Category: 20th Century Pro Wrestling History

Juara Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia Ed “Pencekik” Lewis bergulat dalam ratusan pertandingan gulat yang sah dengan Joseph “Toots” Mondt selama bertahun-tahun. Selama percakapan dengan anak didik mudanya, Lou Thesz, Lewis mengatakan dia hanya perlu khawatir kalah dari dua pegulat dalam karirnya yang panjang. Hanya Mondt dan Stanislaus Zbyszko yang mempunyai peluang untuk mengalahkannya dalam kontes yang sah. Satu

On Sunday, Desember 14, 1924, “Besar” Wayne Munn wrestled Joseph “Toots” Mondt in the main event of the wrestling card at the Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Hall. 10,000 fans showed up to cheer on Munn, a former college football player for the University of Nebraska. Munn was billed at 6’06”, which may have been an exaggeration but he was significantly

Pada April 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, in Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Emil Klank, Manajer Gotch, meyakinkan pegulat asing dengan reputasi baik seperti Mahmout dan Stanislaus Zbyszko untuk melakukan perjalanan ke Amerika untuk menantang Gotch. Penggemar

Setelah menikahi istrinya Gladys dan mengalahkan Georg Hackenschmidt untuk kedua kalinya, keduanya masuk 1911, Juara Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia Frank Gotch mulai bergulat dengan jadwal yang lebih terbatas. Istrinya Gladys bukanlah penggemar berat gulat dan ingin suami barunya menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu di rumah di Humboldt, Iowa. Dalam dunia gulat pada saat itu,

Pada tanggal 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American

Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, Juara Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia Ed “Pencekik” Lewis was reputed to have injured his previous two opponents, Wladek Zbyszko and Joe Stecher, with his headlock. Lewis would use the headlock to hip toss his opponent to the floor. Zbyszko was knocked senseless, when his head hit the

On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Petani” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 pon, “Petani” Burns stood 5’11” to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Burns debuted in 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, one

Dan “Pencekik” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, so he was the ideal world champion in the modern era of prearranged matches. However, early in his career, Lewis

Pada akhir bulan Desember 1916, sebuah kejadian aneh terjadi. John F. Olin, seorang pegulat lokal Massachusetts, memenangkan pertandingan dengan Juara Dunia saat ini Joe Stecher. Wasit menyatakan Olin sebagai pemenang setelah Stecher meninggalkan pertandingan. Sebelum Aliansi Gulat Nasional (NWA) membuat perubahan peraturan pada tahun 1950an, kejuaraan berpindah tangan melalui diskualifikasi atau