Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about early Twentieth Century professional wrestling.
The Gold Dust Trio’s dominance of professional wrestling in the early to mid-1920s bred lots of resentment with other wrestlers and promoters. This professional jealousy led to a famous double-cross in 1925. From this time on, the world title was disputed as Joe Stecher held one version, while Ed “Strangler” Lewis held the other version. Due to the real resentment
The following excerpt is from my new book Double Crossing the Gold Dust Trio, which will be out this summer. During the summer (of 1921), the Zbyszko brothers received word that their mother was gravely ill. Making quick preparation, they let Curley and the other promoters know they would be leaving as soon as they could arrange passage on a
Tammikuu 30, 1930, Gus Sonnenberg defended his AWA World Title, based in the Boston promotion of Paul Bowser, in Boston Arena against former world champion Joe Stecher. Two minutes of film survived from the hour-long match. Gus Sonnenberg traded on his celebrity as a professional football player to become a wrestling star. Sonnenberg helped the Providence Steam Roller win
Whether it was a double-cross or an attempt to setup a legitimate contest, Paul Bowser’s attempt to secure a match between Joe Stecher and Joe Malcewicz nearly resulted in a riot on March 11, 1926. Events of the previous year actually set this debacle into motion. From the end of 1922, the Gold Dust Trio of Ed “Strangler” Lewis, hänen
Tom Jenkins had the distinction of being the only wrestler to defeat Frank Gotch multiple times. Jenkins and Gotch traded the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship between 1902 ja 1906. At the time of this match, Jenkins was the champion again. Fred Beell had been campaigning for a match with Jenkins for months. Beell finally convinced Jenkins to meet him but
Joseph “Toots” Mondt wrestled professionally from the early 1910s through the 1930s but he made his real mark as a booker, booking agent and promoter. While Ed “Strangler” Lewis considered Mondt his equal in a legitimate wrestling match, Mondt has a genius for creating angles and finishes in worked wrestling exhibitions. Mondt would join Lewis and his manager Billy Sandow
Kun puhutaan Stanislaus Zbyszkon tittelistä, hallituskausi 1921 to 1922, tärkein syy tittelin ottamiseen häneltä oli se, että hänen tittelinsään hallituskautensa oli lipputulojen epäonnistuminen. Vahvistavatko luvut tämän uskomuksen? Ennen mestaruuden voittoa, Zbyszko paini entisen mestarin Joe Stecherin kanssa 71. rykmentin asevarastossa 7,000 fans. Sisään 1915, the
Joe Stecher aloitti 1915, kohtalokas vuosi hänen uralleen, voitolla Adolph Ernstistä. Ernst paini tässä ottelussa nimellä Otto Carpenter, mutta ammattipainifanit tunsivat hänet nimellä Ad Santel. Santelilla oli ansaittu maine ilkeänä “huora”, alistumiseen taitava painija pitää. Stecher oli 22-vuotias nebraskalainen, kuka teki
Painin raskaansarjan maailmanmestari Ed “Strangler” Lewis paini satoja laillisia painiotteluita Josephin kanssa “Toots” Mondt vuosien varrella. Keskustelujen aikana nuoren suojelijansa kanssa, Lou Thesz, Lewis sanoi, että hänen piti pelätä vain häviämistä kahdelle painijalle pitkän uransa aikana. Vain Mondtilla ja Stanislaus Zbyszkolla oli mahdollisuus voittaa hänet laillisessa kilpailussa. One
On Sunday, Joulukuu 14, 1924, “Iso” Wayne Munn paini Josephia “Toots” Mondt paini-kortin päätapahtumassa Kansas Cityssä, Missouri, Kongressisali. 10,000 fanit ilmestyivät kannustamaan Munnia, entinen yliopiston jalkapalloilija Nebraskan yliopistossa. Munn laskutettiin 6’06”, mikä on saattanut olla liioittelua, mutta hän oli huomattavasti