Ken Zimmerman JR.

At the end of 1905, Si Fred Beell ay naglalakbay sa Amerika upang makipaglaban sa dating American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion na si Tom Jenkins. Si Beell ay dating American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion na natalo si Frank Gotch sa isang “worked” laban sa New Orleans noong Disyembre 1903. Nawala niya ang titulo pabalik kay Gotch makalipas ang ilang linggo. Mahusay na wrestler, Jenkins and Beell

Joe Stecher and John “Tiger Man” Pesek were legitimate wrestlers in a primarily “worked” 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

Sa 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion 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

Naglakbay si Stanislaus Zbyszko sa Estados Unidos noong 1909 naghahanap ng laban sa kinikilalang World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion na si Frank Gotch. Upang makakuha ng hugis para sa hamon na ito at bumuo ng pag-asa para sa title match, Nilibot ni Zbyskzo ang karamihan sa mga pangunahing lungsod sa Estados Unidos. During May 1910, Dumating si Zbyszko sa St. Louis para sa kanyang pakikipaglaban sa mahusay na wrestler na si Charles

Sa December 14, 1922, isang pulutong ng 10,000 napuno ng mga tagahanga ang St. Louis Coliseum upang panoorin ang rematch sa pagitan ng kasalukuyang World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis at dating kampeon na si Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “bagsak” Zbyszko para sa pamagat sa Wichita, Kansas noong Marso 1922. Lingid sa kaalaman ng mga tagahangang ito, ang plano ay para kay Zbyszko na matalo sa laban kay Lewis ngunit

Noong Enero 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” at 210 pounds, “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. Pangalawa,

Nang magpasya sina Billy Sandow at Ed Lewis na naubusan ng promotional steam ang paghahari ng titulo ni Stanislaus Zbyszko, nagpasya silang “panalo” ibalik ang pamagat noong Marso 1922. St. Nakuha ni Louis promoter John Contos ang malaking rematch, na magaganap sa St. Louis Coliseum noong Huwebes, Disyembre 14, 1922. By this time, Amerikanong propesyonal na pakikipagbuno sa labas ng