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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 մինչեւ 1930.
Հունվարին 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Մերիլենդ. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” իսկ 210 ֆունտ, “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. Երկրորդ,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 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 հինգշաբթի, Դեկտեմբեր 14, 1922. Այս անգամ, American professional wrestling outside of
Շաբաթ, Հունվար 30, 1904, Ջորջ Hackenschmidt պաշտպանել է իր հունա-հռոմեական ըմբշամարտի աշխարհի առաջնությունը դեմ Ահմեդ Medrali. “Ռուսական Lion” պետք է հաղթել “The Սարսափազդու Turk” պահպանում է իր առաջնություն. Փրոմոութերները ընտրված հսկա Medrali, ով էր 6’02” իսկ 224 ֆունտ, հաղթել թվացյալ անհաղթ Hackenschmidt. Ջորջ Hackenschmidt կանգնեց ընդամենը 5’09” tall and weighed 209 ֆունտ. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud կամ Theobald Bauer ֆրանսիացի ըմբիշ, որը մասնագիտացված է հունա-հռոմեական ոճի ըմբշամարտի. Bauer ժամանել է Ամերիկայում 1875 մի կասկածելի հայցի Համաշխարհային հունա-հռոմեական ծանր ըմբշամարտի առաջնությունում. Նա չէր պաշտպանել իր տիտղոսը 5 տարի, մինչեւ պարտվել է Ուիլյամ Muldoon ի 1880. If wrestling fans are familiar with Bauer at all, it is normally as the opponent
Հինգշաբթի օրը, Նոյեմբեր 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-գավառի. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) in November 1941. One of the later Thin Man films (affiliate link), the film contains interesting vignettes for wrestling fans. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, is pulled into a state investigation of a local gambling ring. Two local wrestling promoters run the gambling ring, which is art imitating life if
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 a Thursday night, Նոյեմբեր 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 ֆունտ. Սակայն, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. 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