Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Machapisho kuhusu 20th Century wrestlers, mechi za mieleka, na filamu za mieleka.
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 paundi. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Hata hivyo, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, ambaye alisafiri hadi Amerika kuchuana na Frank Gotch baada ya kushindwa
On Krismasi Night 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko alikutana Giovanni Raicievich katika inayosubiriwa kwa hamu Heavyweight mieleka bout. Zbyszko, aliyekuwa kampeni kwa rematch na World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, walikubaliana kutupa Raicevich 3 nyakati katika 90 dakika au kutangazwa loser. Wanaume hao walipoingia kwenye bustani maarufu ya Madison Square katika Jiji la New York, Zbyszko alikuwa wazi
Na “Strangler” Lewis ni mmoja wa wanamieleka wa kitaalamu na mabingwa wa dunia wa wakati wote. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, ambayo Lewis alianza kuitumia kama mapromota na wacheza mieleka walibadilisha mieleka ya kitaalamu hadi onyesho lililopangwa au "lililofanyiwa kazi". Hapo awali Lewis alitumia kufuli kwa uso wa mbele au kusongesha kwa guillotine. Majina ya Lewis Evan "Strangler" Lewis alifanya kufuli ya uso wa mbele au
Kweli, 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. Rachman’s tournament was to start Wednesday
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Alianza kumenyana wakati wa mchezo pro alikuwa bado ushindani halisi. Aliendelea kuwa na mafanikio baada ya mchezo iliyopita na kazi (prearranged) mechi. Kwa kweli, 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 kushindwa maadui wengi mashuhuri katika mwaka kubwa ya kazi yake mieleka. In 1915, Aberg alishiriki katika Spring na Kuanguka toleo zote za Wrestling New York International mashindano. Mashindano peke yake katika mtindo wake mapendeleo ya Ugiriki na Roma mieleka, Aberg kushindwa Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko na Ed “Strangler” Lewis pamoja na idadi ya wrestlers mkufunzi.
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