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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 li 1930.
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. Il-
Nhar it-Tnejn, Marzu 26, 1888, Joe Acton, li speċjalizzati fil-catch wrestling, ġġieled lill-Professur William Miller, wrestler Awstraljan, u bare-knuckle prizefighter, f’partita ta’ lotta Greko-Rumana b’żewġ waqgħat minn tlieta. Iż-żewġ kampijiet tal-irġiel jemmnu li l-lotta tal-logħba f'dan l-istil żgura l-aktar kompetizzjoni ġusta bejniethom. L-irġiel iġġieldu għal $500.00 naħa. 1,500 fans, folla kbira għall-era, imdawwar
Qabel il-lotta f'Kentucky fil-bidu tas-snin 1910, wrestling fans knew Ed “Strangler” Lewis as Bob Fredrichs. Born Robert Friedrich in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis made his professional wrestling debut in 1905, while still only 14 sena. Kentucky promoters thought Bob Fredrichs too plain, so Lewis chose his new name as an homage to fellow Wisconsin native and original
Fi kważi 70 sena, Stanislaus Zbyszko għamel id-debutt tiegħu fil-films fil-Lejl u l-Belt (1950). Aċċelebrat bħala Gregorious, wrestler irtirat u missier il-promotur tal-lotta ta’ Londra, Zbyszko wera l-ħiliet tiegħu fil-lotta, anke fl-età avvanzata tiegħu, fix-xena tal-firma tal-film. Il-film jibda b’raġel jiġru wara Harry Fabian, hustler ta’ Londra dejjem ifittex
Fuq Mejju 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins ġġieled lill-ġgant Nouralah Hassan fi New York City. Born in Bulgaria during 1870, Hassan stood six feet, eight inches tall and weighed 331 liri. While Jenkins possessed superior wrestling skill, fans and reporters expected Hassan’s immense size to present problems for Jenkins. Promoters booked the men to wrestle at Madison Square Garden in
Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Ġunju 29, 1883, fourteen wrestlers paid $50 to enter a two-day tournament for a $500 championship belt and $500 prize. Richard K. Fox, owner and publisher of the Police Gazette, put up the prize money and belt. Fox avidly supported the promotion of both professional boxing and professional wrestling. While fourteen men attempted to enter the tournament, Fox
Fuq Awissu 4, 1939, Mort Henderson ħalliena f’Rochester, New York fi 60 sena. Il-partitarji tal-lotta x'aktarx ma ftakrux l-isem Mort Henderson iżda bħala l-alter ego tiegħu, il-Marvel Masked oriġinali, huwa salva l-verżjoni jaqgħu tal- 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann ippromwova t-tournament bil-għan ta’
Ottubru 26, 1897, Martin "Farmer" Burns iddefenda l-Kampjonat Amerikan tal-Lotta Heavyweight tiegħu kontra l-wrestler Skoċċiż Dan McLeod. Burns u McLeod kienu tnejn mill-aqwa tliet jew erba’ wrestlers catch-as-catch-can fl-Istati Uniti dak iż-żmien. 1,200 il-partitarji attendew il-partita li saret fil-Grand Opera House f’Indianapolis, Indiana. Il-promoturi spiss ipoġġu tapit jew tqil
George Tragos kiseb fama bħala t-trejner ta' Lou Thesz, iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Piż Tqil tal-Alleanza Nazzjonali tal-Lotta dominanti tas-snin 50 u l-bidu tas-sittinijiet. Xorb, a 1920 Olimpiku għall-Greċja nattiva tiegħu, kellu jerġa impekkabbli fil-lotta leġittima. Imwieled f'Marzu 14, 1901, fil-Messinja, il-Greċja, Tragos rebaħ titli nazzjonali tal-lotta qabel ma rrappreżenta lill-Greċja fil- 1920 Olimpjadi biss
At the end of 1932, 22-Vila Milli ta’ sena ħarġet lil żewġha, wrestler professjonali Wladek Zbyszko, għal divorzju li jallega moħqrija fiżika u adulterju. Milli akkuża lil Zbyszko ta’ 41 sena b’moħqrija fiżika talli “għannaqha wisq.” L-Imħallef Dunne tal-Qorti Suprema ta’ Brooklyn sema’ l-każ tad-divorzju. Huwa esprima dubju li Zbyszko abbuża minn martu. Madankollu, ma keċċiex il