Category: היסטוריית היאבקות מקצועית מוקדמת

Polish wrestler and strongman Stanislaus Zbyszko first came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for a shot at World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. He received and lost the match in a legitimate contest during 1910. Zbyszko continued wrestling for a few more years and actually won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1914 מן המתחרה השנואה

On Christmas Night 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko met Giovanni Raicievich in a much-anticipated heavyweight wrestling bout. Zbyszko, who was campaigning for a rematch with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, agreed to throw Raicevich 3 times in 90 minutes or be declared the loser. As the men entered the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, Zbyszko was clearly the

Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 קילו. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. אולם, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, מי נסע לאמריקה כדי לקחת על פרנק Gotch אחרי שהוא הביס

Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. לבסוף הוא מאובטח

On January 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, כמה מתאבקים אמריקאים אפילו טענו שיש Nogert לפני

Actually, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “אלכס” Åberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. הטורניר של רחמן היה להתחיל יום רביעי

סנונית “חקלאי” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. אולם, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “החונק” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. בתוך 1893, ברנס היה עדיין

No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. הוא החל היאבקות כאשר המשחק פרו עדיין היה תחרות בפועל. הוא המשיך להיות מוצלח אחרי המשחק השתנה למעובד (prearranged) גפרורים. למעשה, he participated in a shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 by double-crossing his promotoers.

אלכס Åberg ביס רבים ואויבים הבולטים בשנה הגדולה של הקריירה המקצועית שלו ההיאבקות. בתוך 1915, Åberg התחרה בשתי הגירסות באביב ובסתיו של ההיאבקות הבינלאומית בניו יורק הטורניר. מתחרים בלעדי בסגנונו המועדפת של היאבקות בסגנון יווני-רומי, Åberg הביס ד"ר. Benjamin Roller, ולאדק Zbyszko ואד “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” לואיס יחד עם מספר המתאבקים השכירים.