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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 to 1930.
Odlučio sam započeti 2020 koristeći dva primjera iz profesionalnog hrvanja kako biste raspravili zašto biste promijenili povijesni izvještaj koji ste napisali u prošlosti. U pisanju povijesti, ograničeni ste dostupnim izvorima o predmetu. Primarni izvori poput dnevnika, službeni zapisi i autobiografije vrlo su vrijedni. Drugi izvori poput novina također su dobri, ali
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Bregunica “Seljak” Burns je upoznao malog, ali snažnog Freda Beella. Dok su oba hrvača vagala 165 funti, “Seljak” Burns je stajao 5’11” do Beellove 5’04”. Ipak, 32-godišnji Beell imao je veliku dobnu prednost pred 47-godišnjim Burnsom. Burns je debitirao u 1879, kada je Beell imao 3 godine. Muškarci su trebali igrati meč u Omahi, Nebraska, jedan
Istog dana Joe Stecher borio se protiv Stanislausa Zbyszka za priznatu verziju Svjetskog prvenstva u hrvanju u teškoj kategoriji u St.. Louis, I “Davitelj” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Evan “Davitelj” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 funti, Klin dizač’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Klin dizač’ reputation was strongly
Travanj 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Davitelj” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. While they were supposed to be working the match, Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko struggled to work together. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. U
Frank J. Quinn, lokalni St. Louis odvjetnik, služio je kao menadžer za profesionalne hrvače George Baptise, Charley Olson i Fred Beell. Izvorno obožavatelj Georgea Baptistea, koji je bio legenda u St. Louis oko avenija Cook i Vandeventer. Baptiste će zaposliti Quinna kao svog upravitelja i kasnije odvjetnika za svoju tvrtku za šatore i nadstrešnice. During his
In early 1916, Bregunica “Seljak” Burns, koji je trenirao i vodio Franka Gotcha do Svjetskog prvenstva u teškoj kategoriji, počeo poricati da je razvio aktualnog američkog prvaka u teškoj kategoriji Joea Stechera. Tvrdnja se činila čudnom jer je Burns sa Stecherom radio nekoliko godina. Burns je pomogao pripremiti Stechera za njegov šampionski okršaj s Charliejem Cutlerom 1915. Na neki način, što Burns
Do kraja 1910-ih, profesionalni hrvački promotori rezervirali su hrvače za dogovorene ili unaprijed dogovorene hrvačke mečeve. Occasionally, obično kao rezultat dvostrukog križa, obožavatelji bi vidjeli stvarno natjecanje ili “shoot” utakmica između hrvača. Jedna od tih utakmica dogodila se kasno 1921 a nastao je iz svađe između Texa Rickarda, prije svega promotor boksa, i Jack
U prosincu 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmanna
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, u Gotchevoj posljednjoj