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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
El jueves, Noviembre 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 Post-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
En una noche de Jueves, Noviembre 25, 1909, World Wrestling Campeón Frank Gotch reunió Wrestling Campeón polaco Stanislaus Zbyszko para un partido de la desventaja en Buffalo, Nueva York. Gotch aceptó la confiscación de la pelea si no podía tirar Zbyszko dos veces en una hora. Tamaño y la fuerza de Zbyszko crean problemas para Gotch, que pesaba 190 libra a Zbyszko de 260 libras. Sin embargo, 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, el chico de granja de Humboldt, Iowa, derrotaría George Hackenschmidt por el Campeonato Mundial Peso Pesado en Wrestling 1908. Esta victoria y su posterior derrota de “Hachazo” en el 1911 revancha cimentó el lugar de Gotch como uno de los más grandes luchadores de todos los tiempos. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
En enero 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. Zbyszko era un experto
Jefe de policía de Omaha H.W.. Dunn creó titulares en marzo 28, 1915, cuando emitió una orden que prohibía el combate de lucha libre profesional anunciado entre Joe Stecher y Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 El partido estaba programado para el Auditorio de Omaha.. De hecho, el jefe emitió la orden a instancias del Superintendente de Policía A.C.. kugel. Kugel emitió un comunicado para
En diciembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis derrotó a Joe Stecher por su Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Libre de Peso Pesado. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Sin embargo, 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
En enero 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, Algunos luchadores estadounidenses incluso habían afirmado antes ser Nogert.