Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Catatan tentang sejarah gusti profesional dari 1870 kepada 1930.
Saya memutuskan untuk memulakan 2020 dengan menggunakan dua contoh daripada gusti profesional untuk membincangkan sebab anda akan menukar akaun sejarah yang anda tulis pada masa lalu. Dalam penulisan sejarah, anda dihadkan oleh sumber-sumber yang tersedia mengenai perkara itu. Sumber utama seperti diari, rekod rasmi dan autobiografi sangat berharga. Sumber lain seperti surat khabar juga bagus tetapi
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Petani” Burns bertemu dengan Fred Beell yang kecil tetapi berkuasa. Semasa kedua-dua pesilat menimbang 165 pound, “Petani” Burns berdiri 5'11” kepada Beell's 5’04”. Beell yang berusia 32 tahun mempunyai kelebihan usia yang besar berbanding Burns yang berusia 47 tahun walaupun. Burns memulakan kerjayanya 1879, ketika Beell berumur 3 tahun. Lelaki itu dijadualkan untuk perlawanan di Omaha, Nebraska, satu
Pada hari yang sama Joe Stecher bergelut dengan Stanislaus Zbyszko untuk versi diiktiraf Kejohanan Gusti Heavyweight Dunia di St.. Louis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Besar” 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 “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis menimbang 170 pound, Lewis’ 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. Lewis’ reputation was strongly
Pada April 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” 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. Dalam
Frank J. Quinn, sebuah St. peguam Louis, berkhidmat sebagai pengurus untuk ahli gusti profesional George Baptise, Charley Olson dan Fred Beell. Pada asalnya pengagum George Baptiste, yang merupakan legenda di St. Louis di sekitar Cook dan Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste akan mengambil Quinn sebagai palungannya dan kemudiannya peguam untuk khemah dan syarikat awningnya. During his
In early 1916, Martin “Petani” Burns, yang melatih dan menguruskan Frank Gotch ke Kejohanan Heavyweight Dunia, mula menafikan bahawa dia membangunkan Juara Heavyweight Amerika semasa Joe Stecher. Tuntutan itu kelihatan pelik kerana Burns telah bekerja dengan Stecher selama beberapa tahun. Burns membantu menyediakan Stecher untuk pertarungan kejuaraannya dengan Charlie Cutler 1915. Dalam satu cara, apa yang Terbakar
By the end of the 1910s, professional wrestling promoters booked wrestlers in worked or pre-arranged wrestling matches. Occasionally, usually as a result of a double cross, fans would see an actual contest or “shoot” match between the wrestlers. One of these matches occurred in late 1921 and arose from a feud between Tex Rickard, primarily a boxing promoter, and Jack
Pada Disember 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. Rachmann
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, dalam Gotch yang terakhir