Tag: Catch-as-Catch-Can Lluita

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

Al desembre 14, 1922, una multitud de 10,000 els aficionats van omplir el St. Louis Coliseum per veure la represa entre l'actual campió mundial de lluita de pes pesat Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis i l'antic campió Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “derrotat” Zbyszko pel títol a Wichita, Kansas al març 1922. Desconegut per aquests aficionats, el pla era que Zbyszko perdés el partit davant Lewis però

Al gener 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” i 210 lliures, “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. Segon,

Quan Billy Sandow i Ed Lewis van decidir que el regnat del títol de Stanislaus Zbyszko s'havia quedat sense impuls promocional, van decidir “win” tornar el títol al març 1922. St. El promotor de Louis, John Contos, va poder assegurar la gran represa, que es produiria al St. Louis Coliseum el dijous, Desembre 14, 1922. By this time, Lluita professional nord-americana fora de

On Thursday, Novembre 22, 1923, St. El promotor de Louis, John Contos, va acollir una polèmica targeta rematada per un partit entre Joe Stecher i Dan Kolov, un lluitador búlgar emergent. La targeta va ser coberta per John E. Wray, l'editor esportiu del St. Louis Post-Dispatch. La targeta va ser controvertida perquè es van anunciar dues de les estrelles més grans de la lluita lliure, però no ho van fer

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 “Estrangulador” 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, Novembre 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. 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 lliures. Però, Zbyszko

En una entrada al blog el mes passat, Vaig escriure sobre la dificultat que van tenir els promotors per organitzar el partit Joe Stecher contra Jess Westergaard. Inicialment programat per a Omaha, Nebraska, el cap de policia d'Omaha i el comissari de policia estaven preocupats perquè el partit estigués preestablert o a “work”. No volien que els jugadors fossin acollits per l'exposició. Per evitar aquest fet, ells

Frank 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 “Cop de destral” in the 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

Al gener 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled