Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 λίρες, Λουδοβίκος’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Λουδοβίκος’ η φήμη σχετιζόταν στενά με τον φόβο του

Τον Απρίλιο του 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko συνεδρίασε 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Ο Lewis θα συναντηθούν στο πρώτο από τα πολλά παιχνίδια μεταξύ των δύο ανδρών. Θα συνεργάζονται σε μια σειρά από επεξεργασμένα ή “προσχεδιασμένο” matches. Lewis στην πραγματικότητα έπεσε Πρωτάθλημα Πάλης του American βαρέων βαρών για να Wladek Zbyszko σε 1917. Στις αρχές του 1920, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling

Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. During his

Στις αρχές του 1916, Χελιδόνι “Γεωργός” Μπερνς, who trained and managed Frank Gotch to the World Heavyweight Championship, began denying that he developed current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. The claim seemed odd because Burns had been working with Stecher for several years. Burns helped prepare Stecher for his championship bout with Charlie Cutler in 1915. In a way, what Burns