Category: Historia wrestlingu zawodowego

On January 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

Szef policji w Omaha H.W. Dunn stworzył nagłówki w marcu 28, 1915, kiedy wydał rozkaz zakazujący reklamowanego profesjonalnego meczu wrestlingowego między Joe Stecherem i Jessem Westergaardem. The April 6, 1915 mecz zaplanowano w Omaha Auditorium. Komendant faktycznie wydał rozkaz na polecenie nadinspektora policji A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

Grudzień 13, 1920, I “Dusiciel” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Jednak, 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 “Dusiciel” Chwytak, zwany także Evan Lewis “Dusiciel”, był wrestler z 1882 do 1899. Lewis był pierwszym amerykańskim Heavyweight szczepień jako przyłów Czy Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” lub “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis zadebiutował wygrywając 64 man tournament

Jaskółka oknówka “Rolnik” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Rolnik” Burns był wielki zapaśnik we własnym prawo. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 funtów. W 1891, Burns jako mistrz wagi ciężkiej Iowa wziął na JC. Comstock, Heavyweight Champion 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 był Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Francji w 1890. Wygrał turniej w Folies-Bergère przed wygraną w turnieju w Rosji 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons wykorzystał ten rozgłos poprzez otwarcie siłowni do zapaśników pociągu i silnych mężczyzn. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of

I “Dusiciel” 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”

We wtorek, Marzec 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 i 1920. Dr. 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. Dr.