Category: 20th Century Professional Wrestling

For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (enlace de afiliado) 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 años hasta perder su

El de mayo 9, 1905 edición del St. Sección de deporte de Louis República contenía una historia acerca de un próximo encuentro entre el luchador local de George Baptiste y la gira Campeón del Mundo de Lucha Libre, George Hackenschmidt. El documento no dio Baptiste una oportunidad contra Hackenschmidt, que acaba de vencer a Tom Jenkins para el Campeonato Mundial. Si el editor sabía “De Hack” condition at the time, he may have

George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been