Matsuda Wins First Match

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Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Sicrhaodd o'r diwedd

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Sioc, Cyf. 2

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Gyda Choque, Cyf. 2 (Cyswllt cyswllt Amazon), Roberto Pedreira yn codi stori Jiu-Jitsu Brasil yn yr hyn y mae'n ei ystyried yn ei hanterth ym Mrasil, 1950 – 1960. Heblaw am Carlos a Helio Gracie, sawl academi arall, megis Oswaldo Fadda, yn ffynnu hefyd. Roedd Jwdo yn dod yn fwy poblogaidd ond nid oedd wedi goresgyn Jiu-Jitsu mewn poblogrwydd. Roedd gemau Tudo'r Fro ar yr anterth

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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A dweud y gwir, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Roedd twrnamaint Rachman i ddechrau dydd Mercher

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Fodd bynnag,, Roedd Burns yn wrestler mawr yn ei rinwedd ei hun. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Y Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Yn 1893, Roedd Burns yn dal i fod

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Jeffries KOs Corbett

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Ar Fai 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett

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Match Greatest Stanislaus Zbyszko yn?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Dechreuodd reslo pan fydd y gêm pro yn dal gystadleuaeth gwirioneddol. Parhaodd i fod yn llwyddiannus ar ôl y gêm newid i weithiedig (prearranged) gemau. Mewn gwirionedd, cymerodd ran mewn cystadleuaeth saethu, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 trwy groesi ei hyrwyddwyr ddwywaith.

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The Bat Whispers (1930)

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Ar Dachwedd 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Mae'r Ystlumod (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Fodd bynnag,, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

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Alex Aber yn Dychwelyd i Ewrop

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Trechodd Alex Aber nifer o elynion nodedig ym mlwyddyn fwyaf ei yrfa reslo proffesiynol. Yn 1915, Bu Aber yn cystadlu yn fersiynau Gwanwyn a Chwymp Twrnamaint Reslo Rhyngwladol Efrog Newydd. Cystadlu yn gyfan gwbl yn ei hoff arddull o reslo Greco-Rufeinig, Aber yn gorchfygu Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko ac Ed “Strangler” Lewis ynghyd â nifer o reslwyr teithiau.

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