Historian i sporteve luftarake dhe artist luftarak
Posts about professional wrestling from 1870 në 1930.
Fred Beell luftoi në mënyrë profesionale nga 1900 në 1919. Pas zhvilluar një reputacion legjendar për shkak të disa nga fitoret e tij mbi Martin “Fermer” Burns, Dan McLeod dhe Frank Gotch, Beell pension si ai i afrohej 43 vjeç. Karriera e tij pas mundjes do të çojë në vdekjen e tij të papritur në 57. Fred Beell overcame long odds to become a competent professional wrestler
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, mundës kampion bote dhe peshëngritësi në 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch mbajti titullin për pesë vjet dhe mundi të gjitha ardhurve. Në moshën relativisht të re të 35, Gotch vendosur të dalin në pension. Për ndeshjen e tij të fundit, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Të premten, Maj 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”, St. Louis, Misuri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 minuta. 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 mori pjesë në disa gara legjitime me praktikuesit japonezë jujitsu. Ai përdori
Në fund 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko udhëtoi për në Shtetet e Bashkuara për të sfiduar Botëror Heavyweight Champion mundjes Frank Gotch. Para takimit Gotch, Zbyszko vizitoi Shtetet e Bashkuara dhe luftuan shumë mundësit lokale në të gjithë pjesën e hershme të 1910. Zbyszko do të udhëtojë 37,000 milje. Herët në turneun e tij, Zbyszko takua Frank Gotch në një ndeshje të metë. Zbyszko mundi Gotch, who was
Të enjten, Janar 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, Nëntor 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
Në janar 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” 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.
Të hënën, Dhjetor 13, 1920, Dhe “Strangler” 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. A year before this match, Stecher and Lewis met in a match lasting over three hours. Lewis made a mental error in