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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 צו 1930.
אין די אָנהייב פון 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, באַשלאָסן צו נעמען עטלעכע פון די קראָכמאַל פון זיין טשאַלאַנדזשערז דורך וואָס ריכטן זיי
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'ס פּלאַן צו גרינדן אַבערג איז געגאנגען ווי פּלאַננעד נאָך די טורנאַמאַנט קיקט אַוועק
אויף דעצעמבער 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. הויפּט צוויי פעדערז אריין די
אין 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. אין 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. אין יאנואר 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
און “סטראַנגלער” לויס איז איינער פון די שפּיץ צוויי אמעריקאנער פאַכמאַן רעסאַלערז פון אַלע-צייט. בשעת לויס איז געווען אַ לאַדזשיטאַמאַט סאַבמישאַן ראַנגלער, ווער קען שלאָגן ווער עס יז אין אַ ראַנגלעריי קאָנקורס, ער האָט כּמעט אויסשליסלעך געאַרבעט אין פּרי־אַראַנדירטע אויסשטעלונג־שוועבעלעך. אין 1929, ער האָט אָנטייל גענומען אין אַ גלייַכן מיט פאַכמאַן פאָאָטבאַללער וואָס איז געווארן ראַנגלער, גאס זונענבערג. Sonnenberg איז געווען אויף די פּראָווידענסע פּאַרע וואַל,
אויף מאנטאג, דעצעמבער 13, 1920, און “סטראַנגלער” לויס וואַן דער ערשטער פון זעקס וועלט העאַוויוועיגהט ראַנגלעריי טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּס פון דזשאָו סטעטשער. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. א יאָר פריער דעם גלייַכן, סטעטשער און לויס האָבן זיך באגעגנט אין אַ גלייַכן וואָס געדויערט איבער דריי שעה. לויס געמאכט אַ גייַסטיק טעות אין
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 “כאַק” אין סט. Louis during the 1904 וועלט ס פער. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. לוי, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, די וועג צו לעבן אין געזונט און שטאַרקייַט (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 יאר ביז פארלוירן זיין