Tag: Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling

Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, na naging 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. Sa kasamaang-palad, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

Madalas kong natagpuan ang pinakamalaking hamon sa pagsasaliksik ng maagang propesyonal na pakikipagbuno ay ang paghihiwalay ng katotohanan mula sa fiction. Kahit na ang mga wrestler ay nakikipagkumpitensya sa mga lehitimong laban, madalas nilang pinalaki ang mga kinalabasan, bumuo ng apokripal na alamat sa paligid ng kanilang mga tagumpay at gumawa ng mga haka-haka na kuwento upang ipaliwanag ang kanilang mga pagkatalo. Ang propesyonal na pakikipagbuno ay sumibol mula sa mga karnabal at pinanatili ang mga instinct na pang-promosyon ng sining na ito. St.

Sa December 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

Sa Monday, Pebrero 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Nagkita si Joe Acton sa Battery D sa Chicago, Illinois. Ito ang magiging una sa ilang mga labanan sa eksibisyon sa pagitan ng mga lalaki. Ginawa nila ang mga eksibisyong ito sa mas malalaking lungsod sa Midwestern noong maaga 1887. Tulad ng St. Paul match na tinakpan ko sa isang naunang post, Sumang-ayon sina Lewis at Acton

This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Sa ang episode na ito, I discuss what Evan “Ang Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Pangunahing Nilalaman – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Gayunman, 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 pag-promote at talunin Munn para sa

Sa parehong araw ay nakipagbuno si Joe Stecher kay Stanislaus Zbyszko para sa kinikilalang bersyon ng World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship sa St.. Louis, At “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 was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 pounds, 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

Sa Abril 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” posporo. 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