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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 upang 1930.
Ang International Wrestling Tournament naganap sa dalawang phase sa pagitan ng Mayo 19, 1915 at Disyembre 31, 1915. Limampung wrestlers gusto makipagkumpetensya sa unang yugto ng paligsahan kabilang ang World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Ang pangalawang grupo ng paninda ay nagkaroon 40 wrestlers kabilang ang up at darating na star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Ang
Sa Marso 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. Ang huling pagkahulog ay nagpasya sa pamamagitan ng kung ano ang New York
Paul Pons ay isang Pranses Wrestling Greco-Roman Champion. Siya ay sapat na mahusay na magbigay sa George Hackenschmidt isang run para sa kanyang pera sa iba't ibang paligsahan. Gayunman, kapag siya ay dumating sa Chicago sa 1900, siya ay “bagsak” sa pamamagitan ng isang lokal na mambunuo. Ang kalagayan ng pagkawala iwan ng marami na ninanais. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Isa
RKO Pictures nagdala ng Dick Tracy comic strip ng character sa malaking screen sa Disyembre 1, 1945. Habang ang pelikula ay talagang isang “B” nilalayong film na maging unang sa double kuwenta, ito pa rin maaaring naging ng interes sa maraming mga tagahanga ng mga sikat na comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Si Earl Caddock ay may medyo maikli ngunit mahusay na propesyonal na karera sa pakikipagbuno noong huling bahagi ng 1910s at unang bahagi ng 1920s. Ginagawa ang kanyang propesyonal na debut sa 1915 matapos manalo ng tatlong AAU National title sa amateur wrestling, Si Caddock ay nakipagbuno lamang nang propesyonal hanggang 1922. Gayunman, kikilalanin siya bilang world champion matapos talunin si Joe Stecher noong Abril 1917. Mawawalan ng titulo pabalik si Caddock
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Magsasaka” 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 pounds. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
William Muldoon, Mundo Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion at pisikal na kultura tagasulong, dumating sa Los Angeles sa Martes, Abril 15, 1884 harapin ang lokal mambunuo Fred Bauer. Kinuha ang tugma lugar sa lokal Turnvereine Hall sa Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Sa Mayo 5, 1898, Nakipagbuno si Yusuf Ismail kay Tom Jenkins sa Cleveland, Ohio. Si Ismail ay naglibot lamang sa Estados Unidos sa loob ng anim na buwan sa unang bahagi ng 1898. Si Ismail ay nakipagbuno ng wala pang sampung laban ngunit nag-iwan ng landas ng pagkawasak na naaalala hanggang ngayon. Gumawa ng malakas na impresyon si Ismail sa pamamagitan ng madaling pagkatalo sa parehong Evan "Strangler" Lewis. Gumawa din ng malakas si Ismail
“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!” Frank Gotch looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
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