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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 to 1930.
Tharla an Ilchomórtas Wrestling Idirnáisiúnta in dhá chéim idir Bealtaine 19, 1915 agus mí na Nollag 31, 1915. Bheadh caoga wrestlers iomaíocht sa chéad chéim den tournament lena n-áirítear an Domhain Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Bhí an dara tráthchuid 40 wrestlers lena n-áirítear suas agus ag teacht réalta Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. An
Ar Márta 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Bheadh an titim seo caite a chinneadh tríd an méid a An Nua-Eabhrac
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Mar sin féin, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. One
Pictiúir RKO thug an Dick Tracy carachtar stiall grinn ar an scáileán mór ar December 1, 1945. Cé go bhfuil an scannán cinnte “B” scannán i gceist a bheith den chéad uair ar an mbille dúbailte, Bheadh sé a bheith fós suim ag an lucht leanúna go leor de na stiall grinn tóir. Chester Gould chruthaigh an stiall i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 1931 for the Detroit
Bhí slí bheatha ghairmiúil iomráití sách gearr ach scéalach ag Iarla Caddock go déanach sna 1910idí agus go luath sna 1920idí.. Ag déanamh a chéad phroifisiúnta i 1915 tar éis dó trí theideal Náisiúnta AAU a bhuachan sa chogaíocht amaitéarach, Níor chaith Caddock ach go gairmiúil go dtí 1922. Mar sin féin, d’aithneofaí é mar churaidh an domhain tar éis dó dul i gcion ar Joe Stecher i mí Aibreáin 1917. Chaillfeadh Caddock an teideal ar ais
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Feirmeoir” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 punt. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Rug Berg isteach
William Muldoon, an Wrestling Champion Domhanda Greco-Roman agus togróir cultúr fisiciúil, tháinig go dtí Los Angeles ar an Máirt, Aibreán 15, 1884 chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar an wrestler áitiúil Fred Bauer. Bhí an cluiche ar siúl ag an áitiúil Turnvereine Halla i Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
On May 5, 1898, Throid Yusuf Ismail le Tom Jenkins i Cleveland, Ohio. Níor thug Ismail ach camchuairt ar na Stáit Aontaithe ar feadh sé mhí go luath 1898. Chaith Ismail níos lú ná deich gcluiche ach d’fhág sé cosán scriosta a chuimhnítear go dtí an lá atá inniu ann. Chuaigh Ismail i bhfeidhm go mór ar Evan “Strangler” Lewis a shárú go héasca. Rinne Ismail láidir freisin
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Bhreathnaigh Frank Gotch ar a rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hack
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to