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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Ar ddydd Iau, Tachwedd 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Ôl-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Ar nos Iau, Tachwedd 25, 1909, Cyfarfu Reslo Byd Pencampwr Frank Gotch Reslo Pwyleg Hyrwyddwr Stanislaus Zbyszko gyfer gêm handicap yn Buffalo, Efrog Newydd. Cytunwyd Gotch i fforffedu yr ornest pe na allai daflu Zbyszko ddwywaith mewn awr. Maint a chryfder Zbyszko yn creu problemau i Gotch, oedd yn pwyso 190 bunnoedd i Zbyszko yn 260 bunnoedd. Fodd bynnag,, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they
Frank Gotch, y bachgen fferm o Humboldt, Iowa, yn mynd yn groes George Hackenschmidt ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm Reslo Byd yn 1908. Mae'r fuddugoliaeth a'i drechu dilynol “Darnia” yn y 1911 rematch sment lle Gotch fel un o wrestlers mwyaf o bob amser. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Ar Ionawr 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Roedd Zbyszko yn fedrus
Omaha Pennaeth yr Heddlu H.W. Creodd Dunn benawdau ar Fawrth 28, 1915, pan gyhoeddodd orchymyn yn gwahardd y gêm reslo broffesiynol a hysbysebwyd rhwng Joe Stecher a Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 trefnwyd y gêm ar gyfer Awditoriwm Omaha. Cyhoeddodd y pennaeth y gorchymyn mewn gwirionedd ar gais Uwcharolygydd yr Heddlu A.C. Kugel. Cyhoeddodd Kugel ddatganiad i
Ar Ragfyr 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Trechodd Lewis Joe Stecher ar gyfer ei Bencampwriaeth Reslo Pwysau Trwm y Byd. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Fodd bynnag,, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud
Ar Ionawr 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, roedd ychydig o reslwyr Americanaidd hyd yn oed wedi honni eu bod yn Nogert o'r blaen