Category: 20th Century Professional Wrestling

Mwen wont di mwen fèk dekouvri karyè Cora Livingston, pandan y ap fè rechèch sou devlopman sistèm pwomotè lokal la nan lit pwofesyonèl pandan ane 1910 yo ak ane 1920 yo.. Mildred Burke te premye chanpyon lit gwo fanm nan ke mwen te okouran. Sepandan, Cora Livingston te reklame chanpyona mondyal la yon ane anvan Burke te menm fèt. Cora Livingston

Nan Lendi, Desanm 6, 1932, 41-Ed "Strangler" Lewis te lite youn nan dènye konkou lejitim li yo pou rezoud yon diskisyon pwomosyon nan New York.. Apre okòmansman yo te alye nan pwomosyon, Jim Londos te separe ak gwoup Jack Curley nan New York. Pou retabli lapè, pati yo deside sou yon konkou lejitim oswa "tire" rezoud dispit la. Joseph "Toots" Mondt

Si fanatik lit konnen Anton "Tony" Stecher, li se kòm pwomotè a depi lontan nan lit pwofesyonèl nan Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stecher te kòmanse fè pwomosyon lit pwofesyonèl nan Twin Cities yo pandan 1933. Stecher te konstwi Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club nan yon pwomosyon lit pwisan lokal. Stecher te tou youn nan premye manm National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Graveur

Joe Stecher made his professional wrestling debut in late 1912 or early 1913. Stecher proved to be a dangerous professional from the beginning of his career. Martin “Farmer” Burns, the storied wrestler and trainer, brought one of his proteges, Yussiff Hussane, to test Stecher in a legitimate contest during June 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane

Nan Madi, Oktòb 21, 1913, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defended his newly won American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral at Lexington’s Auditorium on a mat instead of a ring. The mat setup played a role in the finish of the match. Promoter Jerry Walls placed a mat on the elevated stage, a common setup before the widespread

Professional wrestling evolved into an athletic exhibition from legitimate contests for two reasons. I have written extensively about the first reason. Legitimate contests between equally skilled wrestlers were often long, boring affairs with little action. These contests turned off fans and prevented professional wrestling exploding as a spectator sport. I have not written as much about the second reason. Nan

Anvan lite nan Kentucky nan kòmansman ane 1910 yo, fanatik lit te konnen Ed "Strangler" Lewis kòm Bob Fredrichs. Li te fèt Robert Friedrich nan Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis te fè premye lit pwofesyonèl li nan 1905, pandan y ap toujou sèlman 14 ane fin vye granmoun. Pwomotè Kentucky te panse Bob Fredrichs twò klè, se konsa Lewis te chwazi nouvo non li kòm yon omaj bay parèy Wisconsin natif natal ak orijinal

Sou Me 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins te lite jeyan Nouralah Hassan nan vil Nouyòk. Li te fèt nan Bilgari pandan 1870, Hassan te kanpe sis pye, uit pous wotè ak peze 331 liv. Pandan ke Jenkins posede konpetans lit siperyè, fanatik ak repòtè yo te espere gwosè imans Hassan a prezante pwoblèm pou Jenkins. Pwomotè yo te rezerve mesye yo pou lite nan Madison Square Garden nan

Sou Out 4, 1939, Mort Henderson te mouri nan Rochester, New York nan 60 ane ki gen laj. Fanatik lit gen anpil chans pa t sonje non Mort Henderson men kòm alter ego li, orijinal Masked Marvel la, li sove vèsyon an tonbe nan la 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann ankouraje tounwa a ak objektif la nan