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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
In die laat 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko na die Verenigde State van Amerika Wêreld Swaargewig Kampioen Wrestling Frank Gotch te daag. Voor die vergadering Gotch, Zbyszko regdeur die vroeë deel van getoer die Verenigde State en het gesukkel om baie plaaslike stoeiers 1910. Zbyszko sou reis 37,000 myl. Vroeg in sy toer, Zbyszko ontmoet Frank Gotch in 'n voorgee wedstryd. Zbyszko verslaan Gotch, wat
On Thursday, Januarie 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins het sy Amerikaanse stoeikampioenskap verdedig teen 'n opkomende stoeier van Iowa. After the first fall, die ondersteuners het besef dit was die moeilikste wedstryd van die c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins het Gotch's verslaan
In Januarie 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Worger” 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 was die Grieks-Romeinse stoei kampioen van Frankryk in die 1890's. Hy het 'n toernooi by die Folies-Bergeres voordat die wen 'n toernooi in Rusland in 1898. Hierdie oorwinnings het hom toegelaat om die Grieks-Romeinse Wêreld-stoeikampioenskap te eis. Pons gekapitaliseer op hierdie bekendheid met die opening van 'n gimnasium te lei stoeiers en sterk manne. Pons’ oorwinning was veral merkwaardig as gevolg van
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 die laat 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 “Boer” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Egter, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Deur 1902, George
Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into
Op Saterdag, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minute. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem besete
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the
The International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Worger” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Die