Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Posts about early Twentieth Century professional wrestling.
Ed “Strangler” Lewis er en af de to bedste amerikanske professionelle wrestlere nogensinde. Mens Lewis var en legitim submission wrestler, der kunne slå enhver i en brydekonkurrence, han arbejdede næsten udelukkende i forudaftalte opvisningskampe. I 1929, han deltog i en kamp med en professionel fodboldspiller, der blev wrestler, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg var på Providence Steam Roller,
På mandag, December 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis vandt det første af seks World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships af Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher og Lewis mødtes i en kamp, der varede over tre timer. Lewis lavede en mental fejl i
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” i St. Louis during the 1904 Verdensudstillingen. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (affiliate link) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 år, indtil han mistede sin
My stepdad Ernest C. Diaz married my mother on June 8, 1981. Dad and Mom worked to make sure we had a normal family life. I 1981 eller 1982, they decided to take my sisters and me to a professional wrestling show at the Checkerdome (also known as the Arena). Our favorite wrestlers were the Von Erichs. David Von Erich
The May 9, 1905 udgave af St. Louis Republiks sport sektion indeholdt en historie om en kommende kamp mellem lokal wrestler George Baptiste og touring World Wrestling Champion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, who just beat Tom Jenkins for the World Championship. If the editor knew “Hack’s” condition at the time, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko blev født Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz april 1, 1880 i Jodlow, Polen, som var en del af Østrig-ungarske kejserrige. Zbyszko chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. En artikel i Walla Walla, Washington avis, The Evening Statesman’s on Tuesday, Februar 8, 1910, publiceret Zbyszko universitet og intellektuelle resultater.
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) var en verdensrekord holder vægtløfter og World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion før brydning var forudbestemt og løftere var ved hjælp af steroider. Hackenschmidt opnået et niveau af storhed skyldes flere faktorer. Han opnået en høj grad af fysisk kondition. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been