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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agricultor” 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 libras. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg luchó
“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!Frank Gotch miró a su rival George Hackenschmidt., who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
Al principio de 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 “El Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, decidió quitarles parte del almidón a sus rivales emparejándolos
En diciembre 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
El lunes, Diciembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis ganó el primero de los seis campeonatos mundiales de lucha libre de manos de Joe Stecher.. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Un año antes de este partido, Stecher y Lewis se enfrentaron en un partido que duró más de tres horas.. Lewis cometió un error mental al
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 “Hachazo” en St. Louis during the 1904 Feria Mundial. 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 (enlace de afiliado) 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 años hasta perder su
El de mayo 9, 1905 edición del St. Sección de deporte de Louis República contenía una historia acerca de un próximo encuentro entre el luchador local de George Baptiste y la gira Campeón del Mundo de Lucha Libre, George Hackenschmidt. El documento no dio Baptiste una oportunidad contra Hackenschmidt, que acaba de vencer a Tom Jenkins para el Campeonato Mundial. Si el editor sabía “De Hack” condition at the time, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko nació Stanislaw ene Cygankiewicz en abril 1, 1879 en Jodlow, Polonia, que formaba parte del Imperio Austro-Húngaro. De acuerdo a Wikipedia, él eligió el nombre en el ring Stanislaus Zbyszko porque era el nombre de un caballero polaco ficción. Un artículo en el Walla Walla, Periódico Washington, Martes de noche del Estadista, Febrero 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. 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