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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.
Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, Campeão Mundial de Luta Peso Pesado 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 “Agricultor” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 libras, “Agricultor” Burns stood 5’11” to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Burns debuted in 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, one
Em abril de 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
Ed “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, so he was the ideal world champion in the modern era of prearranged matches. However, early in his career, Lewis
No final de dezembro 1916, um evento estranho ocorreu. John F. Olín, um lutador local de Massachusetts, venceu uma partida com o atual Campeão Mundial Joe Stecher. O árbitro declarou Olin o vencedor após Stecher se afastar da partida. Antes da National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) fez mudanças nas regras na década de 1950, campeonatos mudaram de mãos por desqualificação ou
Banheiro “Tigerman” Sand lutou vários “shoot” partidas durante o “worked” era dos anos 1920. By this time, Os lutadores profissionais americanos cooperaram entre si para oferecer lutas emocionantes para os fãs. Os resultados foram predeterminados por promotores e gerentes. Concursos legítimos ou “shoots” eram raros. Quando eles ocorreram, normalmente era para resolver uma disputa entre promotores ou um
At the end of 1905, Fred Beell estava viajando pela América animando uma luta com o ex-campeão americano de luta livre Tom Jenkins. Beell foi um ex-campeão americano de luta livre de pesos pesados tendo derrotado Frank Gotch em uma “worked” partida em Nova Orleans em dezembro 1903. Ele perdeu o título para Gotch algumas semanas depois. Lutadores capazes, Jenkins e Beell
Joe Stecher e John “Homem Tigre” Pesek eram lutadores legítimos principalmente “worked” era, onde as lutas eram predeterminadas, a menos que alguém decidisse trair o outro lutador ou promotor, transformando a luta em uma competição legítima. Traições duplas só funcionaram, se o lutador pudesse legitimamente vencer a partida. John Pesek não gostava da natureza trabalhada do wrestling e muitas vezes voltava
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
Em 1922, O promotor de Nova York, Jack Curley, entrou em conflito com o Gold Dust Trio, gerente Billy Sandow, Campeão Mundial de Luta Peso Pesado Ed “Strangler” Lewis e o lutador/gênio promocional Joseph “Toots” Mondt. O Trio controlou o campeonato mundial e impediu Curley de reservar o campeão. Para se vingar do Trio, Curley começou a promover agressivamente o medalhista de prata e colegiado do wrestling olímpico