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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Sou Jou Aksyon de Gras nan Amerik la, Thursday, Novanm 26, 1908, Yussouff Mahmout te lite ak ansyen chanpyon lit pwa lou Ameriken Tom Jenkins nan Madison Square Garden nan vil Nouyòk.. Mahmout dènyèman te ale Ozetazini pou lite Frank Gotch pou chanpyona mondyal lit pwa lou.. Si Mahmout te bat Jenkins, Mahmout ta pwouve ke li se yon defi bon konfyans nan Gotch. Jenkins te la
Jack Claybourne, one of the earliest African-American, professional wrestlers, was born Elmer Claybourn at Mexico, Missouri, on March 8, 1910. Nan 1910, Mexico was home to about 5,939 residents. Claybourne started his professional wrestling career in Missouri in 1931. Initially, Claybourne wrestled in nearby Moberly, Missouri. Moberly had a population of 13,722 residents compared to 8,290 residents in Mexico, Missouri
Istoryen lit konsidere swa Ed "Strangler" Lewis oswa Frank Gotch kòm pi gwo littè pwofesyonèl Ameriken an.. Pandan ke nou konnen byen yon ti jan sou karyè a byen bonè nan Frank Gotch, nou konnen anpil mwens sou karyè Ed "Strangler" Lewis. Divès sous reklame Lewis te aprann trape-tan-trape-ka lit nan kanaval yo lè li te sèlman katòz ane.. Lewis
Pandan kòmansman ane 1930 yo, pwomotè ki pi pwisan nan lit pwofesyonèl, Jack Curley, Joseph "Toots" Mondt, Pòl Bowser, ak Tom Packs egzekite doub-kwa youn sou lòt blese pouvwa a desen an jeneral nan wrèstle yo. Pandan lagè pwomosyonèl la, Jack Pfefer aliman tèt li ak Jack Curley ak "Toots" Mondt, ki te kouri soti nan vil Nouyòk. Nan fen 1933, Curley ak
Mwen te fè yon dezyèm gade nan match sa a apre mwen fin koute entèvyou podcast Shut Up and Wrestle ak Mike Chapman., youn nan pi gwo ekspè sou Frank Gotch. Mike Chapman te pwopoze yon agiman konvenkan pou kwayans li ke tou de Earl Caddock vs. Match tit mondyal Joe Stecher yo te "lans" oswa konpetisyon lejitim. Apre revize kont yo nan
Nan samdi, September 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, fresh off his first tour of the United States, wrestled the Great Gama at Shepherd’s Bush Stadium in London, Angletè. 7,000 spectators crowded into the stadium to watch the match. A few weeks earlier, Mr. Benjamin brought a group of Pehlwani wrestlers from India to wrestle in England. Fans consider the Great Gama
Joe Stecher made his professional wrestling debut in late 1912 or early 1913. Stecher proved to be a dangerous professional from the beginning of his career. Martin “Farmer” Burns, the storied wrestler and trainer, brought one of his proteges, Yussiff Hussane, to test Stecher in a legitimate contest during June 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane
Nan Madi, Oktòb 21, 1913, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defended his newly won American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral at Lexington’s Auditorium on a mat instead of a ring. The mat setup played a role in the finish of the match. Promoter Jerry Walls placed a mat on the elevated stage, a common setup before the widespread
Professional wrestling evolved into an athletic exhibition from legitimate contests for two reasons. I have written extensively about the first reason. Legitimate contests between equally skilled wrestlers were often long, boring affairs with little action. These contests turned off fans and prevented professional wrestling exploding as a spectator sport. I have not written as much about the second reason. Nan
Anvan lite nan Kentucky nan kòmansman ane 1910 yo, fanatik lit te konnen Ed "Strangler" Lewis kòm Bob Fredrichs. Li te fèt Robert Friedrich nan Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis te fè premye lit pwofesyonèl li nan 1905, pandan y ap toujou sèlman 14 ane fin vye granmoun. Pwomotè Kentucky te panse Bob Fredrichs twò klè, se konsa Lewis te chwazi nouvo non li kòm yon omaj bay parèy Wisconsin natif natal ak orijinal