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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Farmer” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 lliures. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. De nou, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Cop de destral
At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, va decidir treure part del midó dels seus desafiadors fent-los coincidir
Al desembre 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the
Dilluns, Desembre 13, 1920, I “Estrangulador” Lewis va guanyar el primer dels sis Campionats Mundials de Lluita Pes Pesat de Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Un any abans d'aquest partit, Stecher i Lewis es van enfrontar en un partit que va durar més de tres hores. Lewis va cometre un error mental
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Cop de destral” a St. Louis during the 1904 Fira Mundial. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 a Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, La manera de viure en Salut i Força (affiliate link) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 anys fins a perdre la seva
El de maig 9, 1905 edició del St. Secció d'esport de Louis República contenia una història sobre una pròxima trobada entre el lluitador local de George Baptiste i la gira Campió del Món de lluita lliure, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, que acaba de vèncer Tom Jenkins per al Campionat Mundial. Si l'editor sabia “De Tall” condició en el moment, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko va néixer Stanislaw gen Cygankiewicz a l'abril 1, 1879 en Jodlow, Polònia, que formava part de l'Imperi Austro-Hongarès. D'acord amb Viquipèdia, ell va triar el nom en el ring Stanislaus Zbyszko perquè era el nom d'un cavaller polonès ficció. Un article en el Walla Walla, Diari Washington, Dimarts de nit del Estadista, Febrer 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) va ser un rècord mundial i la celebració de peses de lluita del campió pesat del món de la lluita lliure abans estava predisposat i aixecadors estaven usant esteroides. Hackenschmidt va aconseguir un nivell de grandesa causa de diversos factors. Es va aconseguir un alt nivell d'aptitud física. La seva condició física li va permetre ser el lluitador més encertat de la seva era. A few wrestlers may have been