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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 līdz 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, nolēma izņemt daļu cietes no saviem izaicinājumiem, saskaņojot tos
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. Rachmann’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off
Decembrī 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
Uz 1880, William Muldoon kļūtu World smagsvara cīkstoņiem čempionu grieķu-romiešu stilā pēc sakāvē THIEBAUD Bauer, valdošo čempionu. Pirms viņš paveiktu varoņdarbu, Muldoon nācās maksāt savus nodokļus un sagatavoties titulu slīpumu ar Bauer. Uz 1876, Muldoon nozvejotas uzmanību bijušā kailas stilbs prizefighting pasaules čempions Džons 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. Janvārī 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “nožņaugt Sorakiči uz
Un “Strangler” Lūiss ir viens no diviem visu laiku labākajiem amerikāņu profesionālajiem cīkstoņiem. Kamēr Lūiss bija likumīgs padevības cīkstonis, kurš varētu pārspēt ikvienu cīkstēšanās sacensībās, viņš strādāja gandrīz tikai iepriekš sarunātos izstāžu mačos. Uz 1929, viņš piedalījās mačā ar profesionālu futbolistu, kurš kļuva par cīkstoni, Guss Sonenbergs. Sonnenbergs atradās uz Providensas tvaika veltņa,
Pirmdien, Decembris 13, 1920, Un “Strangler” Lūiss uzvarēja pirmajā no sešiem pasaules čempionātiem smagajā svarā no Džo Stehera. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stehers un Lūiss tikās vairāk nekā trīs stundu ilgā mačā. Lūiss pieļāva garīgu kļūdu
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 “Kapāt” Sanktpēterburgā. Louis during the 1904 Pasaules Fair. 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, Veids, kā dzīvot veselību un spēku (filiāli saite) 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