Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 til 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 “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, ákvað að taka eitthvað af sterkjunni úr áskorendum sínum með því að passa þá upp
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. Áætlun Rachmanns um að stofna Aberg gekk eins og áætlað var eftir að mótið hófst
Á Desember 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
Í 1880, William Muldoon yrði Heimur Heavyweight glímukappi í Greco-Roman stíl eftir sigra Thiebaud Bauer, ríkja meistari. Áður en hann myndi ná þessu feat, Muldoon þurfti að borga félagsgjöld sín og undirbúa sig fyrir titlinum halla með Bauer. Í 1876, Muldoon náði athygli fyrrum ber hnúi prizefighting heimsmeistari 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. Í janúar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
Og “Strangler” Lewis er einn af tveimur efstu bandarískum atvinnuglímumönnum allra tíma. Á meðan Lewis var lögmætur uppgjafarglímumaður, sem gæti sigrað hvern sem er í glímukeppni, hann vann nær eingöngu í fyrirfram ákveðnum sýningarleikjum. Í 1929, hann tók þátt í leik með atvinnumaður í fótbolta sem varð glímumaður, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg var á Providence Steam Roller,
Á mánudaginn, Desember 13, 1920, Og “Strangler” Lewis vann fyrsta heimsmeistaramótið í þungavigt af sex af Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher og Lewis mættust í leik sem stóð yfir í þrjár klukkustundir. Lewis gerði andlega mistök í
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 “Hakk” í St. Louis during the 1904 Fair heims. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 í Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Við eigum að lifa í heilsu og styrk (tengja hlekkur) 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 years until losing his