Tag: Lutte Catch-as-Catch-Can

When “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, known as “Entaille” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman

Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 procès-verbal. Beell won the

Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Par 1904 ou 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,

Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. Cependant, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during

On October 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Championnat mais est resté à l'écart des projecteurs jusqu'à

Sur Novembre 7, 1908, Charles Olson a rencontré “Americus” Gus Schonlein pour le championnat du monde de lutte des poids lourds légers. Le match s'est avéré aussi excitant que les observateurs le soupçonnaient, mais il s'est terminé par une controverse.. Olson était 6’01” mais ne pesait que 170 livres. Né Max Flaskamp à Krefeld, Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie en 1879, il a pris le nom de Charles ou Charley Olson

Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 livres. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Cependant, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, qui s'est rendu en Amérique pour affronter Frank Gotch après sa défaite

La nuit de Noël 1911, Stanislas Zbyszko a rencontré Giovanni Raicievich dans un combat très attendu de lutte poids lourd. Zbyszko, qui faisait campagne pour une revanche avec le champion du monde de lutte poids lourd Frank Gotch, a accepté de jeter Raicevich 3 fois dans 90 minutes ou être déclaré perdant. Alors que les hommes entraient dans le célèbre Madison Square Garden de New York, Zbyszko était clairement le