Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 kuni 1930.
Aasta jaanuaris 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” ja 210 naela, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Teine,
(See postitus on harjutus minu uusimast raamatust Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Trikk, mis päästis 1915 Rahvusvaheline maadlusturniir on saadaval Amazonis.) Sügisversioon 1915 Rahvusvaheline maadlusturniir oli külastatavuse ja huviga hädas, kui promootor Sam Rachmann võitis reklaamikulla, tutvustades oma turniirile maskiga maadlejat. Masked Marvel tungis tormi
Kui Billy Sandow ja Ed Lewis otsustasid, et Stanislaus Zbyszko tiitlivõitlus on reklaamiaur otsa saanud, nad otsustasid “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, Detsember 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
On laupäev, Jaanuar 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” ja 224 naela, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 naela. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud ehk Theobald Bauer oli prantsuse maadleja, kes on spetsialiseerunud kreeka-rooma maadlusele. Bauer saabus Ameerikasse ajal 1875 kahtlase pretensiooniga kreeka-rooma maadluse raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustele. Ta kaitseks oma tiitlit 5 aastat, kuni alistas William Muldoon aastal 1880. Kui maadlusfännid Baueriga üldse tuttavad on, see on tavaliselt vastane
Neljapäeval, November 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) avaldas Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) novembris 1941. Üks hilisemaid Thin Mani filme (affiliate link), film sisaldab maadlusfännidele huvitavaid vinjete. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, on kaasatud kohaliku hasartmänguringi riikliku uurimise alla. Hasartmänguringi juhivad kaks kohalikku maadluse edendajat, mis on elu imiteeriv kunst, kui
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
On neljapäeva õhtul, November 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch kohtus Poola Maadlus Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko jaoks puude mängu Buffalo, New York. Gotch nõus loobuma hooaeg, kui ta ei viska Zbyszko kaks korda tunnis. Zbyszko suurus ja tugevus probleeme tekitanud Gotch, kes kaalus 190 naela Zbyszko on 260 naela. Siiski, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in