Category: 20th Century Pro Wrestling History

In the early 1920s, Christos Theofilou het begin stoei as Jim Londos na 'n paar jaar as die foefie “Stoeipleister”. Londos het waarskynlik nie besef dat die naamsverandering die eerste stap sou wees om die grootste loketaantreklikheid in die 1930's professionele stoei te word nie. Die tweede stap was sy opkoms as 'n hoofbyeenkoms-stoeier in St. Louis. Gebore in

Op Julie 4, 1922, Alan Eustace received his shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Worger” Lewis. Eustace, the Kansas Champion, won a qualifying match with “Boer” Bailey in March 1922 to qualify for the match with Lewis. 31-year-old Eustace was the same age as “Worger” Lewis but Lewis was far more experienced. Debuting at 14 jaar oud,

In early 1915, Sam Rachmann het die New York Internasionale Stoeitoernooi bevorder met die doel om die afgetrede Wêreld Swaargewig Stoeikampioen Frank Gotch te vervang. Rachmann het geglo niemand kan Aleksander verslaan nie “Alex” Aberg, Rachmann se uitgesoekte opvolger van Gotch, in Grieks-Romeinse stoei. Rachmann se uitdaging was vang-as-vang-kan was die dominante stoeistyl in Amerika. Om hierdie uitdaging te omseil, Rachmann recruited international

In 1922, future World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Jim Browning began his career in Kansas. Browning moved from his hometown of Verona, Missouri in 1921 to train for a professional wrestling career. Tom Law, the Wichita, Kansas promoter, oversaw Browning’s training. By May 1923, Browning was already in the main event at smaller shows. On an Augusta, Kansas card, Browning wrestled

Op Maart 3, 1922, En “Worger” Lewis regained the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Stanislaus Zbyszko. This event marked the beginning of one of the most dominant professional wrestling combines in history. Manager Billy Sandow, World Champion Ed “Worger” Lewis and training partner/promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt, known as the “Gold Dust Trio”, dominated the sport for the next six

In the early 1920s, Billy Sandow convinced Georgia promoter Tom Law to move to Wichita, Kansas and develop the area for future wrestling shows. The American Midwest would be a significant revenue generator for the Gold Dust Trio, which Sandow led with World Champion Ed “Worger” Lewis and promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt, in the 1920s. Law would produce two

Verona, Missouri is 'n klein dorpie in die suidweste van Missouri. Nooit oorskry nie 900 inwoners in sy geskiedenis, enigste 438 of so het mense Verona tuis genoem 1926. Tog, ’n professionele stoeikaart is Maandag in die dorp gehou, Maart 22, 1926. Sonder die wydverspreide gebruik van motors of paaie wat gebou is om dit te hanteer, reis sou baie moeilik wees in 1926.

Op Vrydag, Februarie 17, 1922, Wêreld-swaargewigstoeikampioen Stanislaus Zbyszko het 'n voorgee-wedstryd teen Francois Lemarque en die opkomende ster Jim Londos gestoei. Londos was nog 'n paar jaar weg daarvan om die grootste lokettrekking in professionele stoei te word, maar hy was die gewildste stoeier in St.. Louis. Terwyl Londos net sowat 5 gestaan ​​het’06” of 5’07”, hy besit

On Sunday, Desember 17, 1906, Kansas City, Missouri once more proved itself to be a hotbed for professional wrestling as 8,000 fans crammed Convention Hall to watch the rematch between Frank Gotch and Fred Beell. Beell won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Gotch three weeks earlier in New Orleans, Louisiana. Gotch claimed the loss to be a fluke, while

Op Junie 11, 1976, Joseph “Toots” Mondt is dood op pad na die Christian Northeast-hospitaal in Noord-St. Louis County. Mondt het na St. Louis in 1969 om te help sorg vir sy vrou Alda se ma. Nadat haar ma gesterf het in 1971, die Mondts het besluit om in St. Louis, waar Alda gebore en grootgeword het. Mondt was 'n legendariese