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Quando Wladek Zbyszko viaggiò dagli Stati Uniti al Brasile per un tour redditizio
Chi è il più grande wrestler professionista legittimo a lottare negli Stati Uniti? How do
Aprile 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
Dicembre 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
Nel mese di gennaio 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” e 210 sterline, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Secondo,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: L'espediente che ha salvato il 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, Dicembre 14, 1922. Ormai, American professional wrestling outside of
Il Sabato, Gennaio 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Il russo Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” e 224 sterline, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 sterline. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud o Theobald Bauer era un lottatore francese, specializzato nella lotta greco-romana. Bauer arrivò in America durante 1875 con una dubbia pretesa al campionato mondiale di lotta greco-romana dei pesi massimi. Avrebbe difeso il suo titolo per 5 anni fino alla sconfitta da William Muldoon nel 1880. Se i fan del wrestling hanno familiarità con Bauer, normalmente è come l'avversario
Giovedi ', Novembre 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
Aziende Broadcast cercavano contenuti durante i primi giorni della televisione. Oltre vecchi film e alcune produzioni aziendali di trasmissione, sport erano una fonte di programmazione per molte stazioni televisive. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
In una notte Giovedi, Novembre 25, 1909, Wrestling campione del mondo Frank Gotch incontrato Wrestling Polish Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko per una partita di handicap in Buffalo, New York. Gotch accettato di perdere l'incontro se non poteva gettare Zbyszko due volte in un'ora. Le dimensioni e la forza di Zbyszko creato problemi per Gotch, che pesava 190 sterline a Zbyszko di 260 sterline. Tuttavia, Zbyszko