Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, kes oli 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Kahjuks, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Varase professionaalse maadluse uurimisel olen sageli leidnud suurimat väljakutset fakti eraldamine ilukirjandusest. Isegi siis, kui maadlejad võistlesid seaduslikes matšides, nad sageli paisutavad tulemusi, ehitas oma võitude ümber apokrüüfolkloristikat ja mõtles välja oma väljamõeldud lugusid, et nende kaotusi selgitada. Professionaalne maadlus kerkis karnevalidest ja säilitas selle kunsti reklaamiinstinkti. St.
On jaanuar 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
On detsember 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
Esmaspäeval, Veebruar 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton kohtus Chicagos Battery D juures, Illinois. See oleks esimene mitmest meestevahelisest näituselahingust. Nad esitasid neid näitusi varakult suuremates Kesk-Lääne linnades 1887. Nagu St. Pauli matš, mida käsitlesin ühes varasemas postituses, Lewis ja Acton nõustusid sellega
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Sel episood, I discuss what Evan “Kuristaja” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Siiski, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” wrestling promotion and beat Munn for the
Evan “Strangler” Lewis oli hirmutav konkurendi. Kuigi ta ei olnud suur mees 5’09” ja kaalutakse 170 naela, Lewis’ meisterlikkust esildisi teda võrdne või parem kõige maadlejate tema ajastu. Jack Carkeek oli kohutav maadleja kuid üks mängu Lewis peaaegu pani teda pensionile. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
On the same day Joe Stecher wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the recognized version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St. Louis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Aprillil 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. They would cooperate in a number of worked or “prearranged” tikud. Lewis in fact dropped his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek Zbyszko in 1917. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling