Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Julai 4, 1922, Alan Eustace alipokea mkwaju wake katika Bingwa wa Mieleka wa Uzani wa Heavyweight Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Eustace, Bingwa wa Kansas, alishinda mechi ya kufuzu na “Mkulima” Bailey mwezi Machi 1922 kufuzu kwa mechi na Lewis. 31-Eustace mwenye umri wa miaka alikuwa na umri sawa na “Strangler” Lewis lakini Lewis alikuwa na uzoefu zaidi. Kujadili kwa 14 umri wa miaka,

Tangu kuibuka kwake kama mchezo wa watazamaji katika nusu ya pili ya Karne ya 19, mapromota na wacheza mieleka walikuwa chini ya wingu la mashaka kuwa wanafanyia kazi mechi zao. Wakati mieleka ya kitaaluma hatimaye ingejumuisha takriban maonyesho yaliyoigizwa, nyingi, ikiwa sio wengi, ya mechi hizo zilikuwa ni mashindano halali kabla ya 1915. Mapromota na wacheza mieleka walienda vyema

In early 1915, Sam Rachmann aliendeleza Mashindano ya Kimataifa ya Mieleka ya New York kwa nia ya kuchukua nafasi ya Bingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka wa Uzani wa Heavyweight Frank Gotch.. Rachmann aliamini hakuna mtu angeweza kumshinda Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, Mrithi wa Rachmann aliyechaguliwa kwa Gotch, katika mieleka ya Greco-Roman. Changamoto ya Rachmann ilikuwa kukamata-kama-kukamata ilikuwa mtindo mkubwa wa mieleka huko Amerika. Ili kuzunguka changamoto hii, Rachmann recruited international

In 1922, future World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Jim Browning began his career in Kansas. Browning moved from his hometown of Verona, Missouri in 1921 to train for a professional wrestling career. Tom Law, the Wichita, Kansas promoter, oversaw Browning’s training. By May 1923, Browning was already in the main event at smaller shows. On an Augusta, Kansas card, Browning wrestled

On Machi 3, 1922, Na “Strangler” Lewis regained the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Stanislaus Zbyszko. This event marked the beginning of one of the most dominant professional wrestling combines in history. Manager Billy Sandow, World Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and training partner/promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt, known as the “Gold Dust Trio”, dominated the sport for the next six

In the early 1920s, Billy Sandow convinced Georgia promoter Tom Law to move to Wichita, Kansas and develop the area for future wrestling shows. The American Midwest would be a significant revenue generator for the Gold Dust Trio, which Sandow led with World Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt, in the 1920s. Law would produce two

In 1894, Martin “Mkulima” Burns alikuwa akijiandaa kumenyana na Evan “Strangler” Lewis kwa Mashindano ya Mieleka ya Uzito wa Juu wa Marekani. Huku Burns akiingia kwenye ubora wake, Lewis alikuwa juu ya mieleka ya kitaalam ya Amerika 5 miaka. Lewis pia alishindana na mtindo wa mnato na msisitizo wa kushikilia kuwasilisha. Burns ingekuwa tayari kwa shindano kali, ambayo inaweza

Verona, Missouri ni mji mdogo kusini-magharibi mwa Missouri. Haizidi kamwe 900 wakazi katika historia yake, pekee 438 au hivyo watu waliita Verona nyumbani 1926. Hata hivyo, kadi ya kitaalamu ya mieleka ilifanyika mjini humo siku ya Jumatatu, Machi 22, 1926. Bila matumizi makubwa ya magari au barabara zilizojengwa ili kuzishughulikia, kusafiri itakuwa ngumu sana 1926.

Siku ya Ijumaa, Februari 17, 1922, Bingwa wa dunia wa mieleka ya uzito wa juu Stanislaus Zbyszko alimenyana na Francois Lemarque na nyota anayekuja juu Jim Londos.. Londos alikuwa bado miaka michache kabla ya kuwa mchujo mkubwa zaidi katika mieleka ya kitaaluma lakini alikuwa mwanamieleka maarufu zaidi huko St.. Louis. Wakati London ilisimama kama 5 tu’06” au 5’07”, alimiliki