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, jadi dia adalah juara dunia yang ideal dalam era moden perlawanan yang telah diatur sebelumnya. Walau bagaimanapun, 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

John “Tigerman” Pesek wrestled several “shoot” matches during the “bekerja” era of the 1920s. Pada masa ini, 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 “bekerja” 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 were legitimate wrestlers in a primarily “bekerja” era, where matches were predetermined unless someone decided to double-cross the other wrestler or promoter by turning the match into a legitimate contest. Double-crosses only worked, if the wrestler could legitimately win the match. John Pesek didn’t like the worked nature of wrestling and often turned

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

Dalam 1922, Promoter New York Jack Curley terserempak dengan Gold Dust Trio, pengurus Billy Sandow, Juara Wrestling Heavyweight Dunia Ed “Strangler” Lewis dan ahli gusti/jenius promosi Joseph “Toots” Mondt. Trio mengawal kejohanan dunia dan membekukan Curley daripada menempah juara. Untuk membalas dendam dengan Trio, Curley mula agresif mempromosikan pemenang pingat perak gusti Olimpik dan kolej

Stanislaus Zbyszko mengembara ke Amerika Syarikat di 1909 mencari perlawanan dengan Juara Gusti Heavyweight Dunia yang diiktiraf Frank Gotch. Untuk mendapatkan bentuk badan untuk cabaran ini dan membina jangkaan untuk perlawanan gelaran, Zbyskzo melawat kebanyakan bandar utama di Amerika Syarikat. During May 1910, Zbyszko tiba di St. Louis untuk perlawanannya dengan ahli gusti yang berkebolehan Charles

Pada Disember 14, 1922, orang ramai 10,000 peminat memenuhi St. Louis Coliseum untuk menyaksikan perlawanan timbal balik antara Juara Gusti Heavyweight Dunia Ed “Strangler” Lewis dan bekas juara Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “dikalahkan” Zbyszko untuk gelaran di Wichita, Kansas pada bulan Mac 1922. Tidak diketahui peminat ini, rancangannya adalah untuk Zbyszko kalah dalam perlawanan kepada Lewis tetapi