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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 libera. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Hala ere, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, Ameriketara bidaiatu zuena Frank Gotch-i aurre egiteko garaitu ondoren
Gabon gauean 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszkok Giovanni Raicievich ezagutu zuen asko espero zen pisu astuneko borrokan. Zbyszko, Frank Gotch Munduko Pisu Astunen Borroka Txapeldunarekin errebantxa baten aldeko kanpaina egiten ari zena, Raicevich botatzea onartu zuen 3 aldiz 90 minutu edo galtzaile deklaratu. Gizonak New Yorkeko Madison Square Garden ospetsuan sartu zirenean, Zbyszko izan da, argi eta garbi
Eta “Strangler” Lewis is one of the greatest professional wrestlers and world champions of all time. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, which Lewis started using as promoters and wrestlers transitioned professional wrestling to a prearranged or “worked” exhibition. Lewis originally used the front face lock or guillotine choke. Lewis’ namesake Evan “Strangler” Lewis made the front face lock or
Benetan, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachmanen txapelketa asteazkenean hasiko zen
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. He began wrestling when the pro game was still an actual competition. He continued to be successful after the game changed to worked (prearranged) matches. Izan ere, he participated in a shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 by double-crossing his promotoers.
Alex Aberg-ek etsai nabarmen asko garaitu zituen bere borroka profesionalaren karrerako urterik handienean. Urtean 1915, Aberg New Yorkeko Nazioarteko Borroka Txapelketako udaberriko eta udazkeneko bertsioetan lehiatu zen. Bere borroka greko-erromatar estiloan soilik lehiatzen ari da, Abergek Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko eta Ed “Strangler” Lewis borrokalari batzuekin batera.
Fred Beell-ek profesionalki borrokatu zuen 1900 arte 1919. Martinen aurka izandako garaipen batzuengatik ospe mitikoa garatu ondoren “Baserritarrak” Erredurak, Dan McLeod eta Frank Gotch, Beell hurbildu ahala erretiratu zen 43 urte. Borroka osteko bere ibilbideak ustekabeko heriotza ekarriko zion at 57. Fred Beell-ek borrokalari profesional konpetente bat izateko aukera luzeak gainditu zituen
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, munduko txapelduna Wrestler eta weightlifter in 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch ospatu izenburua bost urtez eta comers guztiak garaitu. Urtetik nahiko gazte at 35, Gotch erretiroa erabaki. Bere azken partidurako, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Ostiralean, Maiatzaren 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 minutu. 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. Erabili zuen