<跨度bbox_x“925”bbox_y =“1780”bbox_w“16”bbox_h =“19”的fsize =“13”fweight =“3”红=“255”绿色=“255”蓝色=“255”阿尔法“ “<跨度bbox_x =“949”bbox_y“1780”bbox_w =“52”bbox_h =“19”的fsize =“13”fweight =“3”红=“255”绿色=“255”蓝色=“255”阿尔法“” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

周一, 十二月 13, 1920, <跨度bbox_x“925”bbox_y =“1780”bbox_w“16”bbox_h =“19”的fsize =“13”fweight =“3”红=“255”绿色=“255”蓝色=“255”阿尔法“ “<跨度bbox_x =“949”bbox_y“1780”bbox_w =“52”bbox_h =“19”的fsize =“13”fweight =“3”红=“255”绿色=“255”蓝色=“255”阿尔法“” 刘易斯赢得了乔·施切尔 (Joe Stecher) 六次世界重量级摔跤锦标赛中的第一个冠军. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying.

一年之前，这场比赛, 施切尔和刘易斯在一场持续三个多小时的比赛中相遇. Lewis made a mental error in rushing for Stecher, who was reeling from one of Lewis’ headlocks. Lewis tried to pounce on him but was caught off-guard and thrown for a fall.

Lewis trained for over a year with the intent of not being caught unaware by Stecher or losing due to fatigue. In the rematch, Lewis beat Stecher after 1 小时 41 分钟. Lewis ground Stecher into defeat with his powerful side headlock. Lewis used to use a carotid artery choke known in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a bulldog choke but it was outlawed, so he developed the headlock.

While mat finishes were mostly prearranged at this time, Lewis and Stecher legitimately detested each other. 当时, cooperation was impossible between the men. Later in their careers, they would wrestle in prearranged bouts.

After Lewis defeated Stecher, he formed what was known as the Gold Dust Trio promotion with Billy Sandow and Toots Mondt. They permanently transitioned professional wrestling to “worked” story lines with pre-arranged finishes.

They were comfortable with this new arrangement because if someone did not go along with the story lines, Lewis would beat them for real. This practice would bite them in 1925, when they put the belt on a football player named “Big” Wayne Munn.

Lewis was a celebrity in the 1920s before pro wrestling was exposed as worked and became more of a fringe entertainment. 五月 12, 1921, 该 Bismark Tribune ran a story about how Lewis and his wife, 博士. Ada Scott Lewis, raised their daughter Babada with scientific methods.

The story related how Babada got up at 6. 比前收市价. and went to sleep at 8:30 比前收市价. Her father taught her exercises. He also carried her with him, when he went running. Her mother made sure she received goat’s milk three times a day. One of the bizarre nutritional practices was feeding Babada bacon grease. The Lewis parents believed it was a great strength food.

不幸的是, this marriage did not last as Lewis was married and divorced five times. Touring as a wrestler put his marriages under great strain.

<跨度bbox_x“925”bbox_y =“1780”bbox_w“16”bbox_h =“19”的fsize =“13”fweight =“3”红=“255”绿色=“255”蓝色=“255”阿尔法“ “<跨度bbox_x =“949”bbox_y“1780”bbox_w =“52”bbox_h =“19”的fsize =“13”fweight =“3”红=“255”绿色=“255”蓝色=“255”阿尔法“” Lewis was born Robert Julius Herman Friedrich in Wisconsin on June 30, 1891. He won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship a then-record six times. He was considered by both Lou Thesz and Gene LeBell, both of whom he helped train, as the greatest “shooter” or legitimate wrestler.

He trained LeBell after being blinded by trachoma, which he picked up from dirty wrestling mats. At the time he contracted the disease, it was not treatable. He died in New York City on August 8, 1966 上面的年龄 75.

Lewis left a lasting legacy. One of the last legitimate title holders, who ushered in the era of “worked” 比赛, and trained the next generation of champions.

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