Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 upang 1930.
Sa Biyernes, Mayo 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, Ilog ng Misuri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 minuto. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Sa Agosto 2, 1947, Max M. Inilabas ng King Productions ang Killer Dill (1947), isang pelikulang krimen na ginampanan ng propesyonal na wrestler na si Mike Mazurki bilang "Little Joe", isang alipores na naglalaro sa magkabilang panig ng away ng gang. Si Stuart Erwin ay gumaganap bilang Johnny "Killer" Dill, isang lingerie designer at salesperson, na napagkakamalang gangster ang mga tao. Matapos ang aksidenteng pagkakasangkot sa kanyang sarili sa isang gang war, kanya
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 ay makilahok sa ilang mga lehitimong mga paligsahan na may Japanese diyuditsu practitioner. Ginamit niya
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, na naging
Sa Sabado, Nobyembre 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minuto. 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. Sinapian si Wasem
Sa Huwebes, Enero 27, 1904, Ipinagtanggol ni Tom Jenkins ang kanyang American Wrestling Championship laban sa isang up-and-coming wrestler mula sa Iowa. After the first fall, napagtanto ng mga tagahanga na ito ang pinakamahirap na laban ng c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Tinalo ni Jenkins ang Gotch's
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Nobyembre 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
Hinawakan ni Henry Moses Dufur ang World Heavyweight Collar-and-Elbow Wrestling Champion noong 1870s. Sa pamamagitan ng 1855, Nagretiro si Dufur mula sa propesyonal na pakikipagbuno upang ituloy ang kanyang full-time na propesyon ng mananahi ng damit. Kahit sa panahon ng kanyang wrestling career, Si Dufur ay nagtrabaho bilang isang sastre. Sinabi ni Dufur sa correspondent mula sa The Boston Globe na siya ay ipinanganak sa Richford, Vermont noong Hunyo 5, 1943. Ang petsang ito ng
Noong Enero 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.
Paul Pons ay ang Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion ng Pransya sa 1890s. Nanalo siya ng isang paligsahan sa Folies-Bergeres bago nanalong isang paligsahan sa Russia sa 1898. Ang mga tagumpay na ito ay nagpahintulot sa kanya na angkinin ang World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons sa malaking titik sa pagiging sikat na ito sa pamamagitan ng pagbubukas ng gym sa tren wrestlers at malakas na lalaki. Pons’ ang tagumpay ay partikular na kapansin-pansin dahil sa