Si Pesek ay Nagnenegosyo para sa Kanyang Sarili

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John “Tigerman” Ilang nakipagbuno si Sand “shoot” mga laban sa panahon ng “worked” panahon ng 1920s. By this time, Ang mga Amerikanong propesyonal na wrestler ay nakipagtulungan sa isa't isa upang maglagay ng mga kapana-panabik na laban para sa mga tagahanga. Ang mga resulta ay paunang natukoy ng mga tagataguyod at tagapamahala. Mga lehitimong paligsahan o “shoots” ay bihira. Kapag nangyari ang mga ito, ito ay karaniwang upang ayusin ang isang hindi pagkakaunawaan sa pagitan ng mga promotor o a

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Legitimate Brawl or Pre-Match Hype?

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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

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Stecher Meets Pesek in St. Louis

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Joe Stecher and JohnTiger ManPesek 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

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Tiger Man Tames Nat Pendleton

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Sa 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion 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

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Tinalo ni Stanislaus Zbyszko si Charley Olson

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Naglakbay si Stanislaus Zbyszko sa Estados Unidos noong 1909 naghahanap ng laban sa kinikilalang World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion na si Frank Gotch. Upang makakuha ng hugis para sa hamon na ito at bumuo ng pag-asa para sa title match, Nilibot ni Zbyskzo ang karamihan sa mga pangunahing lungsod sa Estados Unidos. During May 1910, Dumating si Zbyszko sa St. Louis para sa kanyang pakikipaglaban sa mahusay na wrestler na si Charles

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Binawi ni Lewis ang Pamagat mula kay Zbyszko

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Sa December 14, 1922, isang pulutong ng 10,000 napuno ng mga tagahanga ang St. Louis Coliseum upang panoorin ang rematch sa pagitan ng kasalukuyang World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis at dating kampeon na si Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “bagsak” Zbyszko para sa pamagat sa Wichita, Kansas noong Marso 1922. Lingid sa kaalaman ng mga tagahangang ito, ang plano ay para kay Zbyszko na matalo sa laban kay Lewis ngunit

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Beell Beats “Americus”

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Noong Enero 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” at 210 pounds, “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. Pangalawa,

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Tinalo ng Mask Marvel si Lurich

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(Ang post na ito ay isang pagsisikap mula sa aking pinakabagong aklat na Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Ang Gimik na Nagligtas sa 1915 Available ang International Wrestling Tournament sa Amazon.) Ang taglagas na bersyon ng 1915 Ang International Wrestling Tournament ay nahihirapan sa pagdalo at interes, nang makamit ng promoter na si Sam Rachmann ang gintong pang-promosyon sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakilala ng isang nakamaskara na wrestler sa kanyang paligsahan. Sumabog ang Masked Marvel

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Binalak Lewis – Zbyszko Tugma

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Nang magpasya sina Billy Sandow at Ed Lewis na naubusan ng promotional steam ang paghahari ng titulo ni Stanislaus Zbyszko, nagpasya silang “panalo” ibalik ang pamagat noong Marso 1922. St. Nakuha ni Louis promoter John Contos ang malaking rematch, na magaganap sa St. Louis Coliseum noong Huwebes, Disyembre 14, 1922. By this time, Amerikanong propesyonal na pakikipagbuno sa labas ng

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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Sa Sabado, Enero 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Ang Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” at 224 pounds, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pounds. Despite his smaller

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