Category: Pro Wrestling historie

(Dette uddrag er fra min nyeste bog om historien om American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins viste sig selv at være den bedste kandidat, så snart McLeod vandt titlen. På onsdag, November 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins kæmpede med den tidligere titelindehaver Martin "Farmer" Burns i Indianapolis, Indiana. Mændene kæmpede en bedste to-ud-af-tre-fald-kamp ifølge catch-as-catch-can wrestling regler. Jenkins rejste sig

På mandag, December 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. Joseph “Toots” Mondt

På tirsdag, Marts 28, 1899, nuværende amerikanske Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod kæmpede med Charles Wittmer i en to-ud-af-tre-fald blandet stil-kamp. Da mesteren kun forsvarede titlen i catch-as-catch-can-kampe, McLeod kæmpede med Wittmer i en kamp uden titel. Wittmer, en græsk-romersk wrestling-specialist, krævede, at han og McLeod kæmpede mindst et fald under græsk-romerske regler. The St. Paul Athletic

If wrestling fans know of Anton “Tony” Stecher, it is as the long-time promoter of professional wrestling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stecher started promoting professional wrestling in the Twin Cities during 1933. Stecher built the Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club into a powerful local wrestling promotion. Stecher was also one of the early members of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Gravør

Joe Stecher made his professional wrestling debut in late 1912 or early 1913. Stecher proved to be a dangerous professional from the beginning of his career. Martin “Farmer” Burns, the storied wrestler and trainer, brought one of his proteges, Yussiff Hussane, to test Stecher in a legitimate contest during June 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane

På tirsdag, Oktober 21, 1913, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defended his newly won American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral at Lexington’s Auditorium on a mat instead of a ring. The mat setup played a role in the finish of the match. Promoter Jerry Walls placed a mat on the elevated stage, a common setup before the widespread

Dan McLeod defeated Martin “Farmer” Burns for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship during October 1897. McLeod held the championship for four years until he met Frank Gotch’s toughest opponent, Tom Jenkins. In early 1899, McLeod made a couple title defenses in Minnesota. On February 24, 1899, McLeod wrestled St. Louis Middleweight Wrestling Champion George Baptiste at Conover Hall in front

Professional wrestling evolved into an athletic exhibition from legitimate contests for two reasons. I have written extensively about the first reason. Legitimate contests between equally skilled wrestlers were often long, boring affairs with little action. These contests turned off fans and prevented professional wrestling exploding as a spectator sport. I have not written as much about the second reason. Den