Category: Istwa Lit Pwofesyonèl bonè

Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. During his

Sou Desanm 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann

Ed “Strangler” Lewis is one of the greatest professional wrestlers and world champions of all time. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, which Lewis started using as promoters and wrestlers transitioned professional wrestling to a prearranged or “worked” exhibition. Lewis originally used the front face lock or guillotine choke. Lewis’ namesake Evan “Strangler” Lewis made the front face lock or

Thiebaud or Theobald Bauer was a French wrestler, who specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Bauer arrived in America during 1875 with a dubious claim to the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He would defend his title for 5 years until defeated by William Muldoon in 1880. If wrestling fans are familiar with Bauer at all, it is normally as the opponent

Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, in Gotch’s last

As the wrestler jumped off the mat, he grabbed the referee by the lapel with his good arm. “Why didn’t you stop it?” As Referee Siler tried to pull free, Duncan Ross’ seconds grabbed him and pulled him away. The men told Ross, “He can’t stop it. You have to submit.” Ross screamed, “I’m out of here.” As Ross walked

Sou Me 21, 1915, Lit Entènasyonal la chanpyona te kòmanse nan New York. Samyèl Rachman ankouraje evènman an kòm yon fason yo montre Ewopeyen greko-Women Lit Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman kwè Aberg te siksesè a natirèl nan Mondyal Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, ki pran retrèt li an 1913. Sou premye jou a nan konpetisyon an, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (lyen afilye) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 years until losing his

Avril la 12, 1887 edisyon an St la. Pòl Chak jou Globe te pote yon istwa sou bout la ant pè luteur pwofesyonèl, Evan “Strangler” Lewis ak “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Lòt luteur te pè Lewis’ kapasite kòm yon ekspè soumèt patikilyèman kapasite li yo ak anpriz nan. Joe Acton, pandan y ap chetif nan 150 liv, te yon wrèstle nan bwa ki. The bout should have been