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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 до 1930.
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, светски шампион рвач и дизач тегова у 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Готцх одржана титулу за пет година и поразио све заинтересоване. На релативно младом добу 35, Готцх одлучио да се повуче. За свог последњег меча, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
У петак, Мај 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, Свети. Лоуис, Мисури. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 записник. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
На августа 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, his
Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Сантел је учествовао на неколико легитимних такмичења са практичарима јапанске џиуџицу. Користио је
In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, who was
У суботу, Новембар 25, 1899, Свети. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 записник. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Лоуис’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Васем је опседнут
On Thursday, Јануар 27, 1904, Том Џенкинс одбранио је своје америчко првенство у рвању против надолазећег рвача из Ајове. After the first fall, навијачи су схватили да је то био најтежи меч од Френка Алвина Гоча, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Џенкинс је победио Готцх'с
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Новембар 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
Хенри Мозес Дуфур држао је светског шампиона у рвању овратником и лактом у тешкој категорији током 1870-их. По 1855, Дуфур се повукао из професионалног рвања да би наставио своју професију кројача одеће са пуним радним временом. Чак и током своје рвачке каријере, Дуфур је радио као кројач. Дуфур је дописнику Бостон Глобеа рекао да је рођен у Ричфорду, Вермонт у јуну 5, 1943. Овај датум од
У јануару 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Давитељ” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so Santel did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.