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Pasaulio sunkiasvorių imtynių čempionas Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled hundreds of legitimate wrestling matches with Joseph “Toots” Mondt over the years. During conversations with his young protégé, Lou Thesz, Lewis said he only had to worry about losing to two wrestlers in his long career. Only Mondt and Stanislaus Zbyszko had a chance of defeating him in a legitimate contest. One
On Sunday, Gruodis 14, 1924, “Big” Wayne Munn wrestled Joseph “Toots” Mondt in the main event of the wrestling card at the Kansas City, Misūris, 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
Balandžio 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, Gotch’s manager, convinced foreign wrestlers with good reputations like Mahmout and Stanislaus Zbyszko to travel to America to challenge Gotch. Fans
Aleksandras “Alex” Aberg made headlines in 1917 during a lawsuit over his refusal to fulfill a wrestling committment in Boston during March 1917. Aberg agreed to wrestle Wladek Zbyszko, his main opponent during the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournaments, for Boston promoter George Touhey. Tačiau, Aberg pulled out of the bout shortly after signing an agreement to wrestle his
After marrying his wife Gladys and beating Georg Hackenschmidt a second time, both in 1911, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch began to wrestle a more limited schedule. His wife Gladys was not a big fan of wrestling and wanted her new husband to spend more time at home in Humboldt, Ajova. In the world of wrestling at the time,
Gegužės 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
Vedantis į jo sausį 24, 1921 titulo rungtynės su buvusiu pasaulio čempionu Earlu Caddocku, Pasaulio sunkiasvorių imtynių čempionas Ed “Strangler” Manoma, kad Lewisas sužeidė du ankstesnius varžovus, Wladek Zbyszko ir Joe Stecher, su savo galvos apdangalu. Lewisas naudojo galvos užraktą, kad numestų priešininką ant grindų. Zbyszko buvo išmuštas beprasmis, kai jo galva atsitrenkė į
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Kregždė “Ūkininkas” Burnsas sutiko mažą, bet galingą Fredą Beellu. Nors abu imtynininkai svėrė 165 svarų, “Ūkininkas” Burnsas stovėjo 5'11” į Beell's 5’04”. Tačiau 32-ejų Beellas turėjo didelį amžiaus pranašumą prieš 47-erių Burnsą.. Burnsas debiutavo 1879, kai Beellui buvo 3 metai. Vyrams buvo suplanuotos rungtynės Omahoje, Nebraska, vienas
Ed “Strangler” 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. Tačiau, early in his career, Lewis
Gruodžio pabaigoje 1916, įvyko keistas įvykis. John F. Olinas, vietinis Masačusetso imtynininkas, laimėjo rungtynes su dabartiniu pasaulio čempionu Joe Stecheriu. Stecheriui pasitraukus iš rungtynių, teisėjas paskelbė Oliną nugalėtoju. Prieš Nacionalinį imtynių aljansą (NWA) šeštajame dešimtmetyje padarė taisyklių pakeitimus, čempionatai pakeitė savininkus per diskvalifikaciją arba