Ken Zimmerman Jr.

I blogphost an mhí seo caite, Scríobh mé faoin deacracht a bhí ag tionscnóirí cluiche Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard a stáitsiú. Ar dtús sceidealta le haghaidh Omaha, Nebraska, bhí imní ar Cheannaire Póilíní agus Póilíní Omaha faoin gcluiche a bhí réamhshocruithe nó a “work”. Ní raibh siad ag iarraidh go mbeadh gamblers tógtha isteach ag an taispeántas. Chun cosc ​​​​a chur ar an teagmhas seo, siad

Frank Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, Iowa, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Hack” in the 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

Ar Eanáir 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled

Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

Ar Nollaig 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Mar sin féin, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud

Evan “Strangler” Lewis, ar a dtugtar freisin Evan Lewis “an Strangler”, Bhí wrestler gairmiúla ó 1882 to 1899. Bhí Lewis an Champion chéad Mheiriceánach trom Catch-mar-ghabháil An féidir Wrestling. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” nó “hang hold”, a bhfuil a fhios ag lucht leanúna MMA nua-aimseartha mar choke gilitín. Lewis rinne sé ar an bhfoireann ghairmiúil ag a bhuaigh le 64 comórtas fear

Martin “Feirmeoir” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Feirmeoir” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 punt. In 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was

Ar Eanáir 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, a few American wrestlers had even claimed to be Nogert before