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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 para 1930.
En decembro de 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
O martes, Xaneiro 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Rolo, un médico Seattle e loitador profesional que era bo o suficiente para gañar o Heavyweight Championship americano, inexplicabelmente decidiu probar a súa sorte no boxeo profesional. O seu adversario era amigo e compañeiro de adestramento, “Denver” Ed Martin, quen ía gañar o Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Pesado Coloreada. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. En xaneiro de 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. En agosto 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Cabeza” en St. Louis during the 1904 Feira Mundial. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (enlace de afiliado) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 anos ata perder o seu
William Muldoon, un ex-detective de Nova York, gañou o Campionato Mundial de Loita Greco-Romana, derrotando Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon reinou durante dez anos antes de xubilarse como campión. Despois de aposentar, empezou a gañar a vida como un personal train. Muldoon adestrou moitos loitadores, pero realmente gañou destaque despois de obter unha lamentablemente fóra de forma John L. Sullivan fit for
Comecei a ler sobre William Muldoon nunha biografía de John L. Sullivan, o último Bare Knuckles campión dos pesos pesados. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. O último gran ataque espida xunta foi trabada por Sullivan contra Jake Kilrain en 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Era
Cantas veces xa escoitou falar que é mellor usar a copia curta ou longa copia para o marketing de Internet. Algúns proponentes defenden copia curta, algúns defenden longa e algúns tentan atopar un medio termo. Parece que todo o mundo ten unha opinión, aínda que. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was