Category: Πρώιμη Επαγγελματική Ιστορία Πάλης

One of the oldest adages in combat sports is “a good big man always beats a good little man”. It is the reason that we have weight divisions in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts. Την Τρίτη, Νοέμβριος 2, 1881, 160-pound Edwin Bibby proved there are exceptions to this rule. While small, Edwin Bibby was particularly strong for his size.

On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Καλιφόρνια. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 και 210 pounds during his career.

The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Νοέμβριος 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed

Fred Beell αναπτύξει μια φήμη στις αρχές του 20ου αιώνα ως ένα ισχυρό και επικίνδυνο παλαιστής. Η φήμη του δεν χτίστηκε από του 1903 campaign. Beell υποστεί πολλές ήττες υψηλού προφίλ, όπως νίκες. Beell ξεκίνησε καλά τον Απρίλιο 1903, όταν νίκησε St. Paul AAU πρωταθλητής της πάλης James McAuley. McAuley κέρδισε την πρώτη πτώση 22 πρακτικά. Beell won the

Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of

Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Με 1904 ή 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,

When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. Ωστόσο, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. Δυστυχώς, the exploits of Martin “Γεωργός” Burns and Evan “Ο Στραγγαλιστής” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a

Τον Απρίλιο του 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko συνεδρίασε 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Ο Lewis θα συναντηθούν στο πρώτο από τα πολλά παιχνίδια μεταξύ των δύο ανδρών. Θα συνεργάζονται σε μια σειρά από επεξεργασμένα ή “προσχεδιασμένο” matches. Lewis στην πραγματικότητα έπεσε Πρωτάθλημα Πάλης του American βαρέων βαρών για να Wladek Zbyszko σε 1917. Στις αρχές του 1920, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling

Τον Οκτώβριο του 20, 1906, Fred Beell αποδείχθηκε δυναμίτη έρχεται σε μικρές συσκευασίες. Beell, ελαφρύ βαρέων βαρών πρωταθλητής της πάλης, νίκησε ο πρώην Αμερικανός πρωταθλητής βαρέων βαρών Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed ενεργό 1906 σε ήττες της πρώην Αμερικανός πρωταθλητής βαρέων βαρών Dan McLeod και την τρέχουσα Αμερικανός πρωταθλητής βαρέων βαρών Φρανκ Gotch. Beell κέρδισε το αμερικανικό Middleweight (Ελαφρύ βαρέων βαρών) Championship but remained out of the spotlight until

Τον Νοέμβριο του 7, 1908, Charles Olson met “Americus” Gus Schonlein for the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. The match proved to be as exciting as observers suspected it would be but it ended in controversy. Olson stood 6’01” but weighed only 170 λίρες. Born Max Flaskamp in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia in 1879, he took the name Charles or Charley Olson