Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 til 1930.
Besides being the preferred venue for professional boxers and wrestlers to train when in St. Louis, St. Louis Business Men’s Gymnasium hosted smaller boxing and wrestling events. I 1898, former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Martin “Farmer” Burns wrestled Oscar Wasem in front of a small crowd at the Business Men’s Gymnasium. Burns was transitioning into training wrestlers full-time and
During the early 1930s, the most powerful promoters in professional wrestling, Jack Curley, Joseph “Toots” Mondt, Paul Bowser, and Tom Packs executed double-crosses on each other hurting the overall drawing power of their wrestlers. During the promotional war, Jack Pfefer aligned himself with Jack Curley and “Toots” Mondt, who ran out of New York City. I slutningen af 1933, Curley and
I took a second look at this match after listening to the Shut Up and Wrestle podcast interview with Mike Chapman, one of the foremost experts on Frank Gotch. Mike Chapman put forth a convincing argument for his belief that both Earl Caddock vs. Joe Stecher world title matches were “shoots” or legitimate contests. After reviewing the accounts of the
Sorakichi Matsuda rejste til USA for sent 1883 at begynde sin professionelle wrestling-karriere. Matsuda havde til hensigt at lære amerikansk professionel wrestling og vende tilbage til sit hjemland for at starte sin egen wrestlingpromovering. Matsudas manager fremsatte påstande om hans træning i Japan, der kunne ikke verificeres. Matsuda trænede i sumobrydning med den berømte Isegahama-stald, men gjorde det
I løbet af de sidste tyve år, konservatorer har fundet adskillige wrestlingfilm fra 1920'erne til 1950'erne, som blev antaget tabt. Fans kan se de fleste af de nyopdagede film på YouTube. En af de overlevende film er atten minutter af en time, tyve minutters kamp fra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania i 1930. Jim Londos kæmpede med Dick Shikat (video link) for en
På torsdag, April 10, 1884, Amerikas første fuldtids professionelle wrestler, J.H. McLaughlin kæmpede den skotske atlet og wrestler Duncan C. Ross i Detroits operahus. Mændene kæmpede en tre-ud-af-fem falds match med blandet stil. McLaughlin specialiserede sig i krave-og-albue brydning. Mændene kæmpede to fald under krave-og-albue-regler. Ross favoriserede regler for sidehold. Mændene kæmpede to fald ved at sikre side
Lørdag, September 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, frisk på sin første turné i USA, kæmpede Great Gama på Shepherd's Bush Stadium i London, England. 7,000 tilskuere stimlede ind på stadion for at se kampen. Et par uger tidligere, Mr. Benjamin bragte en gruppe Pehlwani-brydere fra Indien for at bryde i England. Fans overvejer Great Gama
When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. Men, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. Desværre, the exploits of Martin “Farmer” Burns and Evan “Den Strangler” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a
World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis was scheduled to meet former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, December 14, 1922 but the match was almost called off due to disagreements over the selection of a referee. It was only after the intercession of St. Louis promoter John Contos that both men agreed to St. Louis
På tirsdag, December 12, 1916, lokal favorit, John “Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek kæmpede med en skytte, Al “hollandsk” kappe, i en bearbejdet kamp. Pesek trænede for nylig med en anden Nebraska wrestler og anerkendt verdensmester Joe Stecher forud for denne kamp. Pesek udviklede et berygtet ry for at skyde med andre brydere. Men, Pesek var en 22-årig up-and-comer, der stadig lærte at bryde, når