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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 to 1930.
Nan mwa janvye 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” ak 210 liv, “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. Second,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Gimmick ki te sove a 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “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 nan Jedi, Desanm 14, 1922. Nan tan sa a, American professional wrestling outside of
Nan samdi, Janvye 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defann greko-Women Mondyal Lit chanpyona l 'kont Ahmed Medrali. “Lion Ris la” ta gen yo defèt “Terib Turk la” kenbe chanpyona l '. Pwomotè chwazi jeyan Medrali la, ki moun ki te 6’02” ak 224 liv, yo defèt Hackenschmidt la w pèdi irézistibl. George Hackenschmidt te kanpe sèlman 5’09” tall and weighed 209 liv. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud oswa Theobald Bauer se te yon luteur franse, ki espesyalize nan lit Greko-Women. Bauer te rive nan Amerik pandan 1875 ak yon reklamasyon ézitan nan chanpyona Mondyal Greco-Women Heavyweight Wrestling la. Li ta defann tit li pou 5 ane jiskaske bat pa William Muldoon nan 1880. Si fanatik lit yo abitye ak Bauer nan tout, li nòmalman kòm advèsè a
Nan Jedi, Novanm 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) lage Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) an Novanm 1941. Youn nan fim yo pita Thin Man (lyen afilye), fim nan gen vignettes enteresan pou fanatik lit. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, yo rale nan yon ankèt eta a nan yon bag jwèt aza lokal. De pwomotè lit lokal yo kouri bag jwèt aza, ki se atis imite lavi si
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
Sou yon jou lannwit Jedi, Novanm 25, 1909, Lit Mondyal Champion Frank Gotch te rankontre Polish Lit Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko pou yon match andikap nan Buffalo, New York. Gotch dakò pèdi bout a si li pa t 'kapab voye jete Zbyszko de fwa nan yon èdtan. Gwosè Zbyszko a ak fòs kreye pwoblèm pou Gotch, ki te peze 190 liv Zbyszko a 260 liv. Sepandan, 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