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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 a 1930.
La publicación de esta semana es para terminar la historia de la traición que involucra a Dick Shikat y Danno O'Mahony.. Los orígenes de la traición en realidad comenzaron en un partido con Ed “Strangler” Lewis en el Madison Square Garden en junio 9, 1932. Si bien este partido fue una exhibición preestablecida, Los luchadores habían estado discutiendo sobre la pérdida del cinturón de Lewis.
En mayo 21, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament began in New York. Samuel Rachman promoted the event as a way to showcase European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman believed Aberg was the natural successor to World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, who retired in 1913. On the first day of the tournament, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
The April 12, 1887 edición del St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 libras, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 a 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Sin embargo, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, fue considerado uno de los
En junio 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.
En marzo de 22, 1919, Ed “Strangler” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely
Estoy escribiendo esta publicación para corregir una publicación anterior que escribí sobre traiciones en la lucha libre profesional.. Originalmente pensé que las traiciones terminaron después de que Stanislaus Zybszko traicionara al Gold Dust Trio.. Zbyszko, después de aceptar perder ante Munn, lo derrotó en lo que se convirtió en una competencia legítima por el Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Libre de Peso Pesado.. Ed “Strangler” Lewis, quien dejó caer el
En febrero 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in
Martín “Agricultor” Quemaduras había una trampa de captura-como-profesional puede luchador, así como la lucha libre y el entrenador cultural material. Despite great success as a professional wrestler, even winning the American Heavyweight Championship, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martín “Agricultor” Quemaduras nació febrero 15, 1861 en el condado de Cedar, Iowa. Tanto entonces como ahora, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.
I wrote this post due to a conversation I was tagged in on Twitter about the 1911 rematch between Frank Gotch and Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Jim Cornette, who besides being one of the best managers in professional wrestling is also a noted pro wrestling historian, talked about the double cross in the second Gotch-Hack match