Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Në 1933, about 10 vite në karrierën e tij në mundje, Jim Browning do të fitonte titullin botëror. Fillimi i karrierës së tij në Kansas dhe shtetin e tij të lindjes në Misuri, Browning do të duhej të linte këto baza të njohura, nëse synonte të arrinte majën më të lartë në mundjen profesionale. Sepse kampionët e botës duhej të bënin turne kombëtar, dhe shpesh në nivel ndërkombëtar, titulli botëror ishte

I’ve written in the past that Fall Guys: The Barnums of Bounce by Marcus Griffin is a problematic source. While Griffin has insider knowledge due to his time in the Buffalo promotional office in the 1930s, he wrote the book for the purpose of revenge against the promoters who fired him. The book contains factual information mixed in with interesting

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

Në korrik 4, 1922, Alan Eustace received his shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Eustace, the Kansas Champion, won a qualifying match with “Fermer” 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 vjeç,

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

Në 1922, Kampioni i ardhshëm botëror i mundjes në peshën e rëndë Jim Browning e filloi karrierën e tij në Kansas. Browning u shpërngul nga vendlindja e tij, Verona, Missouri in 1921 për t'u stërvitur për një karrierë profesionale në mundje. Tom Law, Wichita, Promotor i Kansasit, mbikëqyri stërvitjen e Browning. By May 1923, Browning ishte tashmë në eventin kryesor në shfaqjet më të vogla. Në një Augusta, Karta e Kansasit, Browning luftoi

Në mars 3, 1922, Dhe “Strangler” Lewis rimori Kampionatin Botëror të Mundjes në Pesha të Rënda nga Stanislaus Zbyszko. Kjo ngjarje shënoi fillimin e një prej kombinateve më dominuese të mundjes profesionale në histori. Menaxheri Billy Sandow, Kampioni i Botës Ed “Strangler” Lewis dhe partneri i trajnimit/gjeniu promovues Joseph “Toots” Mondt, i njohur si “Trio Pluhuri i Artë”, dominoi sportin për gjashtë vitet e ardhshme