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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). mang-uukit
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
Sa Martes, Oktubre 21, 1913, Ipinagtanggol ni Ed “Strangler” Lewis ang kanyang bagong panalong American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship laban kay William Demetral. Nakipagbuno si Lewis kay Demetral sa Auditorium ng Lexington sa isang banig sa halip na isang singsing. Ang setup ng banig ay gumanap ng papel sa pagtatapos ng laban. Naglagay ng banig ang promoter na si Jerry Walls sa elevated stage, isang karaniwang setup bago ang laganap
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. Ang
Bago ang pakikipagbuno sa Kentucky noong unang bahagi ng 1910s, Kilala ng mga wrestling fan si Ed “Strangler” Lewis bilang Bob Fredrichs. Ipinanganak si Robert Friedrich sa Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Ginawa ni Lewis ang kanyang propesyonal na wrestling debut sa 1905, habang pa lang 14 taong gulang. Inisip ng mga tagataguyod ng Kentucky na si Bob Fredrichs ay napakalinaw, kaya pinili ni Lewis ang kanyang bagong pangalan bilang pagpupugay sa kapwa katutubo at orihinal na Wisconsin
Sa halos 70 taong gulang, Ginawa ni Stanislaus Zbyszko ang kanyang debut sa pelikula sa Night and the City (1950). Sinisingil bilang Gregorious, isang retiradong wrestler at ang ama ng wrestling promoter ng London, Ipinakita ni Zbyszko ang kanyang kakayahan sa pakikipagbuno, kahit na sa kanyang katandaan, sa signature scene ng pelikula. Nagsimula ang pelikula sa isang lalaking humahabol kay Harry Fabian, laging naghahanap ng isang London hustler
Sa Mayo 7, 1901, Nakipagbuno si Tom Jenkins sa higanteng si Nouralah Hassan sa New York City. Ipinanganak sa Bulgaria noong 1870, Tumayo si Hassan ng anim na talampakan, walong pulgada ang taas at may timbang 331 pounds. Habang si Jenkins ay nagtataglay ng superior wrestling skill, Inaasahan ng mga tagahanga at mamamahayag na ang napakalaking laki ni Hassan ay magpapakita ng mga problema para kay Jenkins. Ini-book ng mga promoter ang mga lalaking makikibuno sa Madison Square Garden
Sa Agosto 4, 1939, Namatay si Mort Henderson sa Rochester, New York sa 60 taong gulang. Malamang na hindi naalala ng mga tagahanga ng wrestling ang pangalang Mort Henderson kundi bilang kanyang alter ego, ang orihinal na Masked Marvel, na-save niya ang fall version ng 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Itinaguyod ni Sam Rachmann ang tournament na may layuning
Si George Tragos ay nakakuha ng katanyagan bilang tagapagsanay ng Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, isang 1920 Olympian for his native Greece, possessed an impeccable resume in legitimate wrestling. Born March 14, 1901, in Messinia, Greece, Tragos won national wrestling titles before representing Greece at the 1920 Olympics at only
At the end of 1932, 22-year-old Vila Milli sued her husband, professional wrestler Wladek Zbyszko, for divorce alleging physical cruelty and adultery. Milli charged the 41-year-old Zbyszko with physical cruelty for “hugging her too hard.” Justice Dunne of the Brooklyn Supreme Court heard the divorce case. He expressed doubt that Zbyszko abused his wife. Gayunman, he did not dismiss the