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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.
En enero 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 era un experto
Jefe de policía de Omaha H.W.. Dunn creó titulares en marzo 28, 1915, cuando emitió una orden que prohibía el combate de lucha libre profesional anunciado entre Joe Stecher y Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 El partido estaba programado para el Auditorio de Omaha.. De hecho, el jefe emitió la orden a instancias del Superintendente de Policía A.C.. kugel. Kugel emitió un comunicado para
En diciembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis derrotó a Joe Stecher por su Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Libre de Peso Pesado. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Sin embargo, 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, también llamado Evan Lewis “el estrangulador”, fue un luchador profesional de 1882 a 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” o “hang hold”, que los fanáticos modernos de MMA conocen como estrangulamiento de guillotina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 torneo masculino
Martín “Agricultor” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Agricultor” 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 libras. In 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was
En enero 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, Algunos luchadores estadounidenses incluso habían afirmado antes ser Nogert.
In November 1923, St. El reportero del Louis Star-Times, Billy Murphy, entrevistó a St.. El promotor de lucha libre de Louis, John Contos.. Murphy le propuso a Contos que la era de los luchadores dominantes como William Muldoon había terminado. Murphy habló sobre el reciente partido entre “Campeón del mundo” Hardneck Phillips y el contendiente Webster O'Malley. Phillips defendió con éxito su campeonato lanzando a O'Malley tras 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”
En abril 3, 1908, American Wrestling Campeón Frank Gotch reunió World Wrestling Campeón George Hackenschmidt por el título mundial en Dexter Parque Pavilion en Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt era invicto como profesional, pero había sido campeón del mundo por aproximadamente 7 año. Gotch era un año mayor pero se le consideraba un prometedor.. Los fanáticos y periodistas que cubren el deporte consideraron a Gotch
El martes, Marzo 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 y 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.