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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Fuq Diċembru 17, 1923, Jim Browning ġġieled logħba rari fil-belt twelidu ta’ Verona, Missouri. Erba’ mitt partitarju mill-inħawi f’folla fil-post biex jaraw il-partita bejn Browning u Clarence Jenkins, wrestler minn Emporia, Kansas. Kemm Browning kif ukoll Jenkins iġġieldu ħafna mill-logħbiet tagħhom f'Kansas matul 1923. Browning kien qed jibda karriera li
Fuq Novembru 18, 1938, l-eks-champion tad-dinja tal-lotta Jim Londos ;ieled i/-champion tad-dinja attwali Bronko Nagurski, l-ex plejer tal-futbol kbir għal Chicago Bears. L-irġiel iġġieldu f'Philadelphia, Pennsylvania għall-verżjoni ta’ Nagurski tal-kampjonat dinji tal-lotta. Tista' tara l-partita ta' 14-il minuta fl-intier tagħha fuq YouTube. Meta rajt il-partita għall-ewwel darba, several
John "The Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek ġġieled tnejn mill-aktar kompetizzjonijiet leġittimi famużi tal-1920s. Pesek temm żewġ gwerer promozzjonali billi aċċetta li "jspara" kompetizzjonijiet ma' Marin Plestina u Nat Pendelton. Fil 1916, Pesek kien wrestler li ġej attiv fl-istat tad-dar tiegħu ta 'Nebraska. Nhar il-Ħamis, Settembru 14, 1916, Pesek wrestler ieħor Nebraska wrestler, Chris Jordan. Fannijiet u
Dwar April 13, 1936, Ed "Strangler" Lewis ġġieled il-konkors leġittimu finali tiegħu ma 'Lee Wykoff fl-Ippodrome fi New York City. Il-promoturi għal darb'oħra talbu lil Lewis biex isolvi kunflitt promozzjonali. Il-grupp avversarju għażel lil Lee Wykoff, tiratur ta’ 36 sena minn Kansas. Wykoff kien bilwieqfa sitt piedi, tul pulzier u kien jiżen mitejn tmintax-il lira. Il-44 sena Lewis
Jien tal-mistħija ngħid li dan l-aħħar skoprejt il-karriera ta’ Cora Livingston, waqt ir-riċerka dwar l-iżvilupp tas-sistema tal-promotur lokali fil-lotta professjonali matul is-snin 1910 u 1920.. Mildred Burke kienet l-ewwel champion maġġuri tal-lotta tal-mara li kont nafha. Madankollu, Cora Livingston sostniet il-Kampjonat tad-Dinja sena qabel saħansitra twieled Burke. Cora Livingston
Nhar it-Tnejn, Diċembru 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). 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-