Category: Kasaysayan ng Maagang Propesyonal na Wrestling

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.

Madalas kong natagpuan ang pinakamalaking hamon sa pagsasaliksik ng maagang propesyonal na pakikipagbuno ay ang paghihiwalay ng katotohanan mula sa fiction. Kahit na ang mga wrestler ay nakikipagkumpitensya sa mga lehitimong laban, madalas nilang pinalaki ang mga kinalabasan, bumuo ng apokripal na alamat sa paligid ng kanilang mga tagumpay at gumawa ng mga haka-haka na kuwento upang ipaliwanag ang kanilang mga pagkatalo. Ang propesyonal na pakikipagbuno ay sumibol mula sa mga karnabal at pinanatili ang mga instinct na pang-promosyon ng sining na ito. St.

Sa December 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able

Sa Monday, Pebrero 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Nagkita si Joe Acton sa Battery D sa Chicago, Illinois. Ito ang magiging una sa ilang mga labanan sa eksibisyon sa pagitan ng mga lalaki. Ginawa nila ang mga eksibisyong ito sa mas malalaking lungsod sa Midwestern noong maaga 1887. Tulad ng St. Paul match na tinakpan ko sa isang naunang post, Sumang-ayon sina Lewis at Acton

This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Sa ang episode na ito, I discuss what Evan “Ang Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Pangunahing Nilalaman – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Gayunman, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

Sa 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. Sa 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former

Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” Wrestling pag-promote at talunin Munn para sa

I decided to start 2020 by using two examples from professional wrestling to discuss why you would change a historical account you wrote in the past. In writing history, you are limited by the available sources on the subject matter. Primary sources like diaries, official records and autobiographies are very valuable. Other sources like newspapers are good as well but