Historiador de deportes de combate e artista marcial
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 “Estrangulador” 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
En xaneiro de 30, 1930, Gus Sonnenberg defendeu o seu título mundial da AWA, baseado na promoción de Boston de Paul Bowser, no Boston Arena contra o ex campión do mundo Joe Stecher. Dous minutos de película sobreviviron ao partido dunha hora de duración. Gus Sonnenberg trocou a súa celebridade como xogador de fútbol profesional para converterse nunha estrela da loita libre. Sonnenberg axudou ao Providence Steam Roller a gañar
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 “Estrangulador” Lewis, seu
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 e 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 “Estrangulador” 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
Cando se discute o título de Stanislaus Zbyszko reinado 1921 para 1922, a principal razón dada para quitarlle o título foi que o seu reinado foi un fracaso de taquilla. Os números validan esta crenza? Antes de gañar o campionato, Zbyszko loitou contra o antigo campión Joe Stecher na Armería do Rexemento 71 diante 7,000 fans. En 1915, o
Joe Stecher comezou 1915, un ano fatídico para a súa carreira, cunha vitoria sobre Adolph Ernst. Ernst loitou baixo o nome de Otto Carpenter para este partido pero era coñecido polos fanáticos da loita libre como Ad Santel.. Santel tiña unha merecida fama de vicioso “hooker”, un loitador hábil na submisión ten. Stecher era un nebrascano de 22 anos, quen fixo
Campión mundial de loita libre de peso pesado Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis loitou centos de loitas lexítimas con Joseph “Toots” Mondt ao longo dos anos. Durante as conversas co seu mozo protexido, Lou Thesz, Lewis dixo que só tiña que preocuparse por perder ante dous loitadores na súa longa carreira. Só Mondt e Stanislaus Zbyszko tiveron a oportunidade de derrotalo nun concurso lexítimo. Un
On Sunday, Decembro 14, 1924, “Gran” Wayne Munn loitou contra Joseph “Toots” Mondt no evento principal da carta de loita no Kansas City, Missouri, Salón de Convencións. 10,000 os fans presentáronse para animar a Munn, un antigo xogador de fútbol universitario da Universidade de Nebraska. Munn foi facturado ás 6’06”, o que puido ser unha esaxeración pero foi significativamente