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În 1897, Dan McLeod l-a învins pe Martin „Farmer” Burns pentru campionatul american de lupte grele. După înfrângere, Burns a luptat cu jumătate de normă în timp ce a trecut în rolul său principal de antrenor de lupte. Over the next 30 ani, Burns a antrenat majoritatea luptătorilor legitimi de prindere din Statele Unite. Burns a început să facă turnee 1899, unde ar lupta amândoi cu un adversar

Postarea din această săptămână este un fel de mărturisire. De ani de zile, Am scris că Frank Gotch a fost singurul luptător care l-a învins pe Stanislaus Zbyszko în timpul turneului său inițial în America, între 1909 și 1914. Am citit recent Wrestling in the Garden, Volume 1: 1875 la 1939; Bătălia pentru New York – Funcționează, Șușuri și cruci duble (affiliate link) de

Una dintre poveștile legendare despre Joe Stecher se referă la un concurs legitim pe care l-a avut cu unul dintre Martin “Agricultor” Arde luptătorii, când Stecher abia ieşise din liceu. Burns a auzit despre reputația în creștere a lui Stecher și a decis să-l testeze cu unul dintre luptătorii săi.. De ani de zile, Credeam că Stecher l-a învins pe Yusif Mahmout, dar de fapt sa luptat cu Yussif Hussane. The

Edwin Bibby and Duncan C. Ross established the first recognized professional wrestling championship in the United States on January 19, 1881. The men wrestled catch-as-catch-can style for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. William Muldoon was the World Heavyweight Champion based on his defeat of Thiebaud Bauer in 1880. Andre Christol brought the World Title to the United States in the

In his book Hooker, Lou Thesz wrote about the rivalry between two of his favorite wrestlers, Joe Stecher and Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Stecher and Lewis would emerge as the two best legitimate professional wrestler of the 1910s. Either man could beat every other wrestler at the time in a legitimate contest or “shoot”. The men wrestled three long, boring contests

Prior to the creation of the territorial system in 1948, pro wrestling promoters fought with each other to control the world championship. Promoting the world champion led to bigger gates, so most promoters wanted to control the championship. In the 1930s, promoters would enter into agreements with each other but they were often fleeting. When one promoter got offended, thought

În 1899, Martin “Agricultor” Burns was transitioning into the role of part-time wrestler and full-time trainer. One of his most famous pupils would be Frank Gotch, who Burns defeated a week after this match. Burns was 38 years-old and had lost his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship two years earlier. Burns blended both roles on a very busy December night in

William Hayes Shaw, who wrestled as Pat O’Shocker through most of his wrestling career, found himself in the spotlight in 1933. O’Shocker wasn’t looking for this sort of fame though. Newspapers were carrying a story about how wrestling promoters tried to use O’Shocker in a planned double-cross. Joseph “Toots” Mondt booked wrestlers out of New York and was aligned with