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Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Mai 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American
Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, Verdensmester i tungvektbryting Ed “Strangler” Lewis was reputed to have injured his previous two opponents, Wladek Zbyszko and Joe Stecher, with his headlock. Lewis would use the headlock to hip toss his opponent to the floor. Zbyszko was knocked senseless, when his head hit the
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Farmer” Burns møtte den lille, men mektige Fred Beell. Mens begge bryterne veide 165 pounds, “Farmer” Burns sto 5'11” til Beells 5’04”. Den 32 år gamle Beell hadde imidlertid en stor aldersfordel over den 47 år gamle Burns. Burns debuterte inn 1879, da Beell var 3 år gammel. Mennene skulle ha en kamp i Omaha, Nebraska, en
April 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross met Sorakichi Matsuda, also known as Matsada, the first Japanese professional wrestler in the United States. Matsuda immigrated to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler because it didn’t really exist in Japan at the time. 28-year-old Duncan Ross was born in Turkey of Scottish descent on March
Og “Strangler” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, så han var den ideelle verdensmesteren i den moderne tid med forhåndsarrangerte kamper. However, early in his career, Lewis
I slutten av desember 1916, en merkelig hendelse skjedde. John F. Olin, en lokal Massachusetts-bryter, vant en kamp med den nåværende verdensmesteren Joe Stecher. Dommeren erklærte Olin som vinner etter at Stecher stakk av fra kampen. Før National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) gjorde endringer i reglene på 1950-tallet, mesterskap skiftet hender gjennom diskvalifikasjon eller
John “Tigermann” Sand kjempet flere “shoot” kamper i løpet av “worked” epoken på 1920-tallet. By this time, Amerikanske profesjonelle brytere samarbeidet med hverandre for å sette opp spennende kamper for fansen. Resultatene ble forhåndsbestemt av arrangører og ledere. Legitime konkurranser eller “shoots” var sjeldne. Når de skjedde, det var normalt å avgjøre en tvist mellom arrangører eller en
At the end of 1905, Fred Beell reiste Amerika og hypet opp en kamp med den tidligere amerikanske tungvektsbryteren Tom Jenkins. Beell var en tidligere amerikansk Heavyweight Wrestling Champion etter å ha beseiret Frank Gotch i en “worked” kamp i New Orleans i desember 1903. Han mistet tittelen tilbake til Gotch noen uker senere. Dyktige brytere, Jenkins og Beell
Joe Stecher og John “Tigermann” Pesek var legitime brytere i en primært “worked” æra, der kampene ble forhåndsbestemt med mindre noen bestemte seg for å dobbeltkrysse den andre bryteren eller promoteren ved å gjøre kampen om til en legitim konkurranse. Dobbeltkryss virket bare, hvis bryteren legitimt kunne vinne kampen. John Pesek likte ikke brytingens arbeid og snudde seg ofte
As the wrestler jumped off the mat, he grabbed the referee by the lapel with his good arm. “Why didn’t you stop it?” As Referee Siler tried to pull free, Duncan Ross’ seconds grabbed him and pulled him away. The men told Ross, “He can’t stop it. You have to submit.” Ross screamed, “I’m out of here.” As Ross walked