapitalizētas uz šo slavu, atverot sporta zāli, lai vilcienu cīkstoņi un spēcīgi vīrieši. Pons’ uzvara bija īpaši ievērojama, jo
When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. Pēc
In late 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Lauksaimnieks” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Tomēr, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Līdz 1902, George