Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Ed “Strangler” 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, så han var den ideelle verdensmester i den moderne æra med forudaftalte kampe. Men, early in his career, Lewis

I slutningen af ​​december 1916, en mærkelig begivenhed indtraf. John F. Olin, en lokal Massachusetts wrestler, vandt en kamp med den nuværende verdensmester Joe Stecher. Dommeren erklærede Olin som vinder, efter at Stecher var gået væk fra kampen. Før National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) lavede ændringer i reglerne i 1950'erne, mesterskaber skiftede hænder gennem diskvalifikation eller

John “Tigermand” Sand kæmpede med flere “shoot” kampe i løbet af “arbejdet” æra af 1920'erne. By this time, Amerikanske professionelle wrestlere samarbejdede med hinanden for at spille spændende kampe for fansene. Resultaterne blev forudbestemt af initiativtagere og ledere. Legitime konkurrencer el “skud” var sjældne. Da de opstod, det var normalt for at bilægge en tvist mellem initiativtagere eller en

At the end of 1905, Fred Beell var på rejse i Amerika og hyggede sig med en kamp med den tidligere amerikanske Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Beell var en tidligere amerikansk Heavyweight Wrestling Champion efter at have besejret Frank Gotch i en “arbejdet” kamp i New Orleans i december 1903. Han mistede titlen tilbage til Gotch et par uger senere. dygtige brydere, Jenkins og Beell

Joe Stecher og John “Tigermand” Pesek var legitime brydere i en primært “arbejdet” æra, hvor kampene var forudbestemt, medmindre nogen besluttede at dobbeltkrydse den anden wrestler eller promotor ved at gøre kampen til en legitim konkurrence. Dobbeltkryds virkede kun, hvis bryderen lovligt kunne vinde kampen. John Pesek kunne ikke lide brydningens arbejde og vendte sig ofte

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

I 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and wrestler/promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt. The Trio controlled the world championship and froze Curley out of booking the champion. To get even with the Trio, Curley began aggressively promoting Olympic wrestling silver medalist and collegiate

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

Den December 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 “besejret” 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