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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 to 1930.
On Monday, Meitheamh 25, 1934, current World Champion Jim Browning defended his world title against Jim Londos. Browning dropped the title to Londos in a match to end the promotional war which led to the double-crosses of the early 1930s. 20,000 fans crowded into Madison Square Garden to see the match leading to a $40,000 gate. Jack Curley enjoyed a
I spóirt chomhrac, de ghnáth buaileann fear mór maith fear beag maith. Má tá tú go hiontach, is féidir leat a dhéanamh suas go minic le haghaidh neamhréireachtaí méid ollmhór. Níor sheas Edwin Bibby ach 5’04” agus a mheá 160 punt ach bhuaigh sé go leor wrestlers níos mó le linn a ghairm bheatha wrestling gairmiúil. Bhuaigh Bibby go leor wrestlers lena n-áirítear an wrestler Gearmánach ollmhór William Heygster. Bhí Edwin Bibby in ann
Nuair a “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, ar a dtugtar “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Níor thug ach fear amháin dúshlán mór do Muldoon le linn a réimeas ceannasach. An Clarence Whistler 165-punt thug Muldoon a dhúshláin is deacra go seasta. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Samhain 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California i gceann dá gcuid cluichí éagsúla. Bhí William Muldoon beagnach ceann níos airde agus meáchan
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 minutes. Bhuaigh Beell an
Bhí Joe Acton ar dhuine de na wrestlers is fearr i Sasana le linn an 19ú hAois. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. De réir 1904 nó 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,
D’éirigh Jim Londos trí chéimeanna na cogaíochta gairmiúla le bheith ar an réalta bosca-oifig is mó ní hamháin sna 1930í ach de ghnáth.. Mar sin féin, mura mbeadh Londos tagtha go St. Louis go luath sna 1920idí, d'fhéadfadh an scéal a bheith an-difriúil. D'fhoghlaim Londos wrestling catch-as-catch-can agus d'fheidhmigh Londos mar fhear láidir i gciorcad an charnabhail le linn
Ar Deireadh Fómhair 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Craobh ach d’fhan siad as an spotsolas go dtí
Ar Samhain 7, 1908, Charles Olson le chéile “Americus” Gus Schonlein don Chraobhchomórtas Domhanda Trom Trom Trom wrestling. Bhí an cluiche chomh spreagúil agus a bhí amhras ag breathnóirí go mbeadh sé ach tháinig deireadh leis mar chonspóid. Sheas Olson 6’01” ach a mheá amháin 170 punt. Rugadh Max Flaskamp i Krefeld, Réine Thuaidh-Westphalia i 1879, ghlac sé an t-ainm Charles nó Charley Olson