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Kai Wladek Zbyszko keliavo iš JAV į Braziliją pelningam turui
Kas yra didžiausias teisėtas profesionalus imtynininkas Jungtinėse Valstijose? Kaip daryti
Balandžio 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
On Sunday, Gruodis 17, 1906, Kanzasas, Misūris dar kartą pasirodė esąs profesionalių imtynių židinys 8,000 gerbėjai prisigrūdo Susirinkimų salėje, norėdami stebėti Franko Gotcho ir Fredo Beello revanšo. Beellas laimėjo Amerikos sunkiasvorių imtynių čempionatą iš Gotch prieš tris savaites Naujajame Orleane, Louisiana. Gotchas teigė, kad praradimas buvo atsitiktinumas, o
Šeštadienį, Gruodžio 2 d, 1893, vietinis Sent Luiso bokso instruktorius ir graikų-romėnų imtynininkas Mike'as Mooney'is susitiko su Maxu Luttbeg'u Saint Louise’ Pramogų salė. Ažiotažas prieš rungtynes buvo nukreiptas į tai, kad Mooney niekada nepralaimėtų imtynių ar bokso kovos. Mooney buvo laikomas geresniu graikų-romėnų imtynininku, tuo tarpu Luttbegas buvo geresnis imtynininkas „pagauk kaip pagauk“.. XIX amžiuje, tai buvo įprasta rungtynėms
Birželio 11, 1976, Juozapas “Toots” Mondt died enroute to Christian Northeast Hospital in North St. Louis County. Mondt had moved to St. Louis 1969 to help take care of his wife Alda’s mother. After her mother died in 1971, the Mondts decided to stay in St. Louis, where Alda had been born and raised. Mondt was a legendary
Wayne “Big” Munn’s a meteoric rise in professional wrestling. Debuting in 1924, Munn “won” the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Ed “Strangler” Lewis in early 1925. His fall was just as quick. Pagal 1926, Munn was retired. A college football lineman from Nebraska, Munn was recruited into professional wrestling by Billy Sandow, defacto leader of the Gold Dust Trio. The
Fred Beell was a strong, talentingas profesionalus imtynininkas XX amžiaus sandūroje. Beell gave all the best wrestlers of the day tough contests but his lack of size often hampered his ability with world class wrestlers. Nors ir galingai pastatytas, Beell was generously listed at 5’06”. At his heaviest, Beell never exceeded 170 svarų. While possessing a bodybuilder’s
When William Muldoon retired from professional wrestling in 1889, he intended for his protege, Ernst Roeber, to become the new World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Since Muldoon always defended his championship in the Greco-Roman wrestling style, his choice made sense. Roeber was arguably the best Greco-Roman wrestler in America at the time. Tačiau, the wrestling fans and journalist, covering the sport,
Į 1902, būsimas pasaulio sunkiasvorių bokso čempionas Marvinas Hartas buvo didėjantis varžovas. Kovoja pirmiausia iš savo gimtojo miesto Luisvilio, Kentucky, Gegužę Hartas Pietų Athletic klube susitiko su Kid Carter 2, 1902. Į 17-1, Hartas žinojo, kad dar viena pergalė padės pasiekti sunkiasvorių titulo kovą. Brukline gimęs Kid Carter ketino
In a recent post, I wrote about Charles Green’s unsuccessful attempt to defeat Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1889. Metų, Green had greater success with another American wrestling legend, Kregždė “Ūkininkas” Nudegimai. The soon-to-be 29-year-old Burns was an excellent wrestler but wasn’t yet on the level of Evan Lewis. Tačiau, he would have to be in the top 10
The Gold Dust Trio’s dominance of professional wrestling in the early to mid-1920s bred lots of resentment with other wrestlers and promoters. This professional jealousy led to a famous double-cross in 1925. From this time on, the world title was disputed as Joe Stecher held one version, while Ed “Strangler” Lewis held the other version. Due to the real resentment
The following excerpt is from my new book Double Crossing the Gold Dust Trio, which will be out this summer. During the summer (of 1921), the Zbyszko brothers received word that their mother was gravely ill. Making quick preparation, they let Curley and the other promoters know they would be leaving as soon as they could arrange passage on a