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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
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). Inċiżur
Joe Stecher għamel id-debutt tiegħu fil-lotta professjonali tard 1912 jew kmieni 1913. Stecher wera li kien professjonist perikoluż mill-bidu tal-karriera tiegħu. Martin "Bidwi" Burns, il wrestler stejjer u trainer, ġab wieħed mill-protetti tiegħu, Yussiff Hussane, biex jittestja Stecher f'konkors leġittimu matul Ġunju 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane
Nhar it-Tlieta, Ottubru 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. Il-
Qabel il-lotta f'Kentucky fil-bidu tas-snin 1910, 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 sena. Kentucky promoters thought Bob Fredrichs too plain, so Lewis chose his new name as an homage to fellow Wisconsin native and original
Fi kważi 70 sena, Stanislaus Zbyszko għamel id-debutt tiegħu fil-films fil-Lejl u l-Belt (1950). Aċċelebrat bħala Gregorious, wrestler irtirat u missier il-promotur tal-lotta ta’ Londra, Zbyszko wera l-ħiliet tiegħu fil-lotta, anke fl-età avvanzata tiegħu, fix-xena tal-firma tal-film. Il-film jibda b’raġel jiġru wara Harry Fabian, hustler ta’ Londra dejjem ifittex
Fuq Mejju 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins ġġieled lill-ġgant Nouralah Hassan fi New York City. Born in Bulgaria during 1870, Hassan stood six feet, eight inches tall and weighed 331 liri. While Jenkins possessed superior wrestling skill, fans and reporters expected Hassan’s immense size to present problems for Jenkins. Promoters booked the men to wrestle at Madison Square Garden in
Fuq Awissu 4, 1939, Mort Henderson ħalliena f’Rochester, New York fi 60 sena. Il-partitarji tal-lotta x'aktarx ma ftakrux l-isem Mort Henderson iżda bħala l-alter ego tiegħu, il-Marvel Masked oriġinali, huwa salva l-verżjoni jaqgħu tal- 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann ippromwova t-tournament bil-għan ta’
George Tragos kiseb fama bħala t-trejner ta' Lou Thesz, iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Piż Tqil tal-Alleanza Nazzjonali tal-Lotta dominanti tas-snin 50 u l-bidu tas-sittinijiet. Xorb, a 1920 Olimpiku għall-Greċja nattiva tiegħu, kellu jerġa impekkabbli fil-lotta leġittima. Imwieled f'Marzu 14, 1901, fil-Messinja, il-Greċja, Tragos rebaħ titli nazzjonali tal-lotta qabel ma rrappreżenta lill-Greċja fil- 1920 Olimpjadi biss
At the end of 1932, 22-Vila Milli ta’ sena ħarġet lil żewġha, wrestler professjonali Wladek Zbyszko, għal divorzju li jallega moħqrija fiżika u adulterju. Milli akkuża lil Zbyszko ta’ 41 sena b’moħqrija fiżika talli “għannaqha wisq.” L-Imħallef Dunne tal-Qorti Suprema ta’ Brooklyn sema’ l-każ tad-divorzju. Huwa esprima dubju li Zbyszko abbuża minn martu. Madankollu, ma keċċiex il