Category: Histoire de la lutte professionnelle

Sur Janvier 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. Le Avril 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

Sur Décembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Cependant, 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

Evan “Strangler” Lewis, également appelé Evan Lewis “l'Étrangleur”, était un lutteur professionnel de 1882 to 1899. Lewis a été le premier Américain Champion Heavyweight catch-as-catch can Wrestling. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” ou “hang hold”, que les fans de MMA modernes connaissent comme un starter à guillotine. Lewis fait ses débuts professionnels en remportant un 64 tournoi homme

Hirondelle “Agriculteur” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Agriculteur” Burns a été un grand lutteur dans son propre droit. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 livres. Dans 1891, Brûlures que Champion Poids lourd Iowa ont pris JC. Comstock, Champion Poids lourd Michigan. J.C. Comstock was

In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewed St. Louis wrestling promoter John Contos. Murphy proposed to Contos that the era of dominant wrestlers like William Muldoon was over. Murphy spoke about the recent match between “World Champion” Hardneck Phillips and the game contender Webster O’Malley. Phillips successfully defended his championship by throwing O’Malley after 1 hour, 50

Paul Pons était le champion de lutte gréco-romaine de la France dans les années 1890. Il a remporté un tournoi à l'Folies-Bergères, avant de remporter un tournoi en Russie 1898. Ces victoires lui ont permis de remporter le Championnat du monde de lutte gréco-romaine. Pons a capitalisé sur cette notoriété en ouvrant un gymnase pour former des lutteurs et des hommes forts. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of

Ed “Strangler” 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”

Mardi, Mars 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Rouleau a rencontré Stanislas Zbyszko dans un match légitime de lutte. La lutte professionnelle serait la transition de concours légitime à l'exposition mise en scène entre 1910 and 1920. Dr. Benjamin Rouleau est diplômé de l'Université de Pennsylvanie en jouant le football professionnel. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.