Category: 早期職業摔角歷史

弗雷德·貝爾（Fred Beell）職業摔跤 1900 至 1919. 由於戰勝馬丁而贏得了傳奇般的聲譽 “農民” 伯恩斯, Dan McLeod and Frank Gotch, 貝爾接近退役 43 歲以下. 他的摔角生涯導致他意外死亡 57. Fred Beell overcame long odds to become a competent professional wrestler

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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

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, 世界摔跤冠軍，並在舉重 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch舉行的標題為五年，打敗所有來者. 在相對年輕的年齡 35, Gotch決定退休. 對於他的最後一場比賽, 他將採取對另一位著名的歐洲摔跤和舉重, George Lurich. George Lurich

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上週五, 五月 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”, 聖. 路易, 密蘇里州. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 分鐘. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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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

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在後期 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, 誰是

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上週四, 一月 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. 先跌後, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, 洪堡, 愛荷華州農場男孩誰也擊敗喬治·Hackenschmidt的世界重量級冠軍 1908, 是詹金斯’ 挑戰者. Jenkins had defeated Gotch’s

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, 十一月 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

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一月 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “扼殺” 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.

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週一, 十二月 13, 1920, 和 “扼殺” 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

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