Category: Kasaysayan ng Maagang Propesyonal na Wrestling

Noong Hunyo 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.

Sinusulat ko ang post na ito upang iwasto ang isang naunang post na isinulat ko tungkol sa dobleng krus sa propesyonal na pakikipagbuno. Akala ko sa una ay natapos ang dobleng mga krus matapos na doble na tumawid si Stanislaus Zybszko sa Gold Dust Trio. Zbyszko, matapos sumang-ayon na mawala sa Munn, natalo siya sa kung ano ang naging isang lehitimong paligsahan para sa World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. At “Strangler” Lewis, na bumagsak ng

On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in

Martin “Magsasaka” Burns ay maaaring mambunuo isang propesyonal catch-bilang-catch pati na rin ang pagbubuno at pisikal na kultural na tagapagsanay. Sa kabila ng mahusay na tagumpay bilang isang propesyonal na wrestler, kahit na nanalo sa American Heavyweight Championship, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Magsasaka” Burns ay ipinanganak Pebrero 15, 1861 sa Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.

Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, na naging 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Sa kasamaang-palad, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

I wrote this post due to a conversation I was tagged in on Twitter about the 1911 rematch between Frank Gotch and Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Jim Cornette, who besides being one of the best managers in professional wrestling is also a noted pro wrestling historian, talked about the double cross in the second Gotch-Hack match

In combat sports, a good big man usually beats a good little man. If you are great, you can often make up for huge size discrepancies. Edwin Bibby stood only 5’04” and weighed 160 pounds but defeated many larger wrestlers during his professional wrestling career. Bibby defeated many wrestlers including the gigantic German wrestler William Heygster. Edwin Bibby was able

Noong Oktubre 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. Sa 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this

Kailan “Ang Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, na kilala bilang “Pataga” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman