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Posts about professional wrestling from 1870 для 1930.
Фред Беелл боровся професійно з 1900 для 1919. Після розробки легендарної репутації через деякі з його перемог над Мартіном “Фермер” Бернс, Ден Маклеод і Готч, Beell у відставку, коли він наблизився 43 років. Його пост боротьба кар'єра призведе до його несподіваної смерті в 57. Фред Беелл подолав великі шанси, щоб стати компетентним професійним борцем
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, чемпіон світу борець і важкоатлет у 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch носив титул протягом п'яти років і переміг всіх бажаючих. У порівняно молодому віці 35, Gotch вирішив піти у відставку. Для його останньому матчі, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
У п'ятницю, Може 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”, Вулиця. Луїс, Міссурі. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 хвилин. 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. він
Наприкінці 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, який був
На четвер, Січень 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, Листопад 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 січні 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Душитель” 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 понеділок, Грудень 13, 1920, І “Душитель” 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 рік до цього матчу, Stecher and Lewis met in a match lasting over three hours. Lewis made a mental error in