Evan Lewis verminkt Wrestler,,en,Omdat de worstelaar sprong van de mat,,en,Hij greep de scheidsrechter door de revers met zijn goede arm,,en,Waarom heb je het niet stoppen,,en,Zoals Scheidsrechter Siler probeerde los te trekken,,en,Duncan Ross,,fr,seconden greep hem en trok hem weg,,en,De man vertelde Ross,,en,Hij kan het niet stoppen,,en,Je moet dienen.,,en,Ross schreeuwde,,en,Ik ben uit,,en,Het passeren van de Torch,,en,Deze week mijn oudste zoon Kenneth draait,,en,Naast het eindexamen,,en,grootste nadruk Kenneth is de martial arts,,en,Hij is bijzonder enthousiast over het onderwijzen van zelfverdediging,,en,Ik heb getraind,,en,nichten en neven plus alle drie van mijn kinderen in de martial arts,,en,het eerste deel van de derde generatie,,en,Passport to Suez,,en,Columbia Pictures vrijgegeven Passport to Suez,,en,Warren William speelt Michael Lanyard,,en,de eenzame wolf,,en,voor de laatste keer in deze film,,en,De film opent in Alexandria,,en,Egypte,,en

As the wrestler jumped off the mat, he grabbed the referee by the lapel with his good arm. “Why didn’t you stop it?” As Referee Siler tried to pull free, Duncan Ross’ seconds grabbed him and pulled him away. The men told Ross, “He can’t stop it. You have to submit.”

Ross screamed, “I’m out of here.” As Ross walked back to the dressing room, the muscular man in black trunks, still standing in the ring, smirked. Siler raised Evan “Worger” Lewis’ hand. Ross’ forfeit gave him the match in 3 straight falls.

Evan “Worger” Lewis was one of the most vicious human beings to ever put on a pair of wrestling trunks. Skilled at twisting limbs and applying the guillotine choke, Lewis would often injure his opponents, particularly if they somehow annoyed him. Echter, Lewis could maim someone just because he was having a bad day.

Lewis signed to meet Duncan Ross, a professional wrestler skilled in the Cumberland style of wrestling. Lewis’ skills at Greco-Roman wrestling and catch-as-catch-can wrestling were far superior to Ross’ skills in these forms of wrestling. Each fall of the 3 fall match would be contested in each style of wrestling.

When the match commenced in Chicago, Illinois on November 20, 1893, Lewis proved his superiority in Greco-Roman wrestling by throwing Ross after a fierce back and forth battle. Lewis had agreed to win all three falls to take 80 percent of the $2,000 purse.

Since Ross would have an advantage in the Cumberland style, Lewis decided to end the match during the catch-as-catch-can fall. Lewis charged at Ross, grabbed hold of him and secured a hammerlock. Lewis began raising the wrist towards Ross’ head causing great pressure on his rotor cuff.

Siler watched Lewis slowly twist Ross over and onto his shoulders for the second fall. While Ross’ face showed the tremendous pressure being exerted on his rotor cuff, he refused to submit. Siler watched as Lewis used the hold to secure the fall and seriously injure Ross’ shoulder.

Ross leaped to his feet and had to be restrained from attacking the referee with his good arm by his seconds. Rather than go out for the third fall, Ross screamed at the referee and left the ring. Lewis didn’t seem phased by injuring his opponent as he pocketed $1,800 for the victory.

Lewis hurt wrestlers for many reasons. Money and anger were the most frequent cause of his maiming. Soms, Lewis just felt like it. Unless you could make a big payday for stepping into the ring with him, it was best to avoid the original Strangler from Wisconsin.

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Sources: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 20, 1893 editie, p. 8

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