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Posts about professional wrestling from 1870 для 1930.
Фрэд Беелл змагаўся прафесійна з 1900 для 1919. Пасля распрацоўкі легендарнай рэпутацыі з-за некаторых з яго перамог над Марцінам “Фермер” Бернс, Дэн Маклеод і Готч, Beell у адстаўку, калі ён наблізіўся 43 гадоў. Яго пост барацьба кар'ера прывядзе да яго нечаканай смерці ў 57. Фрэд Беелл пераадолеў вялікія шанцы, каб стаць кампетэнтным прафесійным барацьбітом
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, чэмпіён свету змагар і цяжкаатлет у 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch насіў тытул на працягу пяці гадоў і перамог ўсіх жадаючых. У параўнальна маладым узросце 35, Gotch вырашыў сысці ў адстаўку. Для яго апошнім матчы, ён возьме на іншага вядомага еўрапейскага змагара і штангіста, Джордж Лурих. Джордж Лурих
У пятніцу, Можа 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, Вуліца. Луіс, Місуры. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 хвілін. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. He used
У канцы 1909, Станіслава Zbyszko адправіўся ў Злучаныя Штаты, каб кінуць выклік свету ў суперцяжкай чэмпіён па вольнай барацьбе Фрэнк Готч. Да сустрэчы Готчем, Zbyszko турнэ па Злучаных Штатах і змагаліся шмат мясцовых змагароў на працягу ранняй часткі 1910. Zbyszko будзе падарожнічаць 37,000 міль. У пачатку свайго турнэ, Zbyszko сустрэўся Фрэнк Готч ў Гандыкапы матчы. Zbyszko паражэнне Готчем, who was
У чацвер, Студзеня 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. After the first fall, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins had defeated Gotch’s
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Лістапада 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
У студзені 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Душыцель” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.
У панядзелак, Сьнежня 13, 1920, І “Душыцель” Lewis won the first of six World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships from Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. За год да гэтага матчу, Stecher and Lewis met in a match lasting over three hours. Lewis made a mental error in