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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.
Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, som var 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. Desværre, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Jeg har ofte fundet ud af, at den største udfordring ved at forske i tidlig professionel wrestling er at adskille fakta fra fiktion. Selv når bryderne konkurrerede i legitime kampe, de ofte oppustede resultater, opbygget apokryfisk folklore omkring deres sejre og opdigtede fantasifulde fortællinger for at bortforklare deres tab. Professionel brydning udsprang fra karnevalerne og beholdt denne kunsts salgsfremmende instinkter. St.
Den January 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
Den December 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch mistede en tre uge kamp med uræmisk forgiftning. Læger forsøgte at holde hans nyrer går gennem en operation i Chicago, men det gav kun midlertidig lindring. Gotch til formål at rejse til Hot Springs, Arkansas for at forsøge at genoprette sit helbred. Operationen sluttede dette håb. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
På mandag, Februar 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis og “Lille Demon” han blev diskvalificeret for en slem fejl, Illinois. han blev diskvalificeret for en slem fejl. han blev diskvalificeret for en slem fejl 1887. han blev diskvalificeret for en slem fejl. han blev diskvalificeret for en slem fejl, han blev diskvalificeret for en slem fejl
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. I denne episode, I discuss what Evan “Den Strangler” 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. Men, 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 forfremmelse og slog Munn for
Samme dag kæmpede Joe Stecher Stanislaus Zbyszko om den anerkendte version af World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship i 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
Evan “Strangler” Lewis var en skræmmende konkurrent. Selv om han ikke var en stor mand ved 5’09” og vejes 170 pounds, Lewis’ beherskelse af indlæg gjorde ham en tilsvarende eller bedre for de fleste wrestlere i hans æra. Jack Carkeek var en fantastisk wrestler, men en kamp med Lewis næsten fik ham til at gå på pension. Lewis’ omdømme var stærkt forbundet med hans frygtede
On April 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” tændstikker. 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