Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Γεωργός” 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 λίρες. 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. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!Ο Frank Gotch κοίταξε τον αντίπαλό του George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
Κατά την έναρξη της 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, αποφάσισε να πάρει λίγο από το άμυλο από τους αμφισβητίες του ταιριάζοντάς τους
Τον Δεκέμβριο 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. Ο Αρχηγός Δύο Φτερά μπήκε στο
Την Δευτέρα, Δεκέμβριος 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Ο Lewis κέρδισε το πρώτο από τα έξι παγκόσμια πρωταθλήματα πάλης βαρέων βαρών από τον Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Ο Stecher και ο Lewis συναντήθηκαν σε έναν αγώνα που κράτησε πάνω από τρεις ώρες. Ο Λούις έκανε ένα διανοητικό λάθος
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 “Hack” στο St. Louis during the 1904 Παγκόσμια Έκθεση. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (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 years until losing his
Το Μάιο 9, 1905 Έκδοση του Αγίου. Αθλητισμού τμήμα Louis Δημοκρατίας περιείχε μια ιστορία για ένα επερχόμενο αγώνα μεταξύ των τοπικών παλαιστής Γιώργος Baptiste και την περιοδεία World Wrestling Champion, Γιώργος Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, που μόλις νικήσει τον Tom Jenkins για το Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα. Αν ο εκδότης ήξερε “Hack του” condition at the time, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Πολωνία, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Σύμφωνα με τη Wikipedia, he chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An article in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper, The Evening Statesman’s Tuesday, Φεβρουάριος 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
Γιώργος Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) ήταν ένα παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ που κατέχουν αρσιβαρίστας και της πάλης Παγκόσμιος Πρωταθλητής βαρέων βαρών πριν από την πάλη ήταν προσχεδιασμένο και ανυψωτές χρησιμοποιούσαν στεροειδή. Hackenschmidt επιτύχει ένα επίπεδο μεγαλείου οφείλεται σε διάφορους παράγοντες. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been