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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John “Tigerman” Sand lite plizyè “shoot” match pandan la “te travay” epòk ane 1920 yo. Nan tan sa a, Lutteur pwofesyonèl Ameriken yo kolabore youn ak lòt pou mete alimèt enteresan pou fanatik yo. Rezilta yo te predetèmine pa pwomotè ak administratè yo. Konkou lejitim oswa “shoots” yo te ra. Lè yo rive, li te nòmalman rezoud yon diskisyon nan mitan pwomotè oswa yon
At the end of 1905, Fred Beell t ap vwayaje nan Amerik pou fè yon match ak ansyen chanpyon lit pwa lou Ameriken Tom Jenkins.. Beell se te yon ansyen chanpyon lit Ameriken Heavyweight ki te bat Frank Gotch nan yon “te travay” match nan New Orleans pandan Desanm 1903. Li te pèdi tit la tounen Gotch kèk semèn pita. Lutteur ki kapab, Jenkins ak Beell
Joe Stecher ak John “Tiger Man” Pesek te luteur lejitim nan yon prensipalman “te travay” epòk, kote match yo te predetèmine sof si yon moun te deside kwaze lòt wrèstè oswa pwomotè a lè li te vire match la nan yon konkou lejitim.. Double-kwaze sèlman te travay, si wrèstle a te kapab lejitimman genyen match la. John Pesek pa t 'renmen nati a travay nan lit e souvan vire
Nan 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, Mondyal lour lit chanpyon Ed “Strangler” Lewis and wrestler/promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt. The Trio controlled the world championship and froze Curley out of booking the champion. To get even with the Trio, Curley began aggressively promoting Olympic wrestling silver medalist and collegiate
Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States in 1909 seeking a match with recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To get in shape for this challenge and build anticipation for the title match, Zbyskzo toured most of the major cities in the United States. During May 1910, Zbyszko arrived in St. Louis for his match with capable wrestler Charles
Sou Desanm 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “bat” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
Nan mwa janvye 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” ak 210 liv, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Second,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Gimmick ki te sove a 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum nan Jedi, Desanm 14, 1922. Nan tan sa a, American professional wrestling outside of
Nan samdi, Janvye 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defann greko-Women Mondyal Lit chanpyona l 'kont Ahmed Medrali. “Lion Ris la” ta gen yo defèt “Terib Turk la” kenbe chanpyona l '. Pwomotè chwazi jeyan Medrali la, ki moun ki te 6’02” ak 224 liv, yo defèt Hackenschmidt la w pèdi irézistibl. George Hackenschmidt te kanpe sèlman 5’09” tall and weighed 209 liv. Despite his smaller