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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 li 1930.
Iddeċidejt li nibda 2020 billi tuża żewġ eżempji mill-lotta professjonali biex tiddiskuti għaliex inti tibdel rakkont storiku li ktibt fil-passat. Fil-kitba tal-istorja, inti limitat mis-sorsi disponibbli dwar is-suġġett. Sorsi primarji bħal djarji, rekords uffiċjali u awtobijografiji huma siewja ħafna. Sorsi oħra bħall-gazzetti huma tajbin ukoll iżda
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Farmer” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 liri, “Farmer” Burns stood 5’11” to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Burns debuted in 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, one
On the same day Joe Stecher wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the recognized version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St. Louis, Ed “Strangler” 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 “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 liri, 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
Dwar 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. Fil
Frank J. Quinn, a lokali St. Louis avukat, serva bħala l-manager għal wrestlers professjonali George Baptise, Charley Olson u Fred Beell. Oriġinarjament ammiratur ta' George Baptiste, li kien leġġenda fis-St. Louis lokal madwar Cook u Vandeventer Avenue. Baptiste kien jimpjega lil Quinn bħala maxtura tiegħu u aktar tard avukat għall-kumpanija tiegħu tat-tinda u tal-awning. During his
In early 1916, Martin “Farmer” Burns, li ħarreġ u mexxa lil Frank Gotch għall-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Heavyweight, beda jiċħad li żviluppa ċ-Champion kurrenti Amerikan tal-Heavyweight Joe Stecher. It-talba dehret stramba minħabba li Burns kien ilu jaħdem ma’ Stecher għal diversi snin. Burns għen biex jipprepara lil Stecher għall-ġlieda tiegħu tal-kampjonat ma' Charlie Cutler ġewwa 1915. B'xi mod, dak Burns
Sa tmiem l-1910s, promoturi professjonali tal-lotta ibbukkjaw lottaturi f'logħbiet tal-lotta maħduma jew irranġati minn qabel. Occasionally, normalment bħala riżultat ta 'salib doppju, il-partitarji jaraw kompetizzjoni attwali jew “shoot” taqbila bejn il-wrestlers. Waħda minn dawn il-logħbiet seħħet tard 1921 u qamet minn kwiet bejn Tex Rickard, primarjament promotur tal-boxing, u Jack
Fuq Diċembru 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, fl-aħħar ta’ Gotch