Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Viljelijä” 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 kiloa. 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!Frank Gotch katsoi kilpailijaansa George Hackenschmidtiä, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
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 “Kauhea Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, päätti ottaa osan tärkkelyksestä irti haastajistaan sovittamalla heidät yhteen
Joulukuun 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 astui sisään
Maanantaina, Joulukuu 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis voitti ensimmäisen kuudesta raskaansarjan MM-kilpailusta Joe Stecheriltä. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher ja Lewis kohtasivat yli kolme tuntia kestäneessä ottelussa. Lewis teki henkisen virheen
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 “Hakata” St. Louis during the 1904 Maailmannäyttely. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Ludvig, the match would not occur until 1908 Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Way to Live in terveyttä ja voimaa (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 vuotta omansa menettämiseen
Toukokuuta 9, 1905 painos St. Louis tasavallan urheilu jakso sisälsi tarina tulevista ottelua paikallisten painija George Baptiste ja kaukoliikenteen World Wrestling Champion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, kuka vain voittaa Tom Jenkins MM. Jos toimittaja tiesi “Hack n” condition at the time, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko syntyi Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz April 1, 1879 vuonna Jodlow, Puola, joka oli osa Itävalta-Unkarin keisarikunnan. Mukaan Wikipedia, hän valitsi renkaan nimi Stanislaus Zbyszko, koska se oli nimi kuvitteellinen puolalainen ritari. Artikkeli Walla Walla, Washington sanomalehti, Ilta Statesman on tiistai, Helmikuu 8, 1910 painos, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) oli maailmanennätys tilalla painonnostaja ja Maailman Heavyweight Wrestling mestari ennen paini oli ennalta sovittu ja nostimet käyttivät steroideja. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. Hän saavutti korkean tason fyysinen kunto. Hänen fyysinen kunto saa hänet menestynein painija aikansa. A few wrestlers may have been