Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Sou Oktòb 26, 1897, Martin "Farmer" Burns te defann chanpyona lit Ameriken Heavyweight li kont Scottish catche wrèstle Dan McLeod.. Burns ak McLeod se te de nan twa oswa kat pi gwo luteur katch-as-catch-can nan peyi Etazini nan moman an.. 1,200 fanatik yo te asiste match ki te fèt nan Grand Opera House nan Indianapolis, Indiana. Pwomotè souvan mete yon tapi oswa lou

George Tragos te vin t'ap nonmen non kòm antrenè Lou Thesz, dominan National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion nan ane 1950 yo ak kòmansman ane 1960 yo.. Bwason, yon 1920 Olympian pou peyi Lagrès li, posede yon rezime parfèt nan lit lejitim. Fèt mas 14, 1901, nan Messinia, Lagrès, Tragos te genyen tit nasyonal lit anvan li reprezante Lagrès nan la 1920 Olympics nan sèlman

At the end of 1932, 22-Vila Milli ki gen yon ane te pote mari l lajistis, pwofesyonèl wrèstle Wladek Zbyszko, pou divòs akize mechanste fizik ak adiltè. Milli akize Zbyszko, ki gen 41 an, ak mechanste fizik paske li "anbrase l twò fò." Jij Dunne nan Kou Siprèm Brooklyn te tande ka divòs la. Li te eksprime dout ke Zbyszko te abize madanm li. Sepandan, li pa t ranvwaye a

While researching the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1881 – 1922), I discovered Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ early matches in Montana. Prior to researching this topic, I thought Lewis started his career by winning a 64-man wrestling tournament in Montana during 1882. Sepandan, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament

Frank Gotch dominated American wrestling from 1905 to his retirement in 1913. Gotch, aktyèl chanpyon lit Ameriken Heavyweight, won the biggest match of his career on April 3, 1908. Gotch defeated current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Georg Hackenschmidt in Chicago, Illinois. Gotch proved as dominant a World Champion as he had been as the American Champion. Gotch agreed to

Nan Jedi, Avril 29, 1909, Frank Gotch traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to wrestle highly regarded light heavyweight wrestler Charles Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt won the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship under his real name, John Berg. Although fans thought well of Berg, they did not see him as a threat to defeat Frank Gotch in a straight match. To increase fan interest

Joe Stecher wrestled during a transitional time in American professional wrestling. Prior to 1900, wrestlers engaged primarily in legitimate contests although wrestlers did work matches occasionally. After 1915, all wrestlers worked their matches. Wrestlers wrestled legitimate contests only to settle promotional dispute or to pull off a double-cross. Soti nan 1900 to 1915, wrestlers engaged in a mixture of worked matches

Sou Out 7, 1882, Chanpyon lit pwa lou Ameriken Edwin Bibby te defann tit li kont chanpyon angle Joe Acton nan Madison Square Garden nan vil Nouyòk.. Mesye yo te lite yon match "catch-as-catch-can" pou chanpyona mondyal la. Sepandan, piblik la pa t rekonèt venkè bout la kòm chanpyon mondyal la. Piblik la rekonèt gayan an kòm pwa lou Ameriken an