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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 a 1930.
Al principio de 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “El Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, decidió quitarles parte del almidón a sus rivales emparejándolos
Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. El plan de Rachmann para fundar Aberg iba según lo previsto tras el inicio del torneo.
En diciembre 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the
In 1880, William Muldoon se convertiría en Campeón Mundial Peso Pesado de lucha en el estilo greco-romano después de derrotar Thiebaud Bauer, el actual campeón. Antes de que él iba a lograr esta hazaña, Muldoon tenía que pagar sus deudas y prepararse para la inclinación título con Bauer. In 1876, Muldoon llamó la atención del ex campeón mundial de boxeo profesional desnudo nudillo John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. En enero 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “estrangular a Sorakichi para
Ed “Strangler” Lewis es uno de los dos mejores luchadores profesionales estadounidenses de todos los tiempos.. Mientras Lewis era un luchador de sumisión legítimo, ¿Quién podría vencer a cualquiera en una competencia de lucha libre?, Trabajó casi exclusivamente en partidos de exhibición preestablecidos.. In 1929, participó en un partido con un futbolista profesional convertido en luchador, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg estaba en el rodillo de vapor Providence,
El lunes, Diciembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis ganó el primero de los seis campeonatos mundiales de lucha libre de manos de Joe Stecher.. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Un año antes de este partido, Stecher y Lewis se enfrentaron en un partido que duró más de tres horas.. Lewis cometió un error mental al
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hachazo” en St. Louis during the 1904 Feria Mundial. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (enlace de afiliado) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 años hasta perder su