Category: 20Profesionalno rokovanje v stoletju

Sram me je reči, da sem pred kratkim odkril kariero Core Livingston, med raziskovanjem razvoja lokalnega promotorskega sistema v profesionalni rokoborbi v 1910-ih in 1920-ih letih. Mildred Burke je bila prva pomembna ženska rokoborbena prvakinja, ki sem jo poznal. Vendar, Cora Livingston je osvojila naslov svetovnega prvaka leto preden se je Burke sploh rodil. Cora Livingston

Ponedeljek, December 6, 1932, 41-letni Ed "Strangler" Lewis se je boril na enem svojih zadnjih zakonitih tekmovanj za rešitev promocijskega spora v New Yorku. Potem ko sta bila sprva zaveznika pri napredovanju, Jim Londos se je ločil od skupine Jacka Curleyja v New Yorku. Za povrnitev miru, stranke so se odločile za legitimno tekmovanje ali "ustrelitev", da bi rešile spor. 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). Graver

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

V torek, Oktober 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

Profesionalna rokoborba se je iz zakonitih tekmovanj razvila v atletsko razstavo iz dveh razlogov. 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. The

Prior to wrestling in Kentucky in the early 1910s, wrestling fans knew Ed “Strangler” Lewis as Bob Fredrichs. Born Robert Friedrich in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis made his professional wrestling debut in 1905, while still only 14 stara leta. Kentucky promoters thought Bob Fredrichs too plain, so Lewis chose his new name as an homage to fellow Wisconsin native and original

Maja 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins se je v New Yorku boril z velikanko Nouralah Hassan. Born in Bulgaria during 1870, Hassan stood six feet, eight inches tall and weighed 331 funtov. While Jenkins possessed superior wrestling skill, fans and reporters expected Hassan’s immense size to present problems for Jenkins. Promoters booked the men to wrestle at Madison Square Garden in

Avgusta 4, 1939, Mort Henderson passed away in Rochester, New York at 60 let. Wrestling fans likely did not remember the name Mort Henderson but as his alter ego, the original Masked Marvel, he saved the fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament with the goal of