Category: História inicial do wrestling profissional

Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Já que os fãs consideravam Clarence Whistler habilidoso o suficiente para realmente ameaçar seu reinado, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Em Maio 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, que

Frank Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, Iowa, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Hack” na 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

Em janeiro de 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 era um habilidoso

Chefe de Polícia de Omaha, H.W.. Dunn criou manchetes em março 28, 1915, quando ele emitiu uma ordem proibindo a anunciada luta de luta livre profissional entre Joe Stecher e Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 partida foi agendada para o Auditório Omaha. O chefe realmente emitiu a ordem a mando do Superintendente de Polícia A.C.. Kugel. Kugel emitiu uma declaração para

Em dezembro de 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis derrotou Joe Stecher pelo seu World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. However, 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, também chamado Evan Lewis “o Estrangulador”, foi um lutador profissional de 1882 a 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” ou “hang hold”, que os fãs modernos de MMA conhecem como guilhotina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 torneio masculino

Martin “Agricultor” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Agricultor” Burns, foi um grande lutador em seu próprio direito. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 libras. Em 1891, Queimaduras como o Heavyweight Champion Iowa assumiu JC. Comstock, o Heavyweight Champion Michigan. J.C. Comstock was

In November 1923, St. O repórter do Louis Star-Times, Billy Murphy, entrevistou St.. O promotor de luta livre de Louis, John Contos. Murphy propôs a Contos que a era dos lutadores dominantes como William Muldoon havia acabado. Murphy falou sobre a recente partida entre “Campeão Mundial” Hardneck Phillips e o contendor do jogo Webster O’Malley. Phillips defendeu com sucesso seu campeonato ao lançar O'Malley após 1 hour, 50

Paul Pons foi o campeão de wrestling greco-romano da França na década de 1890. Ele venceu um torneio no Folies Bergère, antes de vencer um torneio na Rússia 1898. Essas vitórias lhe permitiram conquistar o Campeonato Mundial de Luta Greco-Romana. Pons capitalizou essa notoriedade através da abertura de uma academia para lutadores de trem e homens fortes. Pons’ a vitória foi particularmente notável devido

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”