Ken Zimmerman Jr.

In a recent post, I wrote about Charles Green’s unsuccessful attempt to defeat Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1889. A year later, Green had greater success with another American wrestling legend, Một giống én “Nông dân” Bỏng. The soon-to-be 29-year-old Burns was an excellent wrestler but wasn’t yet on the level of Evan Lewis. Tuy nhiên, 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

Charles Green, a skilled English catch-as-catch-can wrestler, traveled to the United States in the late 1880s to wrestle the best American wrestlers. Green got his opportunity on July 21, 1889, when he wrestled American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Champion Evan Lewis. To prepare for this match, Green took a handicap bout with journeyman wrestler Bert Scheller in late June. Scheller was born

Whether it was a double-cross or an attempt to setup a legitimate contest, Paul Bowser’s attempt to secure a match between Joe Stecher and Joe Malcewicz nearly resulted in a riot on March 11, 1926. Events of the previous year actually set this debacle into motion. From the end of 1922, the Gold Dust Trio of Ed “Strangler” Đồ dùng móc đá lên cao, his

Tom Jenkins nổi bật là đô vật duy nhất đánh bại Frank Gotch nhiều lần. Jenkins và Gotch đã trao đổi chức vô địch đấu vật hạng nặng của Mỹ giữa 1902 và 1906. Vào thời điểm trận đấu này, Jenkins lại là nhà vô địch. Fred Beell had been campaigning for a match with Jenkins for months. Beell finally convinced Jenkins to meet him but

Vào sinh nhật lần thứ 33 của Joe Acton, Diễu hành 8, 1885, anh ta đấu vật với người đồng hương Tom Cannon trong trận đấu 2/3 ngã tại Sportsman Park ở New Orleans, Louisiana. Acton và Cannon đã có lịch sử lâu dài bên nhau. Cả hai người đều sinh ra ở Anh vào thời kỳ đầu 1952. Cannon sinh muộn hơn Acton một tháng vào tháng 4 19, 1852. Cả hai người đàn ông bắt đầu vật lộn trong