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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
జాన్ “టైగర్మాన్” ఇసుక అనేక కుస్తీ పట్టింది “shoot” సమయంలో మ్యాచ్‌లు “worked” 1920ల యుగం. ఈ సమయానికి, అమెరికన్ ప్రొఫెషనల్ రెజ్లర్లు ఒకరికొకరు సహకరించుకుని అభిమానులను ఉత్తేజపరిచే మ్యాచ్‌లను ప్రదర్శించారు. ఫలితాలు ప్రమోటర్లు మరియు నిర్వాహకులచే ముందుగా నిర్ణయించబడ్డాయి. చట్టబద్ధమైన పోటీలు లేదా “shoots” అరుదుగా ఉండేవి. అవి సంభవించినప్పుడు, it was normally to settle a dispute among promoters or a
At the end of 1905, Fred Beell was traveling America hyping up a match with former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Beell was a former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion having defeated Frank Gotch in a “worked” match in New Orleans during December 1903. He lost the title back to Gotch a few weeks later. Capable wrestlers, Jenkins and Beell
Joe Stecher and John “Tiger Man” Pesek were legitimate wrestlers in a primarily “worked” era, where matches were predetermined unless someone decided to double-cross the other wrestler or promoter by turning the match into a legitimate contest. Double-crosses only worked, if the wrestler could legitimately win the match. John Pesek didn’t like the worked nature of wrestling and often turned
లో 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, ప్రపంచ హెవీవెయిట్ రెజ్లింగ్ ఛాంపియన్ 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. మే సమయంలో 1910, Zbyszko arrived in St. Louis for his match with capable wrestler Charles
డిసెంబర్ న 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. లూయిస్ “ఓడిపోయిన” 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
In January 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” మరియు 210 పౌండ్ల, “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. సెకను,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 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
బిల్లీ శాండో మరియు ఎడ్ లూయిస్ స్టానిస్లాస్ జ్బిస్జ్కో యొక్క టైటిల్ ప్రస్థానం ప్రమోషనల్ స్టీమ్ అయిపోయిందని నిర్ణయించినప్పుడు, వారు నిర్ణయించుకున్నారు “గెలుస్తారు” మార్చిలో టైటిల్‌ని తిరిగి ఇవ్వండి 1922. సెయింట్. లూయిస్ ప్రమోటర్ జాన్ కాంటోస్ పెద్ద రీమ్యాచ్‌ను పొందగలిగారు, ఇది సెయింట్ వద్ద జరుగుతుంది. గురువారం లూయిస్ కొలీజియం, డిసెంబర్ 14, 1922. ఈ సమయానికి, వెలుపల అమెరికన్ ప్రొఫెషనల్ రెజ్లింగ్
శనివారం, జనవరి 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “రష్యన్ లయన్” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” మరియు 224 పౌండ్ల, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 పౌండ్ల. Despite his smaller