Ken Zimmerman Jr.

In the early 1920s, Christos Theofilou began wrestling as Jim Londos after several years as the gimmicky “Wrestling Plasterer”. Londos probably didn’t realize that the name change would be the first step into him becoming the biggest box office attraction in 1930s professional wrestling. The second step was his emergence as a main event wrestler in St. Louis. Born in

On July 4, 1922, Alan Eustace received his shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Demir kama. Eustace, the Kansas Champion, won a qualifying match with “Çiftçi” Bailey in March 1922 to qualify for the match with Lewis. 31-year-old Eustace was the same age as “Strangler” Lewis but Lewis was far more experienced. Debuting at 14 yaş,

Since its emergence as a spectator sport in the second half of the 19th Century, promoters and wrestlers were under a cloud of suspicion that they were working their matches. While professional wrestling would eventually consist almost exclusively of staged exhibitions, many, if not most, of the matches were legitimate contest prior to 1915. Promoters and wrestlers went to great

In early 1915, Sam Rachmann promoted the New York International Wrestling Tournament with the intention of replacing retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Rachmann believed no one could defeat Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, Rachmann’s handpicked successor to Gotch, in Greco-Roman wrestling. Rachmann’s challenge was catch-as-catch-can was the dominant wrestling style in America. To get around this challenge, Rachmann recruited international

Içinde 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

Mart'ta 3, 1922, Ed “Strangler” Lewis, Dünya Ağır Siklet Güreş Şampiyonasını Stanislaus Zbyszko'dan geri aldı. Bu etkinlik tarihteki en baskın profesyonel güreş kombinasyonlarından birinin başlangıcı oldu. teknik direktör Billy Sandow, Dünya Şampiyonu Ed “Strangler” Lewis ve eğitim ortağı/promosyon dehası Joseph “Toots” Mondt, olarak bilinen “Altın Tozu Üçlüsü”, sonraki altı maç boyunca spora hakim oldu

In the early 1920s, Billy Sandow, Georgia organizatörü Tom Law'u Wichita'ya taşınmaya ikna etti, Kansas ve gelecekteki güreş gösterileri için bölgeyi geliştirin. American Midwest, Altın Tozu Üçlüsü için önemli bir gelir kaynağı olacak, Sandow'un Dünya Şampiyonu Ed ile liderlik ettiği “Strangler” Lewis ve tanıtım dehası Joseph “Toots” Mondt, 1920'lerde. Hukuk iki tane üretecek

Içinde 1894, Kırlangıç “Çiftçi” Burns Evan'la güreşmeye hazırlanıyordu “Strangler” Lewis for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. While Burns was entering his prime, Lewis had been on top of American professional wrestling for 5 yıl. Lewis also wrestled a viscous style with an emphasis on submission holds. Burns would have to be prepared for a tough contest, which could