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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Фермер” 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 фунти. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Берг боровся в
“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. Знову, 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
На початку 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 “Грозний 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
Грудня 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. Вождь Два пера увійшов
У понеділок, Грудень 13, 1920, І “Душитель” Льюїс виграв перший із шести чемпіонатів світу з боротьби у важкій вазі від Джо Стечера. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. За рік до цього матчу, Стечер і Льюїс зустрілися в матчі, який тривав понад три години. Льюїс зробив розумову помилку
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 “Рубати” в Санкт-. Louis during the 1904 Всесвітня виставка. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Луїс, the match would not occur until 1908 в Чикаго,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Спосіб жити в здоров'ї і сили (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 years until losing his
Травень 9, 1905 видання St. Спортивні сек Луї республіки міститься розповідь про майбутній матч між місцевою борець Джорджа Батист і чемпіон світу Wrestling гастролі, Джордж Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, хто просто бити Tom Jenkins для чемпіонату світу. Якщо редактор знав “Hack-х” стан в той час,, he may have
Станіслава Zbyszko народився Станіслав Ян Cygankiewicz квітня 1, 1879 в Jodlow, Польща, яка входила до складу Австро-Угорської імперії. Згідно Вікіпедії, він вибрав ім'я кільце Станіслава Zbyszko тому що це було ім'я вигаданого польського лицаря. Стаття в Walla Walla, Газета Вашингтон, Увечері державного діяча вівторок, Лютий 8, 1910 видання, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
Джордж 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