Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Over the past twenty years, preservationists have found several wrestling films from the 1920s through the 1950s that were assumed lost. Fans can watch most of the newly discovered films on YouTube. One of the surviving films is eighteen minutes of an hour, twenty minutes match from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1930. Jim Londos wrestled Dick Shikat (video link) for a
On Thursday, Apirila 10, 1884, America’s first full-time professional wrestler, J.H. McLaughlin wrestled all-around Scottish athlete and wrestler Duncan C. Ross at Detroit’s Opera House. The men wrestled a three-out-of-five falls mixed styles match. McLaughlin specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling. The men wrestled two falls under collar-and-elbow rules. Ross favored side hold rules. The men wrestled two falls by securing side
Larunbatean, September 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, fresh off his first tour of the United States, wrestled the Great Gama at Shepherd’s Bush Stadium in London, England. 7,000 spectators crowded into the stadium to watch the match. A few weeks earlier, Mr. Benjamin brought a group of Pehlwani wrestlers from India to wrestle in England. Fans consider the Great Gama
Jim Londos borroka profesionalaren mailan igo zen, 1930eko hamarkadan ez ezik, garai guztietako leihatilako izarrik handiena bihurtu zen.. Hala ere, Londos ez balitz St. Louis 1920ko hamarkadaren hasieran, istorioa nahiko ezberdina izan zitekeen. Londosek harrapatzeko borrokan ikasi zuen Londosek inauterietako zirkuituan gizon indartsu gisa aritu zen bitartean.
Henry Moses Dufur lepoko eta ukondoko borrokan espezializatu zen Dufurek 1870eko eta 1880ko hamarkadetan profesionalki borrokan aritu zenean.. Maiatzean jaioa 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur Estatu Batuetako ipar-ekialdean borrokatu zuen batez ere. June On 27, 1878, Dufur-ek itzulerako partida jokatu zuen Cox izeneko borrokalari batekin Boston Baseball Park-en bostehun zaleren aurrean.. Bostehun zale
Munduko Heavyweight Borroka Txapelketa Ed “Strangler” Lewis was scheduled to meet former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko at the St. Louis Coliseum ostegunean, Abendua 14, 1922 baina partida ia deitua izan zen arbitro bat aukeratzeko desadostasunengatik. St intercession ondoren bakarrik izan zen. Louis Contos sustatzaileak bi gizonek St-ekin adostu zuten. Louis
Astelehenean, Abendua 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. Joseph "Toots" Mondt
Asteartean, Abendua 12, 1916, local favorite, John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek wrestled fellow shooter, Al “Dutch” Mantell, in a worked match. Pesek recently trained with fellow Nebraska wrestler and recognized World Champion Joe Stecher prior to this match. Pesek developed a notorious reputation for shooting with other wrestlers. Hala ere, Pesek was a 22-year-old up-and-comer still learning to wrestle, when
In the early 1880s, Sorakichi Matsuda, edo Matsada Amerikako egunkari gehienetan, Estatu Batuetara bidaiatu zuen profesionalki borroka egitera. Japoniak ez zuen borroka profesionalen zirkuitu garaturik, beraz, Matsudak kirola Japoniara itzuliko zuela pentsatu zuen Estatu Batuetan ikasketak egin ondoren. Pixka bat entrenatu ondoren, Matsuda signed an agreement to wrestle the first
Oscar Wasem started his career in St. Louis, Missouri under the tutelage of George Baptiste. Wasem was a good enough wrestler that Wasem defeated a young Frank Gotch in 1901. Wasem, St du. Louis Champion, pinned Gotch, the Iowa Champion. While Gotch went on to be America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler, Wasem remained a solid journeyman. Wasem supplemented his professional