Category: Kasaysayan ng Propesyonal na Wrestling

Sa Enero 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. Gumawa si Dunn ng mga headline noong Marso 28, 1915, nang maglabas siya ng utos na nagbabawal sa ina-advertise na professional wrestling match sa pagitan nina Joe Stecher at Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 ang laban ay naka-iskedyul para sa Omaha Auditorium. Talagang naglabas ng kautusan ang hepe sa utos ng Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

Sa December 13, 1920, At “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Gayunman, 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, tinatawag din Evan Lewis “ang Strangler”, ay isang propesyonal mambubuno mula sa 1882 upang 1899. Lewis ay ang unang Amerikanong matimbang Makibalita-bilang-catch Maaari pakikipagbuno Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” o “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis ginawa kanyang propesyonal pasinaya sa pamamagitan ng nanalong isang 64 man tournament

Martin “Magsasaka” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Magsasaka” Burns ay isang mahusay na mambunuo sa kanyang sariling karapatan. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 pounds. Sa 1891, Burns bilang ang Iowa matimbang Champion Kinunan sa JC. Comstock, ang Michigan matimbang Champion. J.C. Comstock was

In November 1923, St. Ang reporter ng Louis Star-Times na si Billy Murphy ay nakapanayam ng St. Louis wrestling promoter na si John Contos. Iminungkahi ni Murphy kay Contos na tapos na ang panahon ng mga nangingibabaw na wrestler tulad ni William Muldoon. Nagsalita si Murphy tungkol sa kamakailang laban sa pagitan “World Champion” Hardneck Phillips at ang game contender na si Webster O'Malley. Matagumpay na naipagtanggol ni Phillips ang kanyang kampeonato sa pamamagitan ng paghagis kay O'Malley pagkatapos 1 hour, 50

Paul Pons ay ang Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion ng Pransya sa 1890s. Nanalo siya ng isang paligsahan sa Folies-Bergeres bago nanalong isang paligsahan sa Russia sa 1898. Ang mga tagumpay na ito ay nagpahintulot sa kanya na angkinin ang World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons sa malaking titik sa pagiging sikat na ito sa pamamagitan ng pagbubukas ng gym sa tren wrestlers at malakas na lalaki. Pons’ ang tagumpay ay partikular na kapansin-pansin dahil sa

At “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”

Sa Martes, Marso 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 at 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.