Londres lutte contre Browning au MSG
Lundi, Juin 25, 1934, Le champion du monde actuel Jim Browning a défendu son titre mondial contre Jim Londos. Browning a laissé tomber le titre de Londos dans un match pour mettre fin à la guerre promotionnelle qui a conduit aux doubles croisements du début des années 1930.
20,000 Les fans se sont entassés dans Madison Square Garden pour voir le match mener à un $40,000 grille. Jack Curley enjoyed a huge financial benefit for resolving the promotional war.
Londos posted a $50,000 guarantee to secure the world championship. If Londos went against the “wrestling trust”, Londos would surrender the guarantee to the promotional group.
Despite working this match, Londos and Browning convinced the New York State Athletic Commission that they were wrestling a legitimate contest. The NYSAC billed the match as contest instead of an exhibition. The commission categorized wrestling matches as exhibitions since the 1920s.
Rendu artistique de Jim Londos (Domaine Public)
Londos and Browning wrestled a one fall match. The men wrestled for one hour, ten minutes, and ten seconds before Londos pinned Browning to win the match. You can view a film of the last minute or so of the match on YouTube.
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Sources: Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) Juin 26, 1934, p. 16 and The Daily News (New York, New York) Juin 26, 1934, p. 46
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