Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Machapisho kuhusu 20th Century wrestlers, mechi za mieleka, na filamu za mieleka.
Joseph “Toots” Mondt alipigana mieleka kitaaluma kuanzia mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1910 hadi 1930 lakini alijiwekea alama yake halisi kama mkabaji., wakala wa kuhifadhi na mtangazaji. Wakati Mh “Strangler” Lewis alimchukulia Mondt kuwa sawa katika mechi halali ya mieleka, Mondt ana kipaji cha kuunda pembe na anamaliza katika maonyesho ya mieleka yaliyofanya kazi. Mondt angejiunga na Lewis na meneja wake Billy Sandow
From late 1921 kwa 1923, John Contos promoted professional wrestling in St. Louis, Missouri. Hata hivyo, Contos decided to leave promotion to focus on managing the career of budding star Dan Kolov. Prior to leaving St. Louis, Contos sold the promotion to Tom Packs, his nephew and assistant in the promotion. Packs’ first card was scheduled for Friday, Januari 4, 1924.
When discussing Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign from 1921 kwa 1922, the main reason given for taking the title from him was that his title reign was a box office failure. Do the numbers validate this belief? Prior to wining the championship, Zbyszko wrestled former champion Joe Stecher at the 71st Regiment Armory in front of 7,000 fans. In 1915, the
Joe Stecher alianza 1915, mwaka wa kutisha kwa kazi yake, kwa ushindi dhidi ya Adolph Ernst. Ernst alishindana kwa jina Otto Carpenter kwa mechi hii lakini alijulikana kwa mashabiki wa mieleka kama Ad Santel.. Santel alikuwa na sifa anayostahili ya kuwa mkatili “hooker”, mpiga mieleka mwenye ujuzi wa kuwasilisha. Stecher alikuwa Nebraskan mwenye umri wa miaka 22, aliyefanya
Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzito Mzito Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled hundreds of legitimate wrestling matches with Joseph “Toots” Mondt over the years. During conversations with his young protégé, Lou Thesz, Lewis said he only had to worry about losing to two wrestlers in his long career. Only Mondt and Stanislaus Zbyszko had a chance of defeating him in a legitimate contest. Moja
On Sunday, Desemba 14, 1924, “Big” Wayne Munn wrestled Joseph “Toots” Mondt in the main event of the wrestling card at the Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Hall. 10,000 fans showed up to cheer on Munn, a former college football player for the University of Nebraska. Munn was billed at 6’06”, which may have been an exaggeration but he was significantly
Aprili 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, in Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Sauti ya Emil, Gotch’s manager, iliwashawishi wapiganaji wa kigeni wenye sifa nzuri kama Mahmout na Stanislaus Zbyszko kusafiri hadi Amerika ili kuwapa changamoto Gotch.. Mashabiki
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg alitengeneza vichwa vya habari 1917 wakati wa kesi juu ya kukataa kwake kutimiza ahadi ya mieleka huko Boston mnamo Machi 1917. Aberg alikubali kupigana na Wladek Zbyszko, mpinzani wake mkuu wakati wa 1915 Mashindano ya Kimataifa ya Mieleka ya New York, kwa promota wa Boston George Touhey. Hata hivyo, Aberg alijiondoa kwenye pambano hilo muda mfupi baada ya kusaini makubaliano ya kumenyana na yake
Baada ya kuoa mke wake Gladys na kumpiga Georg Hackenschmidt mara ya pili, wote katika 1911, Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzani wa Heavyweight Frank Gotch alianza kumenyana na ratiba finyu zaidi. Mkewe Gladys hakuwa shabiki mkubwa wa mieleka na alitaka mume wake mpya atumie wakati mwingi nyumbani huko Humboldt., Iowa. Katika ulimwengu wa mieleka wakati huo,
Mei 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American