Istoryen espò konba ak atis masyal
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 to 1930.
Youn nan pwovèb ki pi ansyen nan espò konba se “yon bon gwo gason toujou bat yon bon ti gason”. Se rezon ki fè nou gen divizyon pwa nan boksè, lit ak atizay masyal melanje. Nan Madi, Novanm 2, 1881, 160-pound Edwin Bibby te pwouve gen eksepsyon nan règ sa a. Pandan ke piti, Edwin Bibby te patikilyèman fò pou gwosè li.
(Ekstrè sa a soti nan dernye liv mwen an sou istwa chanpyona Ameriken Lit Pwa lou.) Jenkins te pwouve tèt li pi gwo konkiran le pli vit ke McLeod te genyen tit la. Nan Mèkredi, Novanm 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins lite ansyen detantè tit Martin "Farmer" Burns nan Indianapolis, Indiana. Mesye yo te lite yon pi bon match de-sou-twa-chute selon règ lit trape-tan-trape-kan.. Jenkins te kanpe
Nan Lendi, Desanm 6, 1932, 41-Ed "Strangler" Lewis te lite youn nan dènye konkou lejitim li yo pou rezoud yon diskisyon pwomosyon nan New York.. Apre okòmansman yo te alye nan pwomosyon, Jim Londos te separe ak gwoup Jack Curley nan New York. Pou retabli lapè, pati yo deside sou yon konkou lejitim oswa "tire" rezoud dispit la. Joseph "Toots" Mondt
Nan Madi, Mas 28, 1899, aktyèl chanpyon Ameriken lit pwa lou Dan S. McLeod te lite Charles Wittmer nan yon match estil melanje de sou twa tonbe.. Depi chanpyon an te sèlman defann tit la nan match catch-as-catch-can, McLeod te lite Wittmer nan yon match ki pa tit. Wittmer, yon espesyalis nan lit Greko-Women, te mande li menm ak McLeod lite omwen yon tonbe anba règ Greko-Women. St a. Paul Atletik
Si fanatik lit konnen Anton "Tony" Stecher, li se kòm pwomotè a depi lontan nan lit pwofesyonèl nan Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stecher te kòmanse fè pwomosyon lit pwofesyonèl nan Twin Cities yo pandan 1933. Stecher te konstwi Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club nan yon pwomosyon lit pwisan lokal. Stecher te tou youn nan premye manm National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Graveur
Scottish wrestler Duncan C. Ross wrestled professionally but also took part in strength and athletic contests after arriving in the United States in the late 1870s. An all-around athlete, Ross wrestled skillfully in both catch-as-catch-can wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. Nan Lendi, Fevriye 26, 1883, Ross wrestled former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Theobaud Bauer. Bauer brought the World Championship from France
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
Nan Madi, Oktòb 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. Nan