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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, kuris buvo 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. Deja, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.
On 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
Gruodžio 16, 1917, Frankas Alvinas Gotch neteko trijų savaičių mūšį su apsinuodijimo ureminis. Gydytojai bandė išlaikyti savo inkstus išgyvena Čikagoje operaciją, bet ji pateikė tik laikiną palengvėjimą. Gotch skirtas keliauti į Hot Springs, Arkanzasas pabandyti ir atkurti savo sveikatą. Operacija baigėsi šį viltį. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
Pirmadienį, Vasaris 7, 1887, Evanas “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Actonas susitiko „Battery D“ Čikagoje, Illinois. Tai būtų pirmasis iš kelių vyrų parodinių susirėmimų. Anksti jie surengė šias parodas didesniuose Vidurio Vakarų miestuose 1887. Kaip ir Šv. Pauliaus rungtynes aprašiau ankstesniame įraše, Lewisas ir Actonas sutiko
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Be šio epizodo, I discuss what Evan “Žmogžudys” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Pagrindinė turinys – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Tačiau, 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” imtynių skatinimas ir įveikė Munną
Tą pačią dieną Joe Stecher kovojo su Stanislovu Zbyszko už pripažintą pasaulio sunkiasvorių imtynių čempionato versiją Sankt Peterburge.. 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
Evanas “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 svarų, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
Balandžio 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” atitikmuo. 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