Category: Гісторыя прафесійнай барацьбы

Студзеня 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled

Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

Сьнежня 13, 1920, І “Душыцель” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Аднак, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud

Эван “Душыцель” Люіс, таксама называецца Эван Люіс “душыцель”, быў прафесійным барацьбітом з 1882 для 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” або “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament

Марцін “Фермер” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Фермер” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 фунты. У 1891, Бернс, як Аёва суперцяжкай вазе прыняў ад х. Комсток, Мічыган ў суперцяжкай вазе. J.C. Comstock was

In November 1923, Вуліца. Рэпарцёр Louis Star-Times Білі Мэрфі ўзяў інтэрв'ю ў St. Рэстлінг-прамоўтэр Луі Джон Контас. Мэрфі выказаў меркаванне Контасу, што эра дамінантных змагароў, такіх як Уільям Малдун, скончылася. Мэрфі распавёў пра нядаўні матч паміж “Чэмпіён свету” Харднек Філіпс і прэтэндэнт на гульню Уэбстэр О'Мэлі. Філіпс паспяхова абараніў сваё чэмпіёнства, кінуўшы О'Мэлі пасля 1 hour, 50

Paul Pons was the Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion of France in the 1890s. He won a tournament at the Folies-Bergeres before winning a tournament in Russia in 1898. Гэтыя перамогі дазволілі яму прэтэндаваць на чэмпіянат свету па грэка-рымскай барацьбе. Pons capitalized on this notoriety by opening a gym to train wrestlers and strong men. Pons’ Перамога была асабліва значнай з-за

І “Душыцель” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”

У аўторак, Сакавік 22, 1910, Доктар. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 і 1920. Доктар. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Доктар.