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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.
Thaistil Stanislaus Zbyszko go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe i 1909 cluiche á lorg aige le Frank Gotch, an Curadh Domhanda Trom-mheáchain aitheanta. Chun teacht i gcruth don dúshlán seo agus bí ag súil leis an gcluiche teidil, Thug Zbyskzo camchuairt ar an gcuid is mó de na cathracha móra sna Stáit Aontaithe. During May 1910, Tháinig Zbyszko i St. Louis as a chluiche leis an wrestler cumasach Charles
Ar Nollaig 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. Lewis “defeated” 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
I mí Eanáir 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” agus 210 punt, “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. Dara,
Nuair a chinn Billy Sandow agus Ed Lewis go raibh deireadh le réimeas teidil Stanislaus Zbyszko, shocraigh siad “win” ar ais an teideal i mí an Mhárta 1922. St. Bhí tionscnóir Louis John Contos in ann an cluiche ceannais a bhaint amach, a tharlódh ag an St. Louis Coliseum ar an Déardaoin, December 14, 1922. By this time, wrestling gairmiúil Meiriceánach taobh amuigh de
Ar Déardaoin, Samhain 22, 1923, St. D’óstáil an tionscnóir Louis John Contos cárta conspóideach a raibh cluiche idir Joe Stecher agus Dan Kolov ag barr leis., wrestler Bulgáiris atá ag teacht chun cinn. Bhí an cárta clúdaithe ag John E. Wray, an tEagarthóir Spóirt don St. Louis Iar-Seolta. Bhí an cárta conspóideach mar gur fógraíodh dhá cheann de na réaltaí is mó sa chomóradh ach níor fógraíodh
Níor chaith Yusuf Ismail ach sé mhí sna Stáit Aontaithe sa chéad leath de 1898. Ina chéad chluiche suntasach, dícháilíodh é le haghaidh feall fí. Ina chluiche suntasach amháin eile, thug sé Evan “Strangler” Lewis buille a shaoil. Ach chuir a chamchuairt ghairid ar na Stáit Aontaithe finscéal leis. Chuaigh Ismail isteach sa
Ar oíche Déardaoin, Samhain 25, 1909, Domhanda Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch bhuail Wrestling Polainnis Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko do chluiche gcis i Buffalo, Nua-Eabhrac. D'aontaigh Gotch a fhorghéilleadh an bout más rud é nach bhféadfadh sé caith Zbyszko dhó i uair an chloig. Méid Zbyszko agus neart a cruthaíodh fadhbanna do Gotch, a mheá 190 punt go Zbyszko ar 260 punt. Mar sin féin, Zbyszko
I blogphost an mhí seo caite, Scríobh mé faoin deacracht a bhí ag tionscnóirí cluiche Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard a stáitsiú. Ar dtús sceidealta le haghaidh Omaha, Nebraska, bhí imní ar Cheannaire Póilíní agus Póilíní Omaha faoin gcluiche a bhí réamhshocruithe nó a “work”. Ní raibh siad ag iarraidh go mbeadh gamblers tógtha isteach ag an taispeántas. Chun cosc a chur ar an teagmhas seo, siad
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 “Hack” 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
Ar Eanáir 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