Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

Ocak 1, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. 19Yüzyıl Profesyonel Güreş Tarihi

On August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold.

Evan “Strangler” Lewis from the Public Domain

Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. En azından ilk başta böyle düşündüm ve çoğu tarihçi alıntı yaptı.. Modern profesyonel güreşçiler benzer görünen bir tutuş kullanırlar., ama meşru değil, uyuyan bekletme denir. Boynun etrafındaki kol boğulmak için çok gevşek ve uygun boğulma için el başın arkasında değil başın üstünde duruyor.

Aslında, Lewis, ön yüz kilidine benzer bir giyotin bobini kullandı, ancak kollar karotid arteri boğdu. I discovered Lewis used a guillotine, bir gazetede korkulu tutumunu gösteren bir illüstrasyon bulduğumda.

Some wrestlers, like Sorakichi Matsuda, refused to wrestle Lewis unless the stranglehold was banned. Lewis was a skilled “fahişe”, 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 dakikalar ve 30 saniye. The men rested for 15 minutes which continued to roil Lewis. “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.

Arka çıplak boğma saniyeler içinde bilinç kaybına neden olabilir, ancak giyotin boğma, gerçekten sıkı olmadığı sürece genellikle daha uzun sürer.. Lewis'i aldı 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 “Strangler” mad or it could have been worse.