格鬥運動史學家和武術家
關於20世紀初的職業摔跤的帖子.
四月 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “扼殺” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. 當他們應該參加比賽時, 劉易斯和沃拉德克Zbyszko努力一起工作. In the early 1920s, 劉易斯將他的世界重量級摔跤冠軍放到沃拉德克的哥哥Stanislaus Zbyszko. 在
弗蘭克J. 奎因, 當地的聖. 路易斯律師, 擔任職業摔角手喬治·巴普蒂斯的經理, 查理·奧爾森和弗萊德·貝爾. 原為喬治·巴蒂斯特的崇拜者, 誰是聖城的傳奇人物. 庫克大道和范德芬特大道附近的聖路易斯社區. 巴蒂斯特聘請奎因擔任他的經理，後來聘請奎因擔任他的帳篷和遮陽篷公司的律師. During his
早在 1916, 馬丁 “農民” 伯恩斯, 他訓練並管理弗蘭克·戈奇獲得世界重量級冠軍, 開始否認他培養了現任美國重量級冠軍喬·施切爾. 這種說法似乎很奇怪，因為伯恩斯已經與施切爾合作了幾年. 伯恩斯幫助施切爾為他與查理卡特勒的冠軍賽做好準備 1915. 在某種程度上, 什麼伯恩斯
到 1910 年代末, 職業摔角發起人在工作或預先安排的摔角比賽中預訂摔角手. Occasionally, 通常是雙重交叉的結果, 球迷會看到一場真正的比賽或 “shoot” 摔角手之間的比賽. 其中一場比賽發生在晚些時候 1921 源自於特克斯·里卡德 (Tex Rickard) 之間的不和, 主要是拳擊推廣人, 和傑克
十二月 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. 拉赫曼
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, 弗蘭克Gotch表示, 在戈奇的最後
本週的文章是關於迪克·希卡特和丹諾·奧馬霍尼的雙重交叉的故事的結束. 雙十字的起源實際上是從與艾德的一場比賽開始的 “扼殺” 劉易斯六月在麥迪遜廣場花園 9, 1932. 雖然這場比賽是一場預先安排好的表演賽, 摔角手們一直在討論劉易斯丟掉腰帶的事情
在5月 21, 1915, 國際摔跤錦標賽開始在紐約. 塞繆爾·拉赫曼推廣活動，以此來展示歐洲古典式摔跤冠軍亞歷克Aberg. 拉赫曼認為Aberg是自然的繼任者世界摔跤冠軍弗蘭克Gotch, 誰在退休 1913. 在比賽的第一天, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
六月 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.
三月 22, 1919, 和 “扼殺” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely