Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 arte 1930.
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 libera. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Hala ere, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, Ameriketara bidaiatu zuena Frank Gotch-i aurre egiteko garaitu ondoren
Gabon gauean 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszkok Giovanni Raicievich ezagutu zuen asko espero zen pisu astuneko borrokan. Zbyszko, Frank Gotch Munduko Pisu Astunen Borroka Txapeldunarekin errebantxa baten aldeko kanpaina egiten ari zena, Raicevich botatzea onartu zuen 3 aldiz 90 minutu edo galtzaile deklaratu. Gizonak New Yorkeko Madison Square Garden ospetsuan sartu zirenean, Zbyszko izan da, argi eta garbi
Eta “Strangler” Lewis is one of the greatest professional wrestlers and world champions of all time. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, which Lewis started using as promoters and wrestlers transitioned professional wrestling to a prearranged or “worked” exhibition. Lewis originally used the front face lock or guillotine choke. Lewis’ namesake Evan “Strangler” Lewis made the front face lock or
Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Azkenean ziurtatu zuen
Benetan, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachmanen txapelketa asteazkenean hasiko zen
Martin “Baserritarrak” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Hala ere, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Urtean 1893, Burns geldi zegoen
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. He began wrestling when the pro game was still an actual competition. He continued to be successful after the game changed to worked (prearranged) matches. Izan ere, he participated in a shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 by double-crossing his promotoers.
Alex Aberg-ek etsai nabarmen asko garaitu zituen bere borroka profesionalaren karrerako urterik handienean. Urtean 1915, Aberg New Yorkeko Nazioarteko Borroka Txapelketako udaberriko eta udazkeneko bertsioetan lehiatu zen. Bere borroka greko-erromatar estiloan soilik lehiatzen ari da, Abergek Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko eta Ed “Strangler” Lewis borrokalari batzuekin batera.
Fred Beell-ek profesionalki borrokatu zuen 1900 arte 1919. Martinen aurka izandako garaipen batzuengatik ospe mitikoa garatu ondoren “Baserritarrak” Erredurak, Dan McLeod eta Frank Gotch, Beell hurbildu ahala erretiratu zen 43 urte. Borroka osteko bere ibilbideak ustekabeko heriotza ekarriko zion at 57. Fred Beell-ek borrokalari profesional konpetente bat izateko aukera luzeak gainditu zituen
Broadcast enpresak ziren edukien bila ari telebistako lehen egunetan zehar. Filmak zaharragoak eta difusio enpresa ekoizpenak batzuk gain, kirol programazio-iturri telebista kateak askorentzat ziren. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star