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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 funti. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Međutim, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, who traveled to America to take on Frank Gotch after he defeated
U Božićnoj noći 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko met Giovanni Raicievich in a much-anticipated heavyweight wrestling bout. Zbyszko, who was campaigning for a rematch with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, agreed to throw Raicevich 3 times in 90 minutes or be declared the loser. As the men entered the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, Zbyszko was clearly the
I “Davitelj” Lewis je jedan od najvećih profesionalnih hrvača i svjetskih prvaka svih vremena. Klin dizač’ signature move was the stranglehold, koje je Lewis počeo koristiti kao promotore i hrvače prebacio je profesionalno hrvanje na unaprijed dogovorenu ili "odrađenu" egzibiciju. Lewis je izvorno koristio bravu s prednje strane ili giljotinsku prigušnicu. Lewisov imenjak Evan "Strangler" Lewis napravio je prednju bravu ili
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. Napokon se osigurao
Zapravo, 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. Rachmanov turnir trebao je početi u srijedu
Bregunica “Seljak” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Međutim, Burns je bio veliki hrvač u svoje pravo. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Davitelj” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. U 1893, Burns je bio miran
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Počeo je hrvanje, kada pro igra je još uvijek stvarna konkurencija. On je i dalje bio uspješan nakon igre promijenjen u obrađenim (prearranged) šibice. Zapravo, sudjelovao je u streljačkom natjecanju, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 prevarivši svoje promotore.
Alex Aberg pobijedio je mnoge poznate protivnike u najboljoj godini svoje profesionalne hrvačke karijere. U 1915, Aberg se natjecao u proljetnoj i jesenskoj verziji New York International Wrestling Tournamenta. Natječe se isključivo u stilu grčko-rimskog hrvanja koji preferira, Aberg je pobijedio Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko i Ed “Davitelj” Lewis zajedno s brojnim hrvačima kalfama.
Fred Beell se profesionalno borio iz 1900 to 1919. Nakon što je stekao legendarnu reputaciju zbog nekih svojih pobjeda nad Martinom “Seljak” Burns, Dan McLeod i Frank Gotch, Beell se povukao čim se približio 43 godina. Njegova karijera nakon hrvanja dovela bi do njegove neočekivane smrti u 57. Fred Beell prevladao je velike probleme kako bi postao kompetentan profesionalni hrvač
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