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, Se konsa, li te chanpyon nan mond ideyal nan epòk la modèn nan alimèt davans. Sepandan, early in his career, Lewis

Nan fen Desanm 1916, yon evènman etranj te fèt. John F. Olin, yon luteur lokal nan Massachusetts, te genyen yon match ak aktyèl chanpyon mondyal Joe Stecher. Abit la te deklare Olin venkè apre Stecher te kite match la. Anvan National Wrestling Alliance lan (NWA) te fè chanjman nan règ yo nan ane 1950 yo, chanpyona chanje men nan diskalifikasyon oswa

John “Tigerman” Sand lite plizyè “shoot” match pandan la “te travay” epòk ane 1920 yo. Nan tan sa a, Lutteur pwofesyonèl Ameriken yo kolabore youn ak lòt pou mete alimèt enteresan pou fanatik yo. Rezilta yo te predetèmine pa pwomotè ak administratè yo. Konkou lejitim oswa “shoots” yo te ra. Lè yo rive, li te nòmalman rezoud yon diskisyon nan mitan pwomotè oswa yon

At the end of 1905, Fred Beell t ap vwayaje nan Amerik pou fè yon match ak ansyen chanpyon lit pwa lou Ameriken Tom Jenkins.. Beell se te yon ansyen chanpyon lit Ameriken Heavyweight ki te bat Frank Gotch nan yon “te travay” match nan New Orleans pandan Desanm 1903. Li te pèdi tit la tounen Gotch kèk semèn pita. Lutteur ki kapab, Jenkins ak Beell

Joe Stecher ak John “Tiger Man” Pesek te luteur lejitim nan yon prensipalman “te travay” epòk, kote match yo te predetèmine sof si yon moun te deside kwaze lòt wrèstè oswa pwomotè a lè li te vire match la nan yon konkou lejitim.. Double-kwaze sèlman te travay, si wrèstle a te kapab lejitimman genyen match la. John Pesek pa t 'renmen nati a travay nan lit e souvan vire

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

Nan 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, Mondyal lour lit chanpyon 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

Sou Desanm 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 “bat” 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