Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 te 1930.
Stanislaus Zbyszko gebore Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz op April 1, 1880 in Jodlow, Pole, wat deel van die Oostenryk-Hongaarse Ryk was. Zbyszko chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. 'N artikel in die Walla Walla, Washington koerant, The Evening Statesman’s on Tuesday, Februarie 8, 1910, publicized Zbyszko’s university and intellectual accomplishments.
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been