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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Fermer” 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 £. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg luftoi në
“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 shikoi rivalin e tij 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 “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, decided to take some of the starch out of his challengers by matching them up
Më dhjetor 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
Të hënën, Dhjetor 13, 1920, Dhe “Strangler” Lewis fitoi të parin nga gjashtë kampionatet botërore të mundjes në peshë të rëndë nga 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, Stecher dhe Lewis u takuan në një ndeshje që zgjati më shumë se tre orë. Lewis bëri një gabim mendor në
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 “Kollë e thatë” në Shën. Louis during the 1904 Panairi Botërore. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 në Çikago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Rruga për të jetuar në Shëndetësisë dhe Forcën (lidhje Filialin) 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
May 9, 1905 Edicioni i St. Seksioni sport Louis Republikës përmbante një histori për një ndeshje ardhshëm midis mundësit lokale George Baptiste dhe turne Botërore Wrestling kampion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, i cili sapo mundi Tom Jenkins për Kampionatin Botëror. Nëse redaktor dinte “Hack-së” kushtet në kohën, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Poloni, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Sipas 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, Shkurt 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) ishte një rekord botëror që mbajnë peshëngritësi dhe World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling para mundje ishte paracaktuar dhe lifters janë duke përdorur steroid. Hackenschmidt arritur një nivel të madhështisë shkak të disa faktorëve. Ai ka arritur një nivel të lartë të palestër fizike. Gjendja e tij fizike e lejuan atë të jetë mundës më të suksesshëm të kohës së tij. A few wrestlers may have been