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Posts about professional wrestling from 1870 да се 1930.
Од јануари 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
На декември 13, 1920, И “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Сепак, 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
Еван “Strangler” Луис, исто така, повика на Еван Луис “на Strangler”, беше професионален борач од 1882 да се 1899. Луис беше првиот Американец во тешка категорија Фати-како-да фати шампион во борење. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” или “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Луис го направи своето професионално деби со освојување на 64 man tournament
Мартин “Земјоделец” Барнс е познат денес како тренер на легендарниот борач Френк Gotch. “Земјоделец” Барнс беше голем борач во сопственото право. Барнс ја освои американската тешка категорија шампион во борење во легитимен про борење ера и покрај тоа што само 165 фунти. Во 1891, Барнс Ајова шампион во тешка категорија беше на JC. Комсток, Мичиген шампион во тешка категорија. 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
Пол Понс беше грчко-римски стил шампион на Франција во 1890-тите. Тој го освои турнирот на Folies-Bergeres пред освојување на турнирот во Русија во 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Понс капитализирани на овој озлогласен, преку отворање на салата да се обучуваат борачи и силни мажи. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of
И “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”
На април 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 години. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
On Tuesday, Март 22, 1910, Д-р. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 и 1920. Д-р. 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. Д-р.