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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Rolnik” 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 funtów. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg walczył
“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 looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, 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 “Groźny Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, postanowił odebrać trochę skrobi swoim rywalom, dopasowując ich
Grudzień 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. Wódz Dwa Pióra wszedł do
W poniedziałek, Grudzień 13, 1920, I “Dusiciel” Lewis wygrał pierwszy z sześciu mistrzostw świata w wadze ciężkiej w zapasach od Joe Stechera. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Rok wcześniej ten mecz, Stecher i Lewis spotkali się w meczu trwającym ponad trzy godziny. Lewis popełnił błąd mentalny
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 “Siekać” w St. Louis during the 1904 Targi na świecie. 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 (związek partnerski) 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
Maj 9, 1905 edycja Street. Sekcja sportowa Louis Republiki zawierały historię o nadchodzącym meczu pomiędzy lokalnym zapaśnik George Baptiste i Champion Wrestling World Touring, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, który właśnie pokonał Toma Jenkinsa na Mistrzostwach Świata. Jeśli redaktor wiedział “Hack” condition at the time, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 w Jodlow, Polska, która była częścią Imperium Austro-Węgier. Według Wikipedii, wybrał nazwę dzwonka Stanislaus Zbyszko, ponieważ był to nazwa fikcyjnego polskiego rycerza. Artykuł w Walla Walla, Washington prasa, Wieczorem Statesman wtorek, Luty 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) rekord świata był sztangista i przytrzymanie World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling Zapasy był umówiony wcześniej i były sterydy podnośników. Hackenschmidt osiągnąć poziom wielkości ze względu na kilka czynników. Osiągnął wysoki poziom sprawności fizycznej. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been