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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Pada Disember 17, 1923, Jim Browning bergelut dengan perlawanan yang jarang berlaku di kampung halamannya di Verona, Missouri. Empat ratus peminat dari kawasan sekitar berkerumun ke venue untuk menyaksikan perlawanan antara Browning dan Clarence Jenkins, seorang ahli gusti dari Emporia, Kansas. Kedua-dua Browning dan Jenkins bergelut dalam kebanyakan perlawanan mereka di Kansas semasa 1923. Browning memulakan kerjaya itu
Pada November 18, 1938, bekas juara gusti dunia Jim Londos bergelut dengan juara dunia semasa Bronko Nagurski, bekas pemain bola sepak yang hebat untuk Chicago Bears. Lelaki itu bergelut di Philadelphia, Pennsylvania untuk kejohanan gusti dunia versi Nagurski. Anda boleh melihat perlawanan selama 14 minit itu secara keseluruhannya di YouTube. Apabila saya melihat perlawanan itu buat kali pertama, several
John "The Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek bergelut dengan dua pertandingan sah yang paling terkenal pada tahun 1920-an. Pesek menamatkan dua perang promosi dengan bersetuju untuk "menembak" pertandingan dengan Marin Plestina dan Nat Pendelton. Dalam 1916, Pesek ialah seorang ahli gusti yang sedang aktif di negeri asalnya Nebraska. Pada hari Khamis, September 14, 1916, Pesek bergelut dengan seorang lagi ahli gusti Nebraska, Chris Jordan. Peminat dan
Pada April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis
I am ashamed to say I recently discovered the career of Cora Livingston, while researching the development of the local promotor system in professional wrestling during the 1910s and 1920s. Mildred Burke was the first major woman’s wrestling champion of which I was aware. Walau bagaimanapun, Cora Livingston claimed the World Championship a year before Burke was even born. Cora Livingston
Pada Isnin, Disember 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. Joseph "Toots" Mondt
If wrestling fans know of Anton “Tony” Stecher, it is as the long-time promoter of professional wrestling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stecher started promoting professional wrestling in the Twin Cities during 1933. Stecher built the Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club into a powerful local wrestling promotion. Stecher was also one of the early members of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Stecher
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
Pada hari Selasa, 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
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. Yang