Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about professional wrestling during the 1800s.
Torstaina, Huhtikuu 10, 1884, America’s first full-time professional wrestler, J.H. McLaughlin wrestled all-around Scottish athlete and wrestler Duncan C. Ross at Detroit’s Opera House. The men wrestled a three-out-of-five falls mixed styles match. McLaughlin specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling. The men wrestled two falls under collar-and-elbow rules. Ross favored side hold rules. The men wrestled two falls by securing side
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/djsp9h/Episode_27bqc2z.mp3Podcast: Toista uudessa ikkunassa | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss what I learned completing my book on the first Japanese pro wrestler Sorakichi Matsuda, who wrestled in America from 1884 to 1891. Update I gave an update on my upcoming schedule. Wayfarer in a Foreign Land should be available at the end of July or August 2023 depending
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/axyw2v/Episode_258ridr.mp3Podcast: Toista uudessa ikkunassa | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss an 1884 mixed styles match between J.H. McLaughlin and Duncan C. Ross. Update Shut Up and Wrestle Interview with Mike Chapman – Why I normally don’t read other historians of the time frame that I study. Based on the interview, I am going to research two matches I viewed
Henry Moses Dufur erikoistui kaulus- ja kyynärpääpainiin, kun Dufur paini ammattimaisesti 1870- ja 1880-luvuilla. Syntynyt toukokuussa 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur paini pääasiassa Yhdysvaltojen koillisosassa. Kesäkuuta 27, 1878, Dufur paini vasta-ottelun Cox-nimisen painijan kanssa Boston Baseball Parkissa viidensadan fanin edessä. Viisisataa fania
In this episode, I discuss professional wrestling matches conducted under Sumo Rules in the 1880s. Update While I hate UFC merging with WWE, you do have to salute Vince McMahon selling his company for more than it’s worth. Vince also managed to stay in charge of the company. Vince McMahon won the promotional wars of the 1980s and 1990s because
In the early 1880s, Sorakichi Matsuda, or Matsada in most American newspapers, traveled to the United States to wrestle professionally. Japan did not have a developed professional wrestling circuit, so Matsuda thought he would bring the sport back to Japan after an apprenticeship in the United States. After training for a while, Matsuda signed an agreement to wrestle the first
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e6nq7d/Episode_21a0s9w.mp3Podcast: Toista uudessa ikkunassa | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the short but impactful career of the original Terrible Turk, Yusuf Ismail. Update Endeavor recently bought World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and merged it into a company with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Merging a worked exhibition with legitimate contests may not be the great idea Endeavor envisioned. Pääsisältöön
Perjantaina, Marraskuu 27, 1891, entinen amerikkalainen raskaansarjan painin mestari Joe Acton paini tulevan raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestari Bob Fitzsimmonsin San Franciscossa, Kalifornia. Miehet painivat ilmoituksen puolesta $1,000.00 purse. Acton yleensä luovutti koon vastustajalleen, mutta Acton painoi 148-kiloisen Fitzsimmonsin seitsemällä kilolla.. Miehet painivat kahdesta kolmesta putoamisottelun "saapa niinkuin saa-voi" -painin mukaan
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mem3a8/Episode_206q4px.mp3Podcast: Toista uudessa ikkunassa | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the career of Sorakichi Matsada, a 19th Century Japanese pro wrestler. Update I discuss the new podcast schedule. Toivottavasti, Caleb will be back with me for the next episode. I will release an episode on the second Monday of every month. If scheduling allows, a second episode will be
Toukokuun 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail wrestled Tom Jenkins in Cleveland, Ohio. Ismail only toured the United States for six months in the early part of 1898. Ismail wrestled less than ten matches but left a path of destruction remembered to this day. Ismail made a powerful impression by easily defeating both Evan “Strangler” Lewis. Ismail also made a strong