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Posts about early Twentieth Century professional wrestling.
Pada April 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, di Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Emil Klank, Gotch’s manager, convinced foreign wrestlers with good reputations like Mahmout and Stanislaus Zbyszko to travel to America to challenge Gotch. Fans
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg menjadi tajuk utama 1917 semasa tuntutan mahkamah atas keengganannya untuk memenuhi komitmen gusti di Boston pada bulan Mac 1917. Aberg bersetuju untuk bergelut dengan Wladek Zbyszko, lawan utamanya semasa 1915 Kejohanan Gusti Antarabangsa New York, untuk promoter Boston George Touhey. Walau bagaimanapun, Aberg menarik diri daripada pertarungan sejurus selepas menandatangani perjanjian untuk bergelut dengannya
Selepas berkahwin dengan isterinya Gladys dan mengalahkan Georg Hackenschmidt buat kali kedua, kedua-duanya dalam 1911, Juara Gusti Kelas Berat Dunia Frank Gotch mula bergelut dengan jadual yang lebih terhad. Isterinya Gladys bukan peminat tegar gusti dan mahu suami baharunya menghabiskan lebih banyak masa di rumah di Humboldt, Iowa. Dalam dunia gusti ketika itu,
Pada Mei 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American
Menuju ke bulan Januarinya 24, 1921 perlawanan gelaran dengan bekas juara dunia Earl Caddock, Juara Wrestling Heavyweight Dunia Ed “Strangler” Lewis dikatakan telah mencederakan dua lawannya sebelum ini, Wladek Zbyszko dan Joe Stecher, dengan kepalanya. Lewis akan menggunakan kunci kepala untuk melemparkan lawannya ke lantai. Zbyszko diketuk tidak masuk akal, apabila kepalanya terhantuk
Pada bulan Oktober 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. Dalam 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this
Ed “Strangler” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, jadi dia adalah juara dunia yang ideal dalam era moden perlawanan yang telah diatur sebelumnya. Walau bagaimanapun, early in his career, Lewis
At the end of December 1916, a strange event occurred. John F. Olin, a local Massachusetts wrestler, won a match with the current World Champion Joe Stecher. The referee declared Olin the winner after Stecher walked away from the match. Before the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) made changes to the rules in the 1950s, championships changed hands through disqualification or
John “Tigerman” Pesek wrestled several “shoot” matches during the “bekerja” era of the 1920s. Pada masa ini, American professional wrestlers cooperated with each other to put on exciting matches for the fans. Results were predetermined by promoters and managers. Legitimate contests or “shoots” were rare. When they did occur, it was normally to settle a dispute among promoters or a
At the end of 1905, Fred Beell was traveling America hyping up a match with former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Beell was a former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion having defeated Frank Gotch in a “bekerja” match in New Orleans during December 1903. He lost the title back to Gotch a few weeks later. Capable wrestlers, Jenkins and Beell