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ಆರಂಭಿಕ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಕುಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂಶೋಧಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸವಾಲನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ಅದು ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಕಥೆಯಿಂದ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಕುಸ್ತಿಪಟುಗಳು ಕಾನೂನುಬದ್ಧ ಪಂದ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸಿದಾಗಲೂ ಸಹ, ಅವರು ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಅವರ ವಿಜಯಗಳ ಸುತ್ತ ಅಪೋಕ್ರಿಫಲ್ ಜಾನಪದವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದರು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ನಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಲು ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿದರು. ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಕುಸ್ತಿಯು ಕಾರ್ನೀವಲ್‌ಗಳಿಂದ ಹುಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡಿತು ಮತ್ತು ಈ ಕಲೆಯ ಪ್ರಚಾರದ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ.

ಸೇಂಟ್. Louis-based light heavyweight Charley Olson was a skilled wrestler, who killed one wrestler, maybe two, during his career. While these deaths would later be used by Olson and his promoters to portray him as a vicious wrestler, at least one of the deaths was an accident.

During January 1911, Olson was traveling through the southwestern United States under the assumed name of Tom Mays. Talented wrestlers would sometimes wrestle under assumed names to get matches in other areas, when other wrestlers were hesitant to meet them. Olson met Joe McCray, who was a champion in Colorado and was wrestling under an assumed name also, Stanley Lake. McCray was having a difficult time finding opponents in Colorado also.

Olson and McCray wrestled on January 28, 1911 in Amarillo, Texas. The men had an even contest for the first ten minutes but Olson was the more skilled wrestler. He eventually worked behind McCray and secured a half-Nelson. Olson tried to turn McCray onto his shoulders for several minutes without success.

Olson decided to turn the hold into a full-Nelson by slipping his other arm under McCray’s arm and bring his hands together behind McCray’s neck. This hold can put immense pressure on the neck. After less than a minute, a loud snap was heard. Olson’s face went white and he immediately released his hold. McCray’s body limply fell to the mat. Olson’s reaction demonstrated he wasn’t trying to break McCray’s neck. ಹೇಗಾದರೂ, McCray died on the mat from the effects of the hold.

Olson quickly returned to St. Louis afraid of being charged with McCray’s death. ಹೇಗಾದರೂ, when he returned to his home base, he was informed that the Texas officials considered the death an accident and would not be charging him with a crime.

According to a story told by newspaper reporters and Olson himself, he killed another wrestler in Montreal around 1908 by throwing him from a stage, where the contest was being contested. In the early days of professional wrestling, the matches would often be contested on a wrestling mat setup on a stage without ropes or the typical boxing ring.

If wrestlers became angry with their opponent or were particularly vicious, they would try to throw their opponent off the mat and the stage to the floor, which could be 4 <ಸ್ಪ್ಯಾನ್ bbox_x = "423" bbox_y = "775" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" ಕೆಂಪು = "255" ಹಸಿರು = "255" ನೀಲಿ = "255" ಆಲ್ಫಾ = " 8 feet below the stage. Wrestlers could be seriously injured by this foul.

Olson supposedly threw his opponent off the stage with a crotch hold, which was often used to turn a wrestler upside down onto his shoulders. If thrown in this manner, a wrestler could land on his head and be killed. I’ve not found a primary source confirmation for this story yet, so I’m open to the story being true but suspect there is some exaggeration in the retelling.

These stories did enhance Olson’s reputation as a dangerous wrestler, which would help sell more tickets and encourage betting on his matches. Always remember the exaggeration of these tales is meant to spur interest and make more money in future matches. Few athletic events used exaggerated promotion as effectively as professional wrestling.

Special thanks to Kemlyn Munn of Nouveau-Baritsu, who made me aware of these stories and led to me researching the incidents.

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Source: ಸೇಂಟ್. ಲೂಯಿಸ್ ನಂತರದ ಡಿಸ್ಪ್ಯಾಚ್, ಫೆಬ್ರುವರಿ 8, 1911, ಪು. 7

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