Evan Lewis megfojtja Tom Cannon

Január 1, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. Pankráció

Augusztus 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis találkoztak a brit birkózás bajnok Tom Cannon Cincinnati, Ohio. A jogos birkózó-korszak, Más birkózók félt a hatalmas Lewis, mert az ő markában.

Evan “Strangler” Lewis from the Public Domain

Lewis foglalkoztatott a nyaki artéria megfojtja az úgynevezett hátsó meztelenül szívatószabályozó Judo. Legalábbis eredetileg ezt gondoltam, és a legtöbb történész idézte. A modern profi birkózók hasonló kinézetű tartást használnak, de nem törvényes, az alvótartónak nevezte. A nyak körüli kar túl laza ahhoz, hogy megfulladjon, és a kéz a fej tetején nyugszik, nem a fej mögött a megfelelő fulladás érdekében.

Tulajdonképpen, Lewis az elülső arczárhoz hasonló guillotine fojtót használt, de a karok megfojtották a nyaki artériát. I discovered Lewis used a guillotine, amikor egy újságban találtam egy illusztrációt, amely szemlélteti a rettegett tartását.

Néhány bunyós, mint Sorakichi Matsuda, nem volt hajlandó birkózni Lewisszal, hacsak nem tiltják be a fojtogatót. Lewis was a skilled “hooker”, a professional wrestler specializing in submission holds. Matsuda nearly had his leg broken by Lewis, who was enraged by the banning of his pet hold.

William Muldoon wrestled Lewis a couple of times but after a legitimate draw avoided a rematch with Lewis. The men met in Muldoon’s final match as a professional wrestler. This last match seemed prearranged.

When Lewis met Tom Cannon, Lewis was not in the mood to cooperate. The legitimate contest ended after only two falls even though it was scheduled as a best three out of five falls match.

Cannon would claim the World Title in 1901 and battled George Hackenschmidt in his prime. Cannon was a capable wrestler and actually beat Lewis for the first fall.

Cannon kept pushing Lewis away every time that Lewis tried to secure his stranglehold. During a moment of frustration, Lewis lost concentration. Cannon threw Lewis for a flying fall at 4 perc és 30 másodperc. The men rested for 15 minutes which continued to roil Lewis. “A Strangler” would not be denied in the second fall.

British Wrestler Tom Cannon from the Public Domain

The men tied up again with Cannon constantly on the defensive against the continuing attempts of Lewis to grab a stranglehold. At 9 minutes into the second fall, Lewis finally secured the stranglehold.

A hátsó csupasz fojtó másodpercek alatt eszméletlenséget okozhat, de a guillotine fojtó általában tovább tart, hacsak nem nagyon szoros. Lewis kellett hozzá 30 seconds to fell Cannon. Cannon fell to the floor with Lewis on his back but the referee was slow to call the fall in Lewis’ favor. Lewis held onto the hold until the referee declared him the winner.

The stranglehold is only dangerous if it is held on for a while after the opponent has lost consciousness. The referee’s slow decision caused Lewis to apply the hold longer than he needed to. Cannon was still dizzy and unable to continue the match.

Lewis was awarded the match by forfeit. Cannon’s second Jimmy Faulkner offered to wrestle Lewis, if Lewis would not use the stranglehold. Lewis laughed at Faulkner and said he didn’t beat people up for free, so Faulkner should raise the proper side purse to face Lewis.

Lewis took the $200 side purse and prepared for his next bout. Cannon was spitting up blood and remained faint for about an hour after the bout. Lucky for Cannon he did not make “A Strangler” mad or it could have been worse.