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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 to 1930.
At the beginning of 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 “Užasno Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, odlučio oduzeti malo škroba svojim izazivačima tako što će ih spojiti
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. Rachmannov plan za osnivanje Aberga išao je po planu nakon što je turnir započeo
U prosincu 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. Poglavica Dva Pera ušao je u
U 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. U 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion 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. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “zadaviti Sorakichija da
I “Davitelj” Lewis je jedan od dvojice najboljih američkih profesionalnih hrvača svih vremena. Dok je Lewis bio legitimni submission hrvač, koji bi svakoga mogao pobijediti u natjecanju u hrvanju, radio je gotovo isključivo u unaprijed dogovorenim egzibicijskim utakmicama. U 1929, sudjelovao je u meču s profesionalnim nogometašem koji je postao hrvač, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg je bio na Providence Steam Rolleru,
U ponedjeljak, Prosinac 13, 1920, I “Davitelj” Lewis je osvojio prvu od šest svjetskih prvaka u hrvanju u teškoj kategoriji od Joea Stechera. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Godinu dana prije ove utakmice, Stecher i Lewis sastali su se u meču koji je trajao više od tri sata. Lewis je napravio mentalnu pogrešku
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 “Pijuk” u St. Louis during the 1904 Svjetskom sajmu. 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 (affiliate link) 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 godine do gubitka svog