Ken Zimmerman Jr.

I “Estrangulador” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, so he was the ideal world champion in the modern era of prearranged matches. Però, early in his career, Lewis

At the end of December 1916, a strange event occurred. John F. Olin, a local Massachusetts wrestler, won a match with the current World Champion Joe Stecher. The referee declared Olin the winner after Stecher walked away from the match. Before the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) made changes to the rules in the 1950s, championships changed hands through disqualification or

Joan “Tigerman” Pesek wrestled several “shoot” matches during the “worked” era of the 1920s. By this time, American professional wrestlers cooperated with each other to put on exciting matches for the fans. Results were predetermined by promoters and managers. Legitimate contests or “shoots” were rare. When they did occur, it was normally to settle a dispute among promoters or a

At the end of 1905, Fred Beell was traveling America hyping up a match with former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Beell was a former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion having defeated Frank Gotch in a “worked” match in New Orleans during December 1903. He lost the title back to Gotch a few weeks later. Capable wrestlers, Jenkins and Beell

Joe Stecher and John “Tiger Man” Pesek eren lluitadors legítims principalment “worked” era, on els partits estaven predeterminats, tret que algú decidís doblegar l'altre lluitador o promotor convertint el partit en un concurs legítim.. Els dobles creuats només van funcionar, si el lluitador pogués guanyar legítimament el partit. A John Pesek no li agradava la naturalesa treballada de la lluita lliure i sovint es girava

As the wrestler jumped off the mat, he grabbed the referee by the lapel with his good arm. “Why didn’t you stop it?” As Referee Siler tried to pull free, Duncan Ross’ seconds grabbed him and pulled him away. The men told Ross, “He can’t stop it. You have to submit.” Ross screamed, “I’m out of here.” As Ross walked

En 1922, El promotor de Nova York Jack Curley es va enfrontar al Gold Dust Trio, el gerent Billy Sandow, Campió Mundial de Lluita Pes Pesat Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis i el lluitador / geni promocional Joseph “Toots” Mondt. El Trio va controlar el campionat del món i va congelar Curley sense reservar el campió. Per igualar-se amb el Trio, Curley va començar a promocionar de manera agressiva el medallista de plata i el col·legiat de la lluita olímpica

Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States in 1909 seeking a match with recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To get in shape for this challenge and build anticipation for the title match, Zbyskzo toured most of the major cities in the United States. During May 1910, Zbyszko arrived in St. Louis for his match with capable wrestler Charles

Al desembre 14, 1922, una multitud de 10,000 els aficionats van omplir el St. Louis Coliseum per veure la represa entre l'actual campió mundial de lluita de pes pesat Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis i l'antic campió Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “derrotat” Zbyszko pel títol a Wichita, Kansas al març 1922. Desconegut per aquests aficionats, el pla era que Zbyszko perdés el partit davant Lewis però