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Posts about early Twentieth Century professional wrestling.
During June 1927, the Illinois state legislature rocked the professional boxing and professional wrestling worlds when a subcommittee started investigating the state athletic commission. The legislature believed that promoters were putting on “fake” contests in both sports. Before the committee concluded its work, it suspended the boxing and wrestling licenses of 130 athletes. These revelations further disillusioned wrestling fans aggravated
Jim Londos developed a national reputation as one of the top professional wrestlers during the 1910s. Porén, Londos’ career took a major step forward when Londos started wrestling for the fledgling St. Louis promotion in the early 1920s. Londos headlined the first card in late 1921. Londos wrestled on the second card on Thursday, Xaneiro 26, 1922, as well. Current
Cando o gran Jack Johnson derrotou a Tommy Burns polo Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Peso Pesado, o establecemento de boxeo comezou a buscar unha "esperanza branca" para derrotar a Johnson. Na desesperación de atopar a alguén para derrotar a Johnson, promotores e escritores deportivos comezaron a facer presión sobre o ex campión mundial de peso pesado James J. Jeffries para poñer fin á súa retirada para loitar contra Johnson. Jeffries retirouse invicto 1905. After
No Memorial Day, Maio 30, 1925, Joe Stecher derrotou a Stanislaus Zbyszko nun partido traballado para recuperar o Campionato Mundial de Loita Peso Pesado que Stecher perdera en decembro. 1920. Stecher formou parte dunha conspiración que pagou a Stanislaus Zbyszko para cruzar a Wayne "Big" Munn en abril. 1925. Zbyszko derrotou a Munn lexitimamente nun dos dobres cruzados máis famosos da loita libre profesional.. As
O xoves, Xullo 9, 1925, Ed "Strangler" Lewis fixo unha das primeiras defensas da súa versión do World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship en Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis loitou contra Howard Cantonwine diante 5,000 fans no McNulty Park. Despois de que Stanislaus Zbyszko cruzara o grupo promocional de Sandow e Lewis ao derrotar a Wayne "Big” Munn lexitimamente, tanto Joe Stecher como Ed "Strangler" Lewis
Jim Londos developed into professional wrestling’s biggest box office star during the 1930s. Londos wrestled main events against Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Browning at baseball stadiums. These matches drew crowds of more than 30,000 fans for the first time since the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. When Londos wrestled in Greece, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at
Professional wrestlers dying in the ring is rare but occasionally happens. En 1936, 5,000 wrestling fans in Washington, D.C.. inadvertently booed a dead man at the end of the Mike Romano vs. “Irish” Jack Donovan match at Griffith Stadium on Thursday, Xuño 25, 1936. The 40-year-old Romano was putting Donovan over in a worked match. Newspapers inaccurately reported Romano as
John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek started wrestling professionally in 1915, but Pesek was more suited to the 1885 professional wrestling ring. Por 1915, wrestlers worked their matches. Skilled lightweight wrestler Clarence Ecklund trained Pesek in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. Pesek developed into a skilled hooker or submission wrestler. Pesek never liked working and wrestled contests in his early career. Eventualmente, Pesek did
Se fora máis grande, Fred Beell tería sido un peso pesado dominante na primeira década do século XX. Pola, os opoñentes máis grandes a miúdo derrotaban a Beell só porque o opoñente superaba a Beell en 30 ou 50 libras.. Nas raras ocasións en que Beell loitou cun peso mediano, Beell esmagou ao seu opoñente. En xaneiro de 13, 1905, Beell loitou contra H.P. Hansen en
During March 1910, o fiscal xeral dos Estados Unidos en Council Bluffs, Iowa acusou a John C. Mabray (unha versión do seu nome real, Mabry) e unha ducia de acusados por utilizar o correo para cometer fraude de xogo no boxeo profesional, loita profesional, e carreiras de cabalos profesionais. Mabry, un comerciante de gando que vive en Kansas City, Missouri, Empregados iniciados no boxeo, loita libre, e cabalo