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Posts about early Twentieth Century professional wrestling.
April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis
I am ashamed to say I recently discovered the career of Cora Livingston, while researching the development of the local promotor system in professional wrestling during the 1910s and 1920s. Mildred Burke was the first major woman’s wrestling champion of which I was aware. However, Cora Livingston claimed the World Championship a year before Burke was even born. Cora Livingston
På mandag, Desember 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. Joseph "Toots" Mondt
If wrestling fans know of Anton “Tony” Stecher, it is as the long-time promoter of professional wrestling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stecher started promoting professional wrestling in the Twin Cities during 1933. Stecher built the Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club into a powerful local wrestling promotion. Stecher was also one of the early members of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Stecher
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” brenner, 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
On Tuesday, Oktober 21, 1913, Ed "Strangler" Lewis forsvarte sitt nyvinnende amerikanske mesterskap i tungvekt mot William Demetral. Lewis kjempet Demetral på Lexington's Auditorium på en matte i stedet for en ring. Matteoppsettet spilte en rolle i avslutningen av kampen. Promotor Jerry Walls plasserte en matte på den forhøyede scenen, et felles oppsett før det utbredte
Profesjonell bryting utviklet seg til en atletisk utstilling fra legitime konkurranser av to grunner. Jeg har skrevet mye om den første grunnen. Legitime konkurranser mellom like dyktige brytere var ofte lange, kjedelige saker med lite 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. Den
Før bryting i Kentucky på begynnelsen av 1910-tallet, wrestling-fans kjente Ed "Strangler" Lewis som Bob Fredrichs. Født Robert Friedrich i Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis debuterte for profesjonell bryting i 1905, mens du fortsatt bare 14 år gammel. Kentucky-arrangørene mente Bob Fredrichs var for ren, så Lewis valgte sitt nye navn som en hyllest til andre Wisconsin innfødte og originale
Mai 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins kjempet mot giganten Nouralah Hassan i New York City. Født i Bulgaria under 1870, Hassan sto seks fot, åtte tommer høy og veid 331 pounds. Mens Jenkins hadde overlegne brytingsferdigheter, fans og reportere forventet at Hassans enorme størrelse ville by på problemer for Jenkins. Arrangører booket mennene til å kjempe på Madison Square Garden i
August 4, 1939, Mort Henderson døde i Rochester, New York kl 60 år. Wrestling-fans husket sannsynligvis ikke navnet Mort Henderson, men som hans alter ego, det originale Masked Marvel, han lagret høstversjonen av 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoterte turneringen med målet om