Category: Kasaysayan ng Propesyonal na Wrestling

Sa Sabado, Enero 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Ang Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” at 224 pounds, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pounds. Despite his smaller

Sa Marso 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Ang huling pagkahulog ay nagpasya sa pamamagitan ng kung ano ang New York

Sa Huwebes, Nobyembre 22, 1923, St. Ang tagataguyod ni Louis na si John Contos ay nag-host ng isang kontrobersyal na kard na nangunguna sa laban sa pagitan nina Joe Stecher at Dan Kolov, isang paparating na manlalaban ng Bulgarian. Ang card ay tinakpan ni John E. Masira, ang Sports Editor para sa St.. Louis Post-despatso. Kontrobersyal ang kard dahil ang dalawa sa pinakamalaking bituin sa pakikipagbuno ay na-advertise ngunit hindi

Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star

Si Yusuf Ismail ay nakikipagbuno lamang sa Estados Unidos sa loob ng anim na buwan sa unang kalahati ng 1898. Sa kanyang unang makabuluhang laban, siya ay na-disqualify para sa isang mabisyo na foul. Sa kanyang iba pang makabuluhang tugma, binigay niya kay Evan “Strangler” Si Lewis ang pambubugbog ng kanyang buhay. Ngunit ang kanyang maikling paglibot sa Estados Unidos ay naging isang alamat. Pumasok si Ismail sa

On a Thursday night, Nobyembre 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 pounds. Gayunman, Zbyszko

Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in

Sa isang blog post noong nakaraang buwan, Sumulat ako tungkol sa paghihirap ng mga tagapagtaguyod sa pagtatanghal ng tugma na Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard. Orihinal na naka-iskedyul para sa Omaha, Nebraska, ang Omaha Chief of Police at Police Commissioner ay nag-aalala tungkol sa laban na inaayos o a “work”. Hindi nila ginusto ang mga sugarol na dalhin sa eksibisyon. Upang maiwasan ang paglitaw na ito, sila

Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Sa Mayo 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, sino

Frank Gotch, ang batang lalaki sakahan mula sa Humboldt, Iowa, Gusto talunin George Hackenschmidt para sa World matimbang Wrestling Championship sa 1908. Ang tagumpay at ang kanyang mga kasunod na pagkatalo ng “Pataga” sa 1911 rematch cemented lugar Gotch bilang isa sa mga pinakadakilang wrestlers sa lahat ng oras. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch