Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 la 1930.
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 de lire sterline. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Totuși, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, care a călătorit în America pentru a-l înfrunta pe Frank Gotch după ce l-a învins
În noaptea de Crăciun 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko l-a întâlnit pe Giovanni Raicievich într-o luptă mult așteptată de lupte grele. Zbyszko, care făcea campanie pentru o revanșă cu campionul mondial la lupte grele Frank Gotch, a fost de acord să-l arunce pe Raicevich 3 ori in 90 minute sau să fie declarat învins. În timp ce bărbații au intrat în faimoasa Madison Square Garden din New York City, Zbyszko a fost clar
Ed “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. În cele din urmă s-a asigurat
De fapt, 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. Turneul lui Rachman urma să înceapă miercuri
Martin “Agricultor” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Totuși, Burns a fost un mare luptător în dreptul său propriu. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Sugrumătorul” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. În 1893, Burns era nemișcat
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. De fapt, a participat la un concurs de fotografiere, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 prin încrucișarea promotorilor săi.
Alex Aberg a învins mulți inamici de seamă în cel mai bun an al carierei sale de lupte profesionale. În 1915, Aberg a concurat în ambele versiuni de primăvară și toamnă ale Turneului Internațional de Lupte din New York. Concurând exclusiv în stilul său preferat de luptă greco-romană, Aberg l-a învins pe Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko și Ed “Strangler” Lewis împreună cu un număr de luptători calfe.
Fred Beell a luptat profesional din 1900 la 1919. După ce și-a dezvoltat o reputație legendară datorită unora dintre victoriile sale asupra lui Martin “Agricultor” Burns, Dan McLeod și Frank Gotch, Beell sa retras pe măsură ce se apropia 43 ani. Cariera sa de post lupte ar duce la moartea lui neașteptată la 57. Fred Beell a depășit șansele lungi pentru a deveni un luptător profesionist competent
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