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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.
Den January 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 var en dygtig
Omaha politimester H.W. Dunn oprettede overskrifter i marts 28, 1915, da han udstedte en ordre, der forbød den annoncerede professionelle wrestling-kamp mellem Joe Stecher og Jess Westergaard. April 6, 1915 kamp var planlagt til Omaha Auditorium. Høvdingen udstedte faktisk ordren efter anmodning fra Superintendent for Police A.C. Kugle. Kugel udsendte en erklæring til
Den December 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis besejrede Joe Stecher for hans World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Men, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, også kaldet Evan Lewis “Det Strangler”, var en professionel wrestler fra 1882 til 1899. Lewis var den første amerikanske Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” eller “hang hold”, som moderne MMA-fans kender som en guillotine-choke. Lewis fik sin professionelle debut ved at vinde en 64 mand turnering
Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 pounds. I 1891, Burns som Iowa sværvægt tog JC. Comstock, Michigan sværvægt. J.C. Comstock was
Den January 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, nogle få amerikanske wrestlere havde endda hævdet at være Nogert før
In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewede St.. Louis wrestling promotor John Contos. Murphy foreslog overfor Contos, at den dominerende wrestlers æra som William Muldoon var forbi. Murphy talte om den nylige kamp mellem “Verdensmester” Hardneck Phillips og spilkonkurrencen Webster O’Malley. Phillips forsvarede med succes sit mesterskab ved at kaste O’Malley efter 1 hour, 50
Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”
On April 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch mødte World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt til verden titel på Dexter Park Pavilion i Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt blev ubesejret som professionel, men havde været verdensmester i ca. 7 år. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
På tirsdag, Marts 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 og 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.