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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, कौन था
गुरुवार को, जनवरी 27, 1904, टॉम जेनकिंस ने आयोवा के एक उभरते हुए पहलवान के खिलाफ अपनी अमेरिकी कुश्ती चैम्पियनशिप का बचाव किया. After the first fall, प्रशंसकों को एहसास हुआ कि यह सी फ्रैंक एल्विन गॉच का सबसे कठिन मैच था, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. जेनकिंस ने गॉच को हरा दिया था
जनवरी में 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “स्ट्रेंजलर” 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.
पॉल Pons 1890 में फ्रांस की ग्रीको रोमन कुश्ती चैंपियन था. उन्होंने कहा कि रूस में एक टूर्नामेंट जीतने से पहले Folies-Bergeres में एक टूर्नामेंट जीता 1898. इन जीत ने उन्हें विश्व ग्रीको-रोमन कुश्ती चैम्पियनशिप का दावा करने की अनुमति दी. पोंस रेल पहलवानों और मजबूत पुरुषों के लिए एक जिम खोलने के द्वारा इस कुख्याति पर पूंजीकृत. Pons’ जीत की वजह से विशेष रूप से उल्लेखनीय था
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. बाद
In late 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 “किसान” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. तथापि, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. लुइस, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. द्वारा 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 “एलेक्स” 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
शनिवार को, नवंबर 25, 1899, सेंट. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 मिनट. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. लुइस’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. वसीम के पास
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 “एलेक्स” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “स्ट्रेंजलर” लेविस, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The