Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 kwa 1930.
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, bingwa wa dunia wrestler na weightlifter katika 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch uliofanyika cheo kwa miaka mitano na kushindwa comers wote. Katika umri kiasi vijana wa 35, Gotch aliamua kustaafu. Kwa mechi yake ya mwisho, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Siku ya Ijumaa, Mei 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”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 dakika. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Juu ya Agosti 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions ilitoa Killer Dill (1947), filamu ya uhalifu ambayo mwanamieleka kitaaluma Mike Mazurki anacheza "Little Joe", mshikaji anayecheza pande zote mbili za ugomvi wa genge. Stuart Erwin anaigiza kama Johnny "Killer" Dill, mbunifu wa nguo za ndani na muuzaji, ambao watu wanamkosea kuwa jambazi. Baada ya kujihusisha kwa bahati mbaya katika vita vya magenge, yake
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. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Alitumia
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, ambaye alikuwa
Siku ya Jumamosi, Novemba 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 dakika. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem amepagawa
Siku ya Alhamisi, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. Baada ya kuanguka kwanza, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins had defeated Gotch’s
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novemba 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
Henry Moses Dufur alishikilia Bingwa wa Mieleka wa Dunia wa uzito wa juu wa Collar-and-Elbow wakati wa miaka ya 1870.. By 1855, Dufur alistaafu kutoka kwa mieleka ya kitaaluma ili kuendeleza taaluma yake ya wakati wote ya ushonaji nguo. Hata wakati wa kazi yake ya mieleka, Dufur alifanya kazi kama fundi cherehani. Dufur alimwambia mwandishi kutoka The Boston Globe kwamba alizaliwa huko Richford, Vermont mnamo Juni 5, 1943. Tarehe hii ya
Katika Januari 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” 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.