Tag: Mieleka ya Catch-as-Catch-Can

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

Desemba 14, 1922, umati wa 10,000 mashabiki walijaa St. Louis Coliseum kutazama pambano la marudiano kati ya Bingwa wa sasa wa Mieleka ya Uzito wa Juu Ed “Strangler” Lewis na bingwa wa zamani Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “kushindwa” Zbyszko kwa jina la Wichita, Kansas mwezi Machi 1922. Haijulikani kwa mashabiki hawa, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but

Katika Januari 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” na 210 paundi, “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. Pili,

When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum siku ya Alhamisi, Desemba 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of

Siku ya Alhamisi, Novemba 22, 1923, St. Promota wa Louis John Contos aliandaa kadi yenye utata baada ya mechi kati ya Joe Stecher na Dan Kolov., mwanamieleka wa Kibulgaria anayekuja hivi karibuni. Kadi hiyo ilifunikwa na John E. Wray, Mhariri wa Michezo wa St. Louis baada ya Dispatch. Kadi hiyo ilikuwa na utata kwa sababu mastaa wawili wakubwa katika mieleka walitangazwa lakini hawakufanya hivyo

Yusuf Ismail alishindana tu nchini Marekani kwa miezi sita katika nusu ya kwanza ya 1898. Katika mechi yake ya kwanza muhimu, aliondolewa kwa kosa la faulo mbaya. Katika mechi yake nyingine muhimu tu, alitoa Evan “Strangler” Lewis pigo la maisha yake. Hata hivyo ziara yake fupi ya Marekani ilimfanya kuwa hadithi. Ismail aliingia

On a Thursday night, Novemba 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 paundi. Hata hivyo, Zbyszko

Katika chapisho la blogi mwezi uliopita, Niliandika kuhusu ugumu wa mapromota katika kuandaa mechi ya Joe Stecher dhidi ya Jess Westergaard. Hapo awali ilipangwa kwa Omaha, Nebraska, Mkuu wa Polisi wa Omaha na Kamishna wa Polisi walikuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu mechi hiyo kupangwa mapema au a “work”. Hawakutaka wacheza kamari wachukuliwe na maonyesho. Ili kuzuia tukio hili, wao

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” katika 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

Januari 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