Ken Zimmerman Jr.

At the end of 1905, Ο Φρεντ Μπελ ταξίδευε στην Αμερική κάνοντας έναν αγώνα με τον πρώην Αμερικανό πρωταθλητή πάλης βαρέων βαρών Τομ Τζένκινς. Ο Beell ήταν πρώην Αμερικανός πρωταθλητής πάλης βαρέων βαρών έχοντας νικήσει τον Frank Gotch σε ένα “worked” αγώνα στη Νέα Ορλεάνη τον Δεκέμβριο 1903. Έχασε τον τίτλο πίσω από τον Γκοτς λίγες εβδομάδες αργότερα. Ικανοί παλαιστές, Τζένκινς και Μπελ

Joe Stecher και John “Άνθρωπος Τίγρης” Ο Πέσεκ ήταν νόμιμοι παλαιστές κατά κύριο λόγο “worked” εποχή, όπου οι αγώνες ήταν προκαθορισμένοι εκτός και αν κάποιος αποφάσιζε να κάνει διπλό σταυρό του άλλου παλαιστή ή προπονητή μετατρέποντας τον αγώνα σε νόμιμο διαγωνισμό. Οι διπλοί σταυροί λειτούργησαν μόνο, αν ο παλαιστής μπορούσε να κερδίσει νόμιμα τον αγώνα. Ο John Pesek δεν του άρεσε η εργατική φύση της πάλης και συχνά γύριζε

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

Σε 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, Παγκόσμιος Πρωταθλητής πάλης βαρέων βαρών 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

Τον Δεκέμβριο 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. Λουδοβίκος “νίκησε” 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

Τον Ιανουάριο του 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” και 210 λίρες, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Δεύτερος,

When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum την Πέμπτη, Δεκέμβριος 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of