Кен Зиммерман Јр.

In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they

Френк Готцх, фармеру из Хумболдт, Ајова, би пораз Џорџ Хацкенсцхмидт за Светско првенство у рвању у тешкој категорији 1908. Ова победа и његова каснија пораз “Пијук” у 1911 Реванш цементирана Готцх место као један од највећих рвача свих времена. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

On January 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. Збишко је био вешт

Шеф полиције Омахе Х.В. Дан је направио наслове у марту 28, 1915, када је издао наредбу о забрани оглашавања професионалног рвачког меча између Џоа Стечера и Џеса Вестергарда. The April 6, 1915 утакмица је била заказана за Омаха Аудиториум. Начелник је заправо издао наредбу по налогу начелника полиције А.Ц. Кугел. Кугел је издао саопштење за

На дан 13, 1920, И “Давитељ” Луис је победио Џоа Стечера за светско првенство у рвању у тешкој категорији. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", 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

Еван “Давитељ” Луис, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 1882 до 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” или “hang hold”, коју савремени ММА фанови познају као гушење на гиљотини. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 мушки турнир

Мартин “Фармер” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Фармер” Бернс је био велики рвач у свом праву. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 фунти. У 1891, Бернс као Иова Хеавивеигхт Цхампион преузео ЈЦ. Камсток, Мичиген шампион у тешкој категорији. Ј.Ц. Comstock was

On January 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, неколико америчких рвача је чак и раније тврдило да су Ногерт