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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 a 1930.
Nel mese di gennaio 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” e 210 sterline, “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. Secondo,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: L'espediente che ha salvato il 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 on Thursday, Dicembre 14, 1922. Ormai, American professional wrestling outside of
Il Sabato, Gennaio 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Il russo Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” e 224 sterline, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 sterline. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud o Theobald Bauer era un lottatore francese, specializzato nella lotta greco-romana. Bauer arrivò in America durante 1875 con una dubbia pretesa al campionato mondiale di lotta greco-romana dei pesi massimi. Avrebbe difeso il suo titolo per 5 anni fino alla sconfitta da William Muldoon nel 1880. Se i fan del wrestling hanno familiarità con Bauer, normalmente è come l'avversario
Giovedi ', Novembre 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) ha pubblicato L'ombra dell'uomo magro (1941) nel mese di novembre 1941. Uno degli ultimi film di Thin Man (link di affiliazione), il film contiene vignette interessanti per gli appassionati di wrestling. Nick Carlo, played by William Powell, viene coinvolto in un'indagine statale su un giro di gioco d'azzardo locale. Due promotori di wrestling locali gestiscono il giro del gioco d'azzardo, che è l'arte che imita la vita se
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
In una notte Giovedi, Novembre 25, 1909, Wrestling campione del mondo Frank Gotch incontrato Wrestling Polish Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko per una partita di handicap in Buffalo, New York. Gotch accettato di perdere l'incontro se non poteva gettare Zbyszko due volte in un'ora. Le dimensioni e la forza di Zbyszko creato problemi per Gotch, che pesava 190 sterline a Zbyszko di 260 sterline. Tuttavia, 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