Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Machapisho kuhusu 20th Century wrestlers, mechi za mieleka, na filamu za mieleka.
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
Kuongoza katika Januari yake 24, 1921 mechi ya taji na bingwa wa zamani wa dunia Earl Caddock, Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka ya Uzito Mzito Ed “Strangler” Lewis alisifika kuwa aliwajeruhi wapinzani wake wawili wa awali, Wladek Zbyszko na Joe Stecher, akiwa na kichwa chake. Lewis angetumia kitasa kumpiga mpinzani wake sakafuni. Zbyszko alipigwa butwaa, wakati kichwa chake kiligonga
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Mkulima” Burns alikutana na Fred Beell mdogo lakini mwenye nguvu. Huku wapambanaji wote wawili wakiwa na uzito 165 paundi, “Mkulima” Burns ilisimama 5'11” kwa Beell 5’04”. Beell mwenye umri wa miaka 32 alikuwa na faida kubwa ya umri zaidi ya Burns mwenye umri wa miaka 47 ingawa. Burns ilianza kuingia 1879, wakati Beell alikuwa na umri wa miaka 3. Wanaume hao walipangwa kwa mechi huko Omaha, Nebraska, moja
Na “Strangler” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, kwa hivyo alikuwa bingwa bora wa ulimwengu katika enzi ya kisasa ya mechi zilizopangwa mapema. Hata hivyo, early in his career, Lewis
Mwishoni mwa Desemba 1916, tukio la ajabu lilitokea. John F. Olin, mpiga mieleka wa Massachusetts, alishinda mechi na Bingwa wa Dunia wa sasa Joe Stecher. Mwamuzi alimtangaza Olin kuwa mshindi baada ya Stecher kuondoka kwenye mechi. Kabla ya Muungano wa Kitaifa wa Mieleka (NWA) ilifanya mabadiliko ya sheria katika miaka ya 1950, michuano iliyopita mikono kwa njia ya kutofuzu au
John “Tigerman” Mchanga alishindana kadhaa “shoot” mechi wakati wa “worked” enzi ya miaka ya 1920. By this time, Wacheza mieleka wa Kimarekani walishirikiana na kila mmoja kuweka mechi za kusisimua kwa mashabiki. Matokeo yaliamuliwa mapema na wakuzaji na wasimamizi. Mashindano halali au “shoots” zilikuwa nadra. Zilipotokea, ilikuwa kawaida kusuluhisha mzozo kati ya waendelezaji au 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