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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 kuni 1930.
Jim Londos developed a national reputation as one of the top professional wrestlers during the 1910s. Siiski, Londos’ career took a major step forward when Londos started wrestling for the fledgling St. Louis promotion in the early 1920s. Londos headlined the first card in late 1921. Londos wrestled on the second card on Thursday, Jaanuar 26, 1922, as well. Current
Aprillil 24, 1889, the Missouri Gymnasium hosted its annual event to highlight the athletic accomplishments of its members. Members showed off gymnastic skills and other athletic ability while an orchestra or the Ideal Banjo Club played music in the background. The gymnasium managers booked a main attraction for the evening. George Baptiste, St. Louis middleweight wrestler who specialized
On Memorial Day, Mai 30, 1925, Joe Stecher defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko in a worked match to reclaim the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship that Stecher had lost in December 1920. Stecher was part of a conspiracy that paid Stanislaus Zbyszko to double-cross Wayne “Big” Munn in April 1925. Zbyszko defeated Munn legitimately in one of professional wrestling’s most famous double-crosses. As
Neljapäeval, Juuli 9, 1925, Ed “Strangler” Lewis made one of the early defenses of his version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis wrestled Howard Cantonwine in front of 5,000 fans at McNulty Park. After Stanislaus Zbyszko double-crossed Sandow’s and Lewis’ promotional group by defeating Wayne “Big” Munn legitimately, both Joe Stecher and Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Neljapäeval, Märts 31, 1881, 200 fans filtered into New York’s Turnverein Hall to watch Clarence Whistler wrestle Henry Moses Dufur in a three-out-of-five-falls catch-as-catch-can wrestling match with both wrestlers wearing jackets. The promoters used the rules and jackets to even the chances of each wrestler to win. Clarence Whistler specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Whistler took World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion
Jim Londos developed into professional wrestling’s biggest box office star during the 1930s. Londos wrestled main events against Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Browning at baseball stadiums. These matches drew crowds of more than 30,000 fans for the first time since the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. When Londos wrestled in Greece, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at
Professionaalsete maadlejate suremine ringis on haruldane, kuid mõnikord juhtub. Sisse 1936, 5,000 maadlusfännid Washingtonis, D.C. kogemata nuuksus surnud mehele Mike Romano vs. “Iiri” Jack Donovani matš neljapäeval Griffithi staadionil, Juuni 25, 1936. 40-aastane Romano pani Donovani alistama. Ajalehed teatasid ebatäpselt Romano kui
John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek alustas professionaalselt maadlusega 1915, kuid Pesek sobis rohkem 1885 professionaalne maadlusring. Poolt 1915, maadlejad tegid oma matše. Osav kergmaadleja Clarence Ecklund treenis Pesekit püüda-saak-saab maadluses. Pesek arenes osavaks haakijaks või alistuvaks maadlejaks. Pesekile ei meeldinud kunagi oma karjääri alguses töötamine ja võistlused maadlenud. Lõpuks, Mops tegi
During March 1910, Ameerika Ühendriikide peaprokurör Council Bluffsis, Iowa esitas süüdistuse John C. Mabray (versioon tema tegelikust nimest, Mabry) ja kümmekond süüdistatavat, kes kasutasid posti profipoksi hasartmängupettuse toimepanemiseks, professionaalne maadlus, ja professionaalsed hobuste võiduajamised. Mabry, Kansas Citys elav loomakaupmees, Missouri, töötas poksis insaiderid, maadlus, ja hobune
Augusti varajastel hommikutundidel 5, 1933, neli turvalist sissemurdjat lõhkusid Marshfieldis asuvas Marshfield Brewing Company akna, Wisconsin. Vargad lõid seifilt sihverplaadi ja eemaldasid $1,550.00 föderaalmarkides. Sisse 2024 dollarit, sissemurdjad varastasid $37,000.00. Samad murdvargad võtsid edukalt teise $1,000 Wausau Brewing Company föderaalmarkides