Zgodovinar borilnih športov in borilni umetnik
Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
On Thanksgiving in America, Thursday, November 26, 1908, Yussouff Mahmout wrestled former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Mahmout recently to the United States to wrestle Frank Gotch for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. If Mahmout defeated Jenkins, Mahmout would prove to be a bona fide challenger to Gotch. Jenkins was the
Jack Claybourne, one of the earliest African-American, professional wrestlers, was born Elmer Claybourn at Mexico, Missouri, on March 8, 1910. V 1910, Mexico was home to about 5,939 residents. Claybourne started his professional wrestling career in Missouri in 1931. Najprej, Claybourne wrestled in nearby Moberly, Missouri. Moberly had a population of 13,722 residents compared to 8,290 residents in Mexico, Missouri
Rokoborski zgodovinarji menijo, da sta Ed "Strangler" Lewis ali Frank Gotch največja ameriška profesionalna rokoborca. Čeprav vemo kar nekaj o zgodnji karieri Franka Gotcha, veliko manj vemo o zgodnji karieri Eda »Davitelja« Lewisa. Različni viri trdijo, da se je Lewis na karnevalih naučil rokoborbe "ujemi, ko ulovi, ko je bil star komaj štirinajst let".. Lewis
V zgodnjih 1930-ih, najmočnejših promotorjev v profesionalni rokoborbi, Tex Rickard je napovedal vojno svojemu nekdanjemu boksarskemu promocijskemu partnerju, Joseph "Toots" Mondt, Paul Bowser, in Tom Packs sta izvajala dvojne napade drug na drugem, kar je prizadelo skupno moč njunih rokoborcev. Med promocijsko vojno, Jack Pfefer se je povezal z Jackom Curleyjem in "Tootsom" Mondtom, ki je pobegnil iz New Yorka. V pozno 1933, Curley in
To tekmo sem si ponovno ogledal po poslušanju intervjuja podcasta Shut Up and Wrestle z Mikeom Chapmanom, eden najpomembnejših strokovnjakov za Franka Gotcha. Mike Chapman je navedel prepričljiv argument za svoje prepričanje, da sta Earl Caddock vs.. Tekme za naslov svetovnega prvaka Joeja Stecherja so bile »streljanja« ali legitimna tekmovanja. Po pregledu računov v
V soboto, September 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, sveže končal svojo prvo turnejo po ZDA, boril Great Gama na stadionu Shepherd's Bush v Londonu, England. 7,000 gledalci so se gnetli na stadionu, da bi spremljali tekmo. Nekaj tednov prej, Gospod. Benjamin je pripeljal skupino rokoborcev Pehlwani iz Indije, da bi se borili v Angliji. Oboževalci menijo, da je Velika 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
V torek, Oktober 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
Profesionalna rokoborba se je iz zakonitih tekmovanj razvila v atletsko razstavo iz dveh razlogov. 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. The
Prior to wrestling in Kentucky in the early 1910s, wrestling fans knew Ed “Strangler” Lewis as Bob Fredrichs. Born Robert Friedrich in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis made his professional wrestling debut in 1905, while still only 14 stara leta. Kentucky promoters thought Bob Fredrichs too plain, so Lewis chose his new name as an homage to fellow Wisconsin native and original