Evan Lewis Strangles ntuag Cannon

Lub ib hlis ntuj 1, 2018 Ken Zimmerman ❏ Jr ❏. Kev Wrestling

Rau lub yim hli ntuj 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis ntsib tus British Wrestling tau zus ib ntuag Cannon hauv Cincinnati, Ohio. Thaum qhov tseeb wrestling era, lwm wrestlers ntshai cov haib Lewis vim nws stranglehold.

Evan “Strangler” Lewis los ntawm cov pej xeem sau ntawv

Lewis ua hauj lwm ib carotid arterial zawm peb paub los lawm li rear liab qab txhawm chim hauv Judo. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern professional wrestlers use a hold that looks similar, but is not legitimate, called the sleeper hold. The arm around the neck is too loose to choke and the hand rests on top of the head not behind the head for proper choking.

Ua tau, Lewis used a guillotine choke similar to a front face lock but with the arms strangling the carotid artery. I discovered Lewis used a guillotine, when I found an illustration in a newspaper demonstrating his feared hold.

Some wrestlers, like Sorakichi Matsuda, refused to wrestle Lewis unless the stranglehold was banned. Yog ib tug koom Lewis “hooker”, muaj kev wrestler specializing hauv tuas cuav. Matsuda yuav luag tau nws txhais ceg lawm los Lewis, leej twg tau enraged ntawm cov banning ntawm nws tuav tsiaj.

William Muldoon wrestled Lewis ob peb txog lub sij hawm, tiam sis tom qab muaj tseeb kos tseg ib rematch nrog Lewis. Tus txiv neej ntawm Muldoon tus zaum kawg match raws li ib tug neeg wrestler. No lub xeem match seemed prearranged.

Thaum twg Lewis ntsib Tom Cannon, Lewis was not in the mood to cooperate. Qhov tseeb contest lawm tom qab kev ntog xwb 2 txawm tias nws twb teem li lub zoo tshaj peb tug ntawm tsib Tsug match.

Cannon yuav siv lub npe ntiaj teb nyob rau hauv 1901 thiab battled George Hackenschmidt hauv nws prime. Cannon yog ib tug wrestler muaj peev thiab ua tau tuav Lewis rau lub caij nplooj zeeg thawj.

Cannon kept pushing Lewis away every time that Lewis tried to secure his stranglehold. Thaum lub caij ntawm siab, Lewis poob concentration. Cannon txawb Lewis rau flying ntog rau 4 feeb thiab 30 vib nas this. So rau cov txiv neej 15 feeb uas tseem roil Lewis. “Lub Strangler” yuav tsis raug tsis lees muab lub caij nplooj zeeg ob.

British Wrestler Tom Cannon los ntawm cov pej xeem sau ntawv

Cov txiv neej tied rov nrog Cannon lossi rau lub defensive tiv thaiv cov continuing npaj siab Lewis tais ib stranglehold. Tom 9 feeb mus rau lub caij nplooj zeeg ob, Thaum kawg Lewis ruaj rau stranglehold.

The rear naked choke can bring unconsciousness in seconds but a guillotine choke usually takes longer unless it is really tight. It took Lewis 30 cov xis nkoos yuav poob Cannon. Cannon poob rau hauv pem teb nrog Lewis nraub qaum, tiam sis yog cov referee qeeb los hu xov tooj rau lub caij nplooj zeeg hauv Lewis’ nyiam tshaj. Lewis tuav cia kom txog thaum cov referee txais nws tus khiav.

Tus stranglehold no xwb phom yog tias nws muaj nyob rau ib pliag tom qab tus tus nrog sib ntaus tau poob ntawd feeb tsis meej. Kev txiav txim cov referee qeeb los Lewis thov cia ntev tshaj li qhov nws xav tau los. Cannon yog tseem hnov dias dias thiab tsis tau mus ntais ntawv.

Lewis yog muab ntais ntawv los forfeit. Cannon tus thib ob Jimmy Faulkner kam mus txhom Lewis, if Lewis would not use the stranglehold. Lewis Faulkner luag luag thiab hais tias nws tsis tau tuav neeg npe cia dawb, so Faulkner should raise the proper side purse to face Lewis.

Lewis coj tus $200 side hnab tawv pojniam thiab npaj rau nws bout tom ntej. Cannon cuam tau ntshav thiab tseem tshuav tsaus muag kom txog ib teev tom qab tus bout. Lucky for Cannon he did not make “Lub Strangler” vwm los yog nws yuav tau them ntxiv.