Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Fred Beell aliyepigana kitaaluma kutoka 1900 kwa 1919. Baada kuendeleza sifa ya hadithi kutokana na baadhi ya ushindi wake juu ya Martin “Mkulima” Burns, Dan McLeod na Frank Gotch, Beell mstaafu alipokaribia 43 umri wa miaka. Wake wa kazi baada mieleka ingeweza kusababisha kifo chake zisizotarajiwa katika 57. Fred Beell alishinda tabia mbaya kwa muda mrefu na kuwa na uwezo wa kitaalamu wrestler
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, bingwa wa dunia wrestler na weightlifter katika 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch uliofanyika cheo kwa miaka mitano na kushindwa comers wote. Katika umri kiasi vijana wa 35, Gotch aliamua kustaafu. Kwa mechi yake ya mwisho, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Siku ya Ijumaa, Mei 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 dakika. 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. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Alitumia
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, ambaye alikuwa
Siku ya Alhamisi, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. Baada ya kuanguka kwanza, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins had defeated Gotch’s
Katika Januari 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 mara Greco-Roman Wrestling Bingwa wa Ufaransa katika miaka ya 1890. Yeye alishinda mashindano katika Folies-Bergeres kabla ya kushinda mashindano katika Urusi katika 1898. Ushindi huu ulimruhusu kutwaa Ubingwa wa Mieleka wa Dunia wa Greco-Roman. Pons mtaji juu notoriety hivyo kwa kufungua mazoezi ya kutoa mafunzo kwa wrestlers na watu wenye nguvu. Pons’ ushindi ulikuwa wa ajabu hasa kwa sababu ya
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. After
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 “Mkulima” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Hata hivyo, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. By 1902, George