Episode 21 – Yusuf Ismail
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F'dan episodju, Niddiskuti l-karriera qasira iżda ta' impatt tat-Turk Terribbli oriġinali, Yusuf Ismail.
Aġġornament
Endeavor recently bought World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) u ingħaqadha f’kumpanija mal-Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). L-għaqda ta’ wirja maħduma ma’ kompetizzjonijiet leġittimi tista’ ma tkunx l-idea kbira li Endeavour ippjanat.
Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk from the Public Domain
Main Content
Il- “Terrible Turk”, Yusuf Ismail, arrived in the United States during March 1898. Ismail wrestled Ernst Roeber (twice), Tom Jenkins, Herklides and Evan “Strangler” Lewis.
Ismail booked passage back to the Ottoman Empire on the SS La Bourgogne. The ship struck another ship and sank off the coast of the United States and Canada. The SS La Bourgogne is famous for only 13 percent of passengers surviving while 48 percent of the crew survived.
Next Episode
In the next episode, I will discuss the first wrestling matches to include Sumo wrestling in the United States during the 1880s.
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