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Catatan tentang sejarah gusti profesional dari 1870 kepada 1930.
Jim Londos developed a national reputation as one of the top professional wrestlers during the 1910s. Walau bagaimanapun, 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, Januari 26, 1922, as well. Current
Pada April 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, a St. Louis middleweight wrestler who specialized
On Memorial Day, Boleh 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
Pada hari Khamis, Julai 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
Pada hari Khamis, Mac 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
Ahli gusti profesional yang mati di gelanggang jarang berlaku tetapi kadangkala berlaku. Dalam 1936, 5,000 peminat gusti di Washington, D.C. secara tidak sengaja mengejek orang mati pada penghujung pertandingan Mike Romano lwn. Perlawanan "Irish" Jack Donovan di Stadium Griffith pada hari Khamis, Jun 25, 1936. Romano yang berusia 40 tahun meletakkan Donovan dalam perlawanan yang berkesan. Akhbar secara tidak tepat melaporkan Romano sebagai
John "The Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek mula bergusti secara profesional 1915, tetapi Pesek lebih sesuai dengan 1885 gelanggang gusti profesional. Oleh 1915, ahli gusti menjalankan perlawanan mereka. Ahli gusti ringan mahir Clarence Ecklund melatih Pesek dalam gusti tangkap-tangkap-can. Pesek berkembang menjadi seorang pelacur yang mahir atau ahli gusti penyerahan. Pesek tidak pernah suka bertanding dan bergelut dalam kerjaya awalnya. Akhirnya, Pug lakukan
During March 1910, Peguam Negara Amerika Syarikat di Council Bluffs, Iowa mendakwa John C. Mabray (versi nama sebenar beliau, Mabry) dan sedozen defendan dengan menggunakan mel untuk melakukan penipuan perjudian dalam tinju profesional, gusti profesional, dan perlumbaan kuda profesional. Mabry, seorang peniaga ternakan yang tinggal di Kansas City, Missouri, orang dalam yang bekerja dalam tinju, gusti, dan kuda
Pada awal pagi bulan Ogos 5, 1933, empat pencuri selamat memecahkan tingkap di Marshfield Brewing Company di Marshfield, Wisconsin. Perompak mengetuk dail peti besi dan dikeluarkan $1,550.00 dalam setem persekutuan. Dalam 2024 dollars, pencuri mencuri $37,000.00. Pencuri yang sama berjaya mengambil seorang lagi $1,000 dalam setem persekutuan daripada Wausau Brewing Company