Category: Certamina Sports

Ioannes "Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek luctatus est duo ex legitimis certaminibus clarissimis annis 1920. Pesek duo bella promo finita componendo cum Marin Plestina et Nat Pendelton.. In 1916, Pesek erat up-et-veniens luctator strenuus in statu suo domestico Nebraska. Die Jovis, September 14, 1916, Pesek luctatus est alius Nebraska luctator, Christophorus Jordan. Fans et

Stanislaus Zbyszko lustrata Civitatum Foederatarum 1910 in praeparatione ad titulum par cum mundo Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch postea in anno. Eius pretium adduxit eum St .. Aloisius in Dec 29, 1910. Zbyszko venturus est in occursum honoratus leves heavyweight grappler Carolus Olson. Fuit Cicero peritissimus luctator, qui eruditus Sancti. Ludovicus luctator Georgius

Pudet me dicere nuper inventam curriculo Corae Livingston, dum progressionem promotoris localis systematis professionalis per 1910s et 1920s evolutionem investigat. Nimpha de Burgo primus fuit luctationis feminae maioris cuius ego sciebam. Autem, Cora Livingston vindicavit Championship annum ante Burke vel natum esse. Cora Livingston

On March 10, 1870, Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin competed on the last night of the International Wrestling Tournament in Detroit, Michigan. The tournament ran for almost two months before the finale on March 10th. Wrestling historians frequently credit J. H. McLaughlin as being the first professional wrestler to live only on his earnings as a professional wrestler. Most professional wrestlers

(This excerpt is from my newest book on the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins proved himself the top contender as soon as McLeod won the title. V., November 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins wrestled former title holder Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis, Indiana. The men wrestled a best two-out-of-three-falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling rules. Jenkins stood

Aprilis, 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

Feria, December 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. Iosephus "Toots" Mondt

Die martis, Itinera 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. In S.. Paul Athletic

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). caelator