格鬥運動史學家和武術家
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 至 1930.
在初 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, 決定透過配對來消除他的挑戰者的一些魅力
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. 拉赫曼建立阿貝格的計劃在比賽開始後按計劃進行
十二月 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. 二羽酋長進入
在 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. 在 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
在證明了他的遠見和願景, 世界摔跤冠軍威廉·馬爾登準備是一個健身教練即使在他的權力作為一個摔跤手的高度. 馬爾登舉行冠軍 1880 直到他退役 1890. 在他統治時期, 他經常給展覽吸引注意自己的訓練方式. 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. 一月 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “勒死空吉
和 “扼殺” 劉易斯是有史以來美國職業摔跤手的前兩名. 雖然劉易斯是一個合法的服從摔跤手, 誰可以在摔跤比賽中擊敗任何人, 他幾乎專門從事預先安排的展覽比賽. 在 1929, 他參加了職業橄欖球運動員摔跤手的比賽, 古斯·桑嫩伯格. Sonnenberg在Providence蒸汽壓路機上,
週一, 十二月 13, 1920, 和 “扼殺” 劉易斯贏得了喬·施切爾 (Joe Stecher) 六次世界重量級摔跤錦標賽中的第一個冠軍. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, 施切爾和劉易斯在一場持續三個多小時的比賽中相遇. 劉易斯犯了一個心理錯誤
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 “哈克” 在聖. Louis during the 1904 世界博覽會. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. 路易, the match would not occur until 1908 在芝加哥,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, 住在健康和力量之路 (友情鏈接) 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 直到失去他的幾年