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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.
இல் 1922, New York promoter Jack Curley ran afoul of the Gold Dust Trio, manager Billy Sandow, உலக ஹெவிவெயிட் மல்யுத்த சாம்பியன் எட் “Strangler” Lewis and wrestler/promotional genius Joseph “Toots” Mondt. The Trio controlled the world championship and froze Curley out of booking the champion. To get even with the Trio, Curley began aggressively promoting Olympic wrestling silver medalist and collegiate
Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States in 1909 seeking a match with recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To get in shape for this challenge and build anticipation for the title match, Zbyskzo toured most of the major cities in the United States. During May 1910, Zbyszko arrived in St. Louis for his match with capable wrestler Charles
டிசம்பர் 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. உலுவிசு “தோற்கடித்தார்” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
ஜனவரி மாதம் 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, மேரிலாந்து. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” மற்றும் 210 பவுண்டுகள், “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. இரண்டாம்,
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. ஸ்டம்ப். Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. வியாழக்கிழமை லூயிஸ் கொலிசியம், டிசம்பர் 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
வியாழக்கிழமை, நவம்பர் 22, 1923, ஸ்டம்ப். Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. லூயிஸ் போஸ்ட் டிஸ்பேட்ச். The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
On a Thursday night, நவம்பர் 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, நியூயார்க். Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 பவுண்டுகள். எனினும், Zbyszko
In a blog post last month, ஜோ ஸ்டெச்சர் vs ஜெஸ் வெஸ்டர்கார்ட் போட்டியை நடத்துவதில் விளம்பரதாரர்களுக்கு ஏற்பட்ட சிரமத்தைப் பற்றி நான் எழுதினேன். முதலில் ஒமாஹாவில் திட்டமிடப்பட்டது, Nebraska, ஒமாஹா காவல்துறைத் தலைவர் மற்றும் காவல்துறை ஆணையர் போட்டி முன்கூட்டியே திட்டமிடப்பட்டது அல்லது ஏ “work”. சூதாட்டக்காரர்கள் கண்காட்சிக்கு அழைத்துச் செல்லப்படுவதை அவர்கள் விரும்பவில்லை. இந்த நிகழ்வைத் தடுக்க, அவர்கள்
பிராங்க் Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, Iowa, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “வாடகை குதிரை” உள்ள 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch