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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.
On 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 was a skilled
Szef policji w Omaha H.W. Dunn stworzył nagłówki w marcu 28, 1915, kiedy wydał rozkaz zakazujący reklamowanego profesjonalnego meczu wrestlingowego między Joe Stecherem i Jessem Westergaardem. The April 6, 1915 mecz zaplanowano w Omaha Auditorium. Komendant faktycznie wydał rozkaz na polecenie nadinspektora policji A.C. Kugel. Kugel wydał oświadczenie dot
Grudzień 13, 1920, I “Dusiciel” Lewis pokonał Joe Stechera i zdobył mistrzostwo świata w wadze ciężkiej. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Jednak, 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 “Dusiciel” Chwytak, zwany także Evan Lewis “Dusiciel”, był wrestler z 1882 do 1899. Lewis był pierwszym amerykańskim Heavyweight szczepień jako przyłów Czy Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” lub “hang hold”, które współcześni fani MMA znają jako duszenie gilotynowe. Lewis zadebiutował wygrywając 64 turniej mężczyzn
Jaskółka oknówka “Rolnik” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Rolnik” Burns był wielki zapaśnik we własnym prawo. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 funtów. W 1891, Burns jako mistrz wagi ciężkiej Iowa wziął na JC. Comstock, Heavyweight Champion Michigan. J.C. Comstock was
On 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, kilku amerykańskich zapaśników nawet wcześniej twierdziło, że jest Nogertem
In November 1923, St. Reporter Louis Star-Times, Billy Murphy, przeprowadził wywiad z St. Promotor zapasów Louis, John Contos. Murphy zaproponował Contosowi, że era dominujących zapaśników, takich jak William Muldoon, dobiegła końca. Murphy mówił o ostatnim meczu pomiędzy “Mistrz Świata” Hardneck Phillips i pretendent do tytułu Webster O’Malley. Phillips skutecznie obronił swoje mistrzostwo, rzucając po nim O'Malleya 1 hour, 50
I “Dusiciel” 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”
W kwietniu 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 lat. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
We wtorek, Marzec 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 i 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.