Tag: Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling

Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. During his

In early 1916, Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns, who trained and managed Frank Gotch to the World Heavyweight Championship, began denying that he developed current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. The claim seemed odd because Burns had been working with Stecher for several years. Burns helped prepare Stecher for his championship bout with Charlie Cutler in 1915. In a way, what Burns

Nan fen ane 1910 yo, pwomotè lit pwofesyonèl te rezerve luteur nan alimèt lit ki te travay oswa ki te òganize davans.. Occasionally, anjeneral kòm yon rezilta nan yon kwa doub, fanatik yo ta wè yon konkou aktyèl oswa “shoot” match ant luteur yo. Youn nan match sa yo te fèt an reta 1921 ak leve soti nan yon dispute ant Tex Rickard, prensipalman yon pwomotè boksè, ak Jack

Pòs semèn sa a se pou fini istwa doub kwa ki enplike Dick Shikat ak Danno O'Mahony.. Orijin yo pou kwa doub la aktyèlman te kòmanse nan yon match ak Ed “Strangler” Lewis nan Madison Square Garden nan mwa jen 9, 1932. Pandan ke match sa a te yon egzibisyon davans, luteur yo te nan diskisyon sou Lewis jete senti a

Avril la 12, 1887 edisyon an St la. Pòl Chak jou Globe te pote yon istwa sou bout la ant pè luteur pwofesyonèl, Evan “Strangler” Lewis ak “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Lòt luteur te pè Lewis’ kapasite kòm yon ekspè soumèt patikilyèman kapasite li yo ak anpriz nan. Joe Acton, pandan y ap chetif nan 150 liv, te yon wrèstle nan bwa ki. The bout should have been

Sou Mas 22, 1919, Ed “Strangler” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely

Mwen ekri pòs sa a pou m korije yon pòs anvan mwen te ekri sou kwa doub nan lit pwofesyonèl. Mwen te panse orijinèlman doub kwa te fini apre Stanislaus Zybszko doub te travèse Gold Dust Trio la.. Zbyszko, apre yo fin dakò pèdi ak Munn, bat li nan sa ki te tounen yon konkou lejitim pou World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship la. Ed “Strangler” Lewis, ki moun ki lage a

Stanislaus Zbyszko te fè yon toune Etazini nan 1910 an preparasyon pou yon match tit ak World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch pita nan ane a. Vwayaj li mennen l 'nan St. Louis nan mwa me 29, 1910. Zbyszko te pwograme pou rankontre Charley Olson, grappler pwa loud trè konsidere. Olson se te yon luteur kalifye, ki te antrene ak St. Louis wrèstle George

Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns te yon trape-jan-trape pwofesyonèl ka wrèstle kòm byen ke lit ak fizik antrenè kiltirèl. Malgre gwo siksè kòm yon wrèstle pwofesyonèl, menm genyen chanpyona Ameriken pwa lou, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns te fèt mwa fevriye 15, 1861 nan Cedar Konte, Iowa. Tou de Lè sa a, e kounye a,, lit se nan san yon Iowan a.

Mwen te ekri pòs sa a akòz yon konvèsasyon mwen te make sou Twitter sou la 1911 revanj ant Frank Gotch ak Georg Hackenschmidt pou chanpyona Mondyal Lut Pwa Lou. Jim Cornette, ki moun ki anplis ke yo te youn nan pi bon manadjè yo nan lit pwofesyonèl se tou yon istoryen pro lit., te pale de kwa doub nan dezyèm match Gotch-Hack la