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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
દાયકાના અંતે 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 “ખેડૂત” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. તેમ છતાં, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. લૂઈસ, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. દ્વારા 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 “Alex” 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
શનિવાર પર, નવેમ્બર 25, 1899, સ્ટ્રીટ. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 મિનિટ. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. લૂઈસ’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. વસેમ કબજે કર્યો હતો
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 “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Strangler” લેવિસ, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. આ
પોલ Pons એક ફ્રેન્ચ ગ્રીક રોમન રેસલિંગ ચેમ્પિયન હતી. તેમણે જ્યોર્જ Hackenschmidt અનેક ટુર્નામેન્ટમાં તેના પૈસા માટે રન આપી પૂરતી સારી હતી. તેમ છતાં, તે માં શિકાગો આવ્યા 1900, તેમણે હતી “પરાજય” સ્થાનિક કુસ્તીબાજ દ્વારા. નુકસાન ઓફ સંજોગોમાં જરૂરી શકાય ઘણો રજા. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. એક
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “ખેડૂત” 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 પાઉન્ડ. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. બર્ગે કુસ્તી કરી
ડિસેમ્બર પર 1, 1938 પર 5:15 PM પર પોસ્ટેડ, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 વર્ષની વયનાં. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home
Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. જ્યારે કે આ વાર્તા હોઈ શકે છે
“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