Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
Příspěvky o chyť-jak-chytit nebo chytit wrestlingové zápasy, dominantní styl zápasu ve Spojených státech po 1890.
Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to
Prosince 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Však, 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, také volal Evan Lewis “škrtič”, byl profesionální zápasník z 1882 na 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” nebo “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament
Martin “Zemědělec” Burns je známý dnes jako trenér legendárního zápasníka Frank Gotch. “Zemědělec” Burns byl velký zápasník v jeho vlastní pravý. Burns vyhrál Wrestling mistrem American těžká váha legitimní profesionální zápas éry přesto, že pouze 165 liber. V 1891, Burns jako Iowa přeborník v těžké váze se na JC. Comstock, Michigan přeborník v těžké váze. J.C. Comstock was
Ledna 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, několik amerických zápasníků dokonce dříve tvrdilo, že jsou Nogert
In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewed St. Louis wrestling promoter John Contos. Murphy proposed to Contos that the era of dominant wrestlers like William Muldoon was over. Murphy spoke about the recent match between “World Champion” Hardneck Phillips and the game contender Webster O’Malley. Phillips successfully defended his championship by throwing O’Malley after 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”
Stanislaus Zbyszko absolvoval turné po Spojených státech 1910 v přípravě na titulový zápas s mistrem světa v těžké váze Frankem Gotchem později v tomto roce. Jeho turné ho přivedlo do St. Louis v květnu 29, 1910. Zbyszko se měl setkat s vysoce uznávaným grapplerem polotěžké váhy Charleym Olsonem. Olson byl zručný zápasník, který trénoval se St. Louis zápasník George
Dne 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch setkal World Wrestling mistra George Hackenschmidt o světový titul v Dexter pavilon v parku v Chicagu, Illinois. Hackenschmidt byl neporažený jako profesionál, ale byl mistr světa na přibližně 7 let. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
V úterý, Březen 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 a 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.