פרק 12 – “שד קטן”

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Update

I finished Shooting or Working? The History of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship earlier than expected. זה זמין באמזון במהלך תקופת ההשקה הרכה הזו.

תוכן ראשי

“שד קטן” ג'ו אקטון הגיע לארצות הברית ב 1882 לאתגר את אדווין ביבי על אליפות ההיאבקות לתפוס כפי שניתן לתפוס, which developed into the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.

Acton’s career illustrated the difficulties for professional wrestlers in securing matches and being able to live off their ring offerings.

While Acton held the title from 1882 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1887, Acton averaged two to three matches a year. Acton only defended the title a handful of times as most wrestlers feared wrestling Acton in a catch wrestling match.

Acton supplemented his wrestling income by organizing foot and dog races at Pasttime Park in Philadelphia, פנסילבניה. The race and gambling income from this business exceeded Acton’s wrestling income.

בתוך 1887, Acton wrestled a series of matches with Evan “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” לואיס, the only wrestler on his level in catch wrestling.

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