格鬥運動史學家和武術家
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 至 1930.
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 英鎊. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. 然而, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, 在擊敗弗蘭克·戈奇後，他前往美國與他較量
在聖誕夜 1911, 斯坦尼斯勞斯·茲皮希科 (Stanislaus Zbyszko) 在一場備受期待的重量級摔跤比賽中遇到了喬瓦尼·雷西耶維奇 (Giovanni Raicievich). Zbyszko, 他正在為與世界重量級摔角冠軍弗蘭克·戈奇的複賽而努力, 同意扔掉拉切維奇 3 次在 90 分鐘或被宣佈為失敗者. 當這些人進入紐約市著名的麥迪遜廣場花園時, 茲皮希科顯然是
和 “扼殺” 劉易斯是有史以來最偉大的職業摔角手和世界冠軍之一. 劉易斯’ 招牌動作是束縛, 劉易斯開始將其用作發起人和摔跤手，將職業摔跤轉變為預先安排或“工作”的展覽. 路易斯最初使用前臉鎖或斷頭台扼流圈. 劉易斯的同名埃文“扼殺者”劉易斯使前臉鎖定或
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. 他終於獲得了
其實, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “亞歷克斯” 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. 拉赫曼的比賽將於週三開始
馬丁 “農民” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. 然而, 伯恩斯是在自己的權利有很大的摔跤手. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “在扼殺” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. 在 1893, 伯恩斯依然
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. 他開始時摔跤職業比賽仍然是一個現實的競爭. 他繼續取得成功後，遊戲變到工作 (prearranged) 火柴. 其實, 他參加了射擊比賽, 當他合法地擊敗了大韋恩芒恩為標題 1925 出賣他的發起人.
亞歷克斯·阿伯格在職業摔角生涯最偉大的一年裡擊敗了許多著名的敵人. 在 1915, 阿伯格參加了紐約國際摔角錦標賽的春季和秋季版本. 只以他喜歡的古典式摔角風格進行比賽, 阿伯格擊敗博士. Benjamin Roller, 弗拉德克·茲皮希科和艾德 “扼殺” 劉易斯和一些熟練的摔角手.
弗雷德·貝爾（Fred Beell）職業摔跤 1900 至 1919. 由於戰勝馬丁而贏得了傳奇般的聲譽 “農民” 伯恩斯, 丹·麥克勞德和弗蘭克·戈奇, 貝爾接近退役 43 歲以下. 他的摔角生涯導致他意外死亡 57. 弗雷德·貝爾克服了巨大的困難成為一名有能力的職業摔角手
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