Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Stanislaus Zbyszko toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Louis i maj 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George

På April 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch träffade World Wrestling Champion Georg Hackenschmidt för världstiteln på Dexter Park Pavilion i Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt var obesegrad som professionell men hade varit världsmästare för cirka 7 år. Gotch var ett år äldre men ansågs vara en up-and-comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch

På tisdag, Mars 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller mötte Stanislaus Zbyszko i en legitim brottningsmatch. Professionell brottning skulle övergå från legitima tävling för att iscensatt utställningen mellan 1910 och 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller utexaminerades från University of Pennsylvania genom att spela professionell fotboll. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.

Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, som var 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Tyvärr, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.

På December 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able