루이스를 위해 Munn 준비하기

일요일에, 12월 14, 1924, “큰” 웨인 먼(Wayne Munn)이 조셉(Joseph)과 씨름했습니다. “Toots” 캔자스 시티에서 열린 레슬링 카드의 메인 이벤트에 참가한 Mondt, 미주리, 컨벤션홀. 10,000 문을 응원하기 위해 팬들이 나타났다, 네브래스카 대학교의 전 대학 미식축구 선수.

Munn은 6시에 청구되었습니다.’06”, which may have been an exaggeration but he was significantly taller than most professional wrestlers. He also legitimately weighed between 250 과 260 파운드.

Drawn by Munn’s popularity on the football field, Billy Sandow, the promoter/manager of the Gold Dust Trio, recruited Munn into professional wrestling in 1924. Sandow intended to build Munn up for a match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “<스팬 bbox_x = "949"bbox_y = "1780"bbox_w = "52"bbox_h = "19"fsize = "13"fweight = "3"빨간색 = "255"녹색 = "255"블루 = "255"알파 = "” 무거운 돌덩이 따위를 끌어 올리고 내리는 쇠 집게. Lewis and Mondt were the other two members of the Trio.

The challenge with developing Munn was his lack of experience with wrestling. He wasn’t an accomplished amateur wrestler, so he had no background in actual wrestling. 대개, it takes much longer to develop skills in grappling arts than striking arts. Munn would be considered a “수행자”. Performers could skillfully work a wrestling match but didn’t have any legitimate wrestling skills.

To hide his limitations, Munn originally worked short matches lasting only a few minutes. He would lift his opponents off the mat with a crotch hold, drop them to the mat and follow the opponent down landing with all his weight on the helpless foe. Munn did this well enough to convince fans he could wrestle. He became extremely popular in a short time particularly in the Kansas City, Missouri area.

Although Lewis and Mondt were against putting the world title on Munn because of his vulnerability to a legitimate wrestler, Sandow insisted. With his burgeoning popularity, Sandow saw Munn’s earning potential.

As the final preparation for a match with Lewis, Mondt booked himself with Munn. Since championship matches sometimes lasted a couple hours, the Trio needed Munn to at least wrestle for 30 분. Mondt wanted to lead Munn through a longer match to make sure Munn was ready and, more importantly, make sure fans saw Munn as a legitimate contender.

The plan went well as Munn won this match in two straight falls. Munn again used his crotch hold to throw Mondt but it took him 29 분, 35 seconds to secure the first fall. The second fall occurred in a much faster 4 분, 20 초.

Fans left the venue happy and talking about Munn being the man to defeat Ed “<스팬 bbox_x = "949"bbox_y = "1780"bbox_w = "52"bbox_h = "19"fsize = "13"fweight = "3"빨간색 = "255"녹색 = "255"블루 = "255"알파 = "” 무거운 돌덩이 따위를 끌어 올리고 내리는 쇠 집게. Sandow felt the same way. Would it be a mistake?

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Source: The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska), 12월 15, 1924 edition, 피. 3

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