Category: ஆரம்பகால தொழில்முறை மல்யுத்த வரலாறு

George Tragos gained fame as the trainer of Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, ஒரு 1920 Olympian for his native Greece, possessed an impeccable resume in legitimate wrestling. Born March 14, 1901, in Messinia, Greece, Tragos won national wrestling titles before representing Greece at the 1920 Olympics at only

At the end of 1932, 22-வயது விலா மில்லி தனது கணவர் மீது வழக்கு தொடர்ந்தார், தொழில்முறை மல்யுத்த வீரர் Wladek Zbyszko, உடல் ரீதியான கொடுமை மற்றும் விபச்சாரம் என்று விவாகரத்து செய்ததற்காக. மில்லி 41 வயதான Zbyszko மீது "அவளை மிகவும் கடினமாக கட்டிப்பிடித்ததற்காக" உடல் ரீதியான கொடுமைக்கு ஆளானார். புரூக்ளின் உச்ச நீதிமன்ற நீதிபதி டன்னே விவாகரத்து வழக்கை விசாரித்தார். Zbyszko தனது மனைவியை துஷ்பிரயோகம் செய்ததாக அவர் சந்தேகம் தெரிவித்தார். எனினும், he did not dismiss the

While researching the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1881 – 1922), I discovered Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ early matches in Montana. Prior to researching this topic, I thought Lewis started his career by winning a 64-man wrestling tournament in Montana during 1882. எனினும், Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament

Frank Gotch dominated American wrestling from 1905 to his retirement in 1913. Gotch, the current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, won the biggest match of his career on April 3, 1908. Gotch defeated current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Georg Hackenschmidt in Chicago, இல்லினாய்ஸ். Gotch proved as dominant a World Champion as he had been as the American Champion. Gotch agreed to

வியாழக்கிழமை, ஏப்ரல் 29, 1909, Frank Gotch traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to wrestle highly regarded light heavyweight wrestler Charles Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt won the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship under his real name, John Berg. Although fans thought well of Berg, they did not see him as a threat to defeat Frank Gotch in a straight match. To increase fan interest

Joe Stecher wrestled during a transitional time in American professional wrestling. Prior to 1900, wrestlers engaged primarily in legitimate contests although wrestlers did work matches occasionally. பிறகு 1915, all wrestlers worked their matches. Wrestlers wrestled legitimate contests only to settle promotional dispute or to pull off a double-cross. இருந்து 1900 வேண்டும் 1915, wrestlers engaged in a mixture of worked matches

ஆகஸ்ட் 7, 1882, American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Edwin Bibby defended his title against English Champion Joe Acton at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The men wrestled a “catch-as-catch-can” match for the world championship. எனினும், the public did not recognize the winner of the bout as the world champion. The public recognized the winner as the American Heavyweight

(This post is an excerpt from my new book, Gotch vs. Zbyszko: The Quest for Redemption, published on February 2, 2022.) The most important event affecting the future of Frank Gotch’s career occurred on January 11, 1911. Gotch married the former Gladys Oestrich at her parent’s home in Humboldt, Iowa. திருமதி. Gotch preferred that Frank retire from the ring which

ஜனவரி 2, 1911, Swiss wrestler John Lemm found himself the laughingstock of professional wrestling fans and reporters. The incident occurred when Lemm wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko in Buffalo, நியூயார்க். Fans considered Zbyszko the top contender for Frank Gotch’s world title. Zbyszko was a world class wrestler although more skilled in Greco-Roman wrestling than catch wrestling. Lemm was a skilled