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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 to 1930.
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 punt. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Mar sin féin, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, a thaistil go Meiriceá chun dul i ngleic le Frank Gotch tar éis dó an bua a fháil
Oíche Nollag 1911, Bhuail Stanislaus Zbyszko le Giovanni Raicievich i gcluiche wrestála trom a rabhthas ag súil leis. Zbyszko, a bhí i mbun feachtais le haghaidh athimeartha leis an gCraobhchomórtas Domhanda Trom-mheáchain, Frank Gotch, aontaithe le caith Ricevich 3 amanna i 90 nóiméad nó a dhearbhú an fear caillte na himeartha. Agus na fir ag dul isteach sa Madison Square Garden i gCathair Nua-Eabhrac, Zbyszko bhí go soiléir an
Ed “Strangler” Tá Lewis ar dhuine de na wrestlers gairmiúla agus na Seaimpíní domhanda is fearr riamh. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, a thosaigh Lewis ag baint úsáide as mar thionscnóirí agus wrestlers a d'aistrigh wrestling gairmiúil chuig taispeántas réamheagraithe nó “d'oibrigh”. D'úsáid Lewis an glas aghaidh tosaigh nó an choke gilitín ar dtús. Is é Evan “Strangler” Lewis a rinne an t-aghaidh tosaigh glas nó
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. Dhaingnigh sé ar deireadh
I ndáiríre, 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. Bhí comórtas Rachman le tosú Dé Céadaoin
Martin “Feirmeoir” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Mar sin féin, 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 “An Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Bhí Burns fós
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Thosaigh sé wrestling nuair a bhí an cluiche pro fós comórtas iarbhír. Lean sé a bheith rathúil tar éis d'athraigh an cluiche a oibríodh (prearranged) matches. Go deimhin, ghlac sé páirt i gcomórtas shoot, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 ag trasnú dúbailte a tionscnóirí.
Chaill Alex Abergánaigh go leor naimhde suntasacha sa bhliain ba mhó dá shaol gairmiúil wrestling. In 1915, Bhí Aberberg san iomaíocht i leaganacha an Earraigh agus an Fhomhair de Chomórtas Cogaidh Idirnáisiúnta Nua-Eabhrac. Iomaíocht go heisiach ina rogha stíl wrestling Greco-Rómhánach, Bhuaigh Aberberg an Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko agus Ed “Strangler” Lewis in éineacht le roinnt wrestlers turasóirí.
Throid Fred Beell go proifisiúnta ó 1900 to 1919. Tar éis dó clú finscéalach a fhorbairt mar gheall ar chuid dá bhua ar Martin “Feirmeoir” Dónna, Dan McLeod agus Frank Gotch, Chuaigh Beell ar scor agus é ag druidim 43 bliana d'aois. Bheadh bás gan choinne mar thoradh ar a ghairm bheatha iar wrestála ag 57. D'éirigh le Fred Beell a bheith ina wrestler gairmiúil inniúil
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. 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