Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Viestit 1900-luvun painijista, paini-ottelut, ja painielokuvia.
Prior to wrestling in Kentucky in the early 1910s, 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 vuotias. Kentucky promoters thought Bob Fredrichs too plain, so Lewis chose his new name as an homage to fellow Wisconsin native and original
Lokakuun 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. Sisään 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this
Toukokuun 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins paini jättiläinen Nouralah Hassanin kanssa New Yorkissa. Born in Bulgaria during 1870, Hassan stood six feet, eight inches tall and weighed 331 kiloa. 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
On August 4, 1939, Mort Henderson passed away in Rochester, New York at 60 vuotiaita. Wrestling fans likely did not remember the name Mort Henderson but as his alter ego, the original Masked Marvel, he saved the fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament with the goal of
Taro Miyake originally came to prominence as a jiu jitsu expert fighting legitimate mixed styles contests with professional boxers and wrestlers. Miyake used the legitimate contests, most of which he won, to generate interest in jiu jitsu. Like many judo and jiu jitsu instructors, Miyake discovered how hard it was to make a sustainable income from martial arts instruction. Taro
George Tragos gained fame as the trainer of Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, a 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. Kuitenkin, he did not dismiss the
Frank Gotch hallitsi amerikkalaista painia 1905 vuonna hänen eläkkeelle 1913. Gotch, nykyinen amerikkalainen raskaansarjan painimestari, voitti huhtikuussa uransa suurimman ottelun 3, 1908. Gotch voitti nykyisen raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestarin Georg Hackenschmidtin Chicagossa, Illinois. Gotch osoittautui yhtä hallitsevaksi maailmanmestariksi kuin hän oli ollut Yhdysvaltain mestari. Gotch suostui
Torstaina, Huhtikuu 29, 1909, Frank Gotch matkusti Memphisiin, Tennessee paini arvostetun kevyen raskaansarjan painijan Charles Hackenschmidtin kanssa. Hackenschmidt voitti kevyen raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestaruuden oikealla nimellään, John Berg. Vaikka fanit pitivät Bergistä hyvää, he eivät nähneet häntä uhkana voittaa Frank Gotch suorassa ottelussa. Fanien kiinnostuksen lisäämiseksi
Joe Stecher paini siirtymäkauden aikana amerikkalaisessa ammattipainissa. Prior to 1900, painijat osallistuivat ensisijaisesti laillisiin kilpailuihin, vaikka painijat kävivät joskus työotteluissa. Jälkeen 1915, kaikki painijat pelasivat ottelunsa. Painajat painivat laillisia kilpailuja vain ratkaistakseen myynninedistämiskiistan tai tehdäkseen kaksinkertaisen ristin. From 1900 to 1915, painijat, jotka harjoittavat sekoitus suoritettuja otteluita