பாட் ஓ'ஷாக்கர் டபுள்-கிராஸ் மறுத்தார்
வில்லியம் ஹேய்ஸ் ஷா, தனது மல்யுத்த வாழ்க்கையின் பெரும்பகுதியில் பாட் ஓ'ஷாக்கராக மல்யுத்தம் செய்தவர், கவனத்தில் தன்னைக் கண்டார் 1933. ஓ'ஷாக்கர் இந்த வகையான புகழைத் தேடவில்லை. மல்யுத்த ஊக்குவிப்பாளர்கள் ஓ'ஷாக்கரை எவ்வாறு திட்டமிட்ட இரட்டைக் குறுக்கு முறையில் பயன்படுத்த முயன்றனர் என்பது பற்றிய செய்தியை செய்தித்தாள்கள் எடுத்துச் சென்றன..
ஜோசப் “Toots” Mondt booked wrestlers out of New York and was aligned with Jack Curley’s promotion office. Due to a personal grudge with current World Heavyweight Wrestling Jim Londos, Mondt was trying to double-cross Londos and take his title.
Photo of Joseph “Toots” Mondt (பொது டொமைன்)
According to O’Shocker, Mondt approached him prior to his September 12, 1932 match with Londos in New Haven, கனெக்டிகட். Mondt told O’Shocker that he fixed the referee, who would award the match and belt to O’Shocker. As a reward for O’Shocker’s cooperation, Mondt would give him $15,000 for the double-cross as long as O’Shocker signed a five-year managerial contract with Mondt’s booking office.
At 6’01” மற்றும் 270 பவுண்டுகள், O’Shocker may have been able to defeat a performer like Londos in a shoot. எனினும், Mondt preferred to fix the referee because it exposed the business less and less could go wrong with the plan.
O’Shocker surprised Mondt by refusing the offer. Undeterred, Mondt upped the offer to $25,000. O’Shocker not only refused the second offer but he reported Mondt’s plan to Londos. Londos and O’Shocker worked the match with Londos going over after 22 நிமிடங்கள், 10 விநாடிகள்.
Mondt’s approach to O’Shocker may never have come to light except that after several months passed, Mondt was successful with the same strategy. Londos defended his title against “Jumping” Joe Savoldi on April 7, 1933. Referee Bob Managoff, SR. awarded a controversial pin to Savoldi, who was the new champion.
Londos made several complaints to state athletic commissions that Managoff falsely awarded the pinfall at the behest of Mondt. As part of his evidence, Londos reported the earlier attempt to double-cross him in the match with O’Shocker.
O’Shocker, based in St. Louis at the time, didn’t want to be involved in the controversy. எனினும், when questioned by the Athletic Commissions and the newspapers, O’Shocker confirmed Londos’ complaints and revealed all the details of the attempted double-cross.
O’Shocker’s reluctance is easy to understand. Mondt would be a powerful force in American professional wrestling until the late 1960s. O’Shocker didn’t want such a powerful enemy, who could hurt or end his wrestling career.
எனினும், everyone involved in the incidents survived and continued in professional wrestling. Londos and Mondt patched things up later in 1933. Londos started working with Mondt’s promotion again. O’Shocker continued wrestling without any long-term complications.
Double-crosses permeated professional wrestling in the late 1920s and 1930s to the detriment of all involved. Despite the damage to their business, the promoters continued double-crossing each other. Double-crosses would continue throughout the 1930s.
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Sources: ஸ்டம்ப். லூயிஸ் போஸ்ட் டிஸ்பேட்ச், ஏப்ரல் 11, 1933 edition, p. 15 மற்றும் wrestlingdata.com
