Category: Historia ya Mapema ya Mieleka ya Kitaalamu

Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Kwa kuwa mashabiki walimchukulia tu Clarence Whistler kuwa na ujuzi wa kutosha kutishia utawala wake, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Mei 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, who

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” katika 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

Januari 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

Mkuu wa Polisi wa Omaha H.W. Dunn aliunda vichwa vya habari mnamo Machi 28, 1915, alipotoa amri ya kupiga marufuku mchezo wa mieleka uliotangazwa kati ya Joe Stecher na Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 mechi ilipangwa kwa Ukumbi wa Omaha. Mkuu huyo alitoa agizo hilo kwa amri ya Mrakibu wa Polisi A.C. Kugel. Kugel alitoa taarifa kwa

Desemba 13, 1920, Na “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Hata hivyo, 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, Pia inaitwa Evan Lewis “Strangler”, ilikuwa wrestler mtaalamu kutoka 1882 kwa 1899. Lewis alikuwa wa kwanza wa Marekani Heavyweight Catch-kama-Catch Je Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” au “hang hold”, ambayo mashabiki wa kisasa wa MMA wanajua kama guillotine choke. Lewis alifanya kwanza yake ya kikazi kwa kushinda 64 mashindano ya wanaume

Martin “Mkulima” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Mkulima” Burns alikuwa wrestler kubwa katika haki yake mwenyewe. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 paundi. In 1891, Burns kama Iowa Heavyweight Champion alichukua JC. Comstock, Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was

In November 1923, St. Mwandishi wa Louis Star-Times Billy Murphy alihoji St. Louis promota wa mieleka John Contos. Murphy alipendekeza kwa Contos kwamba enzi ya wapiganaji wakuu kama William Muldoon ilikuwa imekwisha.. Murphy alizungumza kuhusu mechi ya hivi majuzi kati ya “Bingwa wa Dunia” Hardneck Phillips na mgombeaji wa mchezo huo Webster O'Malley. Phillips alifanikiwa kutetea ubingwa wake kwa kumtupia O’Malley baada ya 1 hour, 50

Paul Pons mara Greco-Roman Wrestling Bingwa wa Ufaransa katika miaka ya 1890. Yeye alishinda mashindano katika Folies-Bergeres kabla ya kushinda mashindano katika Urusi katika 1898. Ushindi huu ulimruhusu kutwaa Ubingwa wa Mieleka wa Dunia wa Greco-Roman. Pons mtaji juu notoriety hivyo kwa kufungua mazoezi ya kutoa mafunzo kwa wrestlers na watu wenye nguvu. Pons’ ushindi ulikuwa wa ajabu hasa kwa sababu ya

Na “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”