Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Mnamo Oktoba 26, 1897, Martin “Farmer” Burns defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Scottish catch wrestler Dan McLeod. Burns and McLeod were two of the top three or four catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the United States at the time. 1,200 fans attended the match held at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Promoters often put a mat or heavy

George Tragos gained fame as the trainer of Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, a 1920 Olympian for his native Greece, possessed an impeccable resume in legitimate wrestling. Born March 14, 1901, in Messinia, Ugiriki, Tragos won national wrestling titles before representing Greece at the 1920 Olympics at only

At the end of 1932, 22-year-old Vila Milli sued her husband, professional wrestler Wladek Zbyszko, for divorce alleging physical cruelty and adultery. Milli charged the 41-year-old Zbyszko with physical cruelty for “hugging her too hard.” Justice Dunne of the Brooklyn Supreme Court heard the divorce case. He expressed doubt that Zbyszko abused his wife. Hata hivyo, he did not dismiss the

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. Hata hivyo, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament

Frank Gotch alitawala mieleka ya Marekani kutoka 1905 hadi kustaafu kwake 1913. Gotch, Bingwa wa sasa wa Mieleka wa Uzito wa Juu wa Marekani, alishinda mechi kubwa zaidi ya maisha yake mnamo Aprili 3, 1908. Gotch alimshinda Bingwa wa sasa wa Mieleka wa Uzani wa Heavyweight Georg Hackenschmidt huko Chicago, Illinois. Gotch alithibitisha kuwa Bingwa wa Dunia kama vile alivyokuwa Bingwa wa Amerika. Gotch alikubali

Siku ya Alhamisi, Aprili 29, 1909, Frank Gotch alisafiri hadi Memphis, Tennessee kumenyana na mwanamieleka maarufu wa uzani wa juu Charles Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt alishinda Mashindano ya Mieleka ya Dunia ya uzito wa juu chini ya jina lake halisi, John Berg. Ingawa mashabiki walimfikiria vizuri Berg, hawakumwona kama tishio la kumshinda Frank Gotch katika mechi moja kwa moja. Ili kuongeza hamu ya mashabiki

Joe Stecher alipigana mieleka wakati wa mpito katika mieleka ya kitaaluma ya Marekani. Prior to 1900, wrestlers walishiriki hasa katika mashindano halali ingawa wapiganaji walifanya mechi mara kwa mara.. After 1915, wrestlers wote walifanya mechi zao. Wacheza mieleka walipigana mieleka halali ili tu kusuluhisha mzozo wa uendelezaji au kuambulia patupu.. From 1900 kwa 1915, wrestlers wanaohusika katika mchanganyiko wa mechi zilizofanya kazi

Juu ya Agosti 7, 1882, Bingwa wa Mieleka wa Marekani, Edwin Bibby alitetea taji lake dhidi ya Bingwa wa Uingereza Joe Acton kwenye Uwanja wa Madison Square Garden, New York City.. Wanaume hao walimenyana na mechi ya "catch-as-catch-can" kwa ajili ya michuano ya dunia. Hata hivyo, umma haukumtambua mshindi wa pambano hilo kuwa bingwa wa dunia. Umma ulimtambua mshindi huyo kama uzito wa juu wa Marekani