羅伯揭露業務
當世界重量級摔角冠軍威廉·馬爾登退休時 1889, 他希望他的門生歐內斯特·羅伯能夠被公認為新的冠軍. 然而, 馬爾登贏得希臘羅馬摔角冠軍, 這是德國出生的羅伯的專長. 不幸的是, 馬丁的功績 “農民” 伯恩斯和埃文 “在扼殺” 劉易斯將接球式摔角推向主流摔角風格. 羅伯確實有一個
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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.
Hack Accuses Americans of Faking
何時 “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, 被稱為 “哈克” 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 Unimpressive in 1903
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 分鐘. 貝爾贏了
“小惡魔” 無法擊敗惠斯勒
喬·阿克頓 (Joe Acton) 是 19 世紀英格蘭最優秀的摔跤手之一. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
聖. Louis Wrestler Surprises Gotch
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “工作” matches thrown in the mix. 通過 1904 或 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,
隆多斯擊敗科洛夫
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. 然而, 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
Fred Beell Overcomes Old Champ
十月 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) 冠軍，但一直淡出人們的視線，直到
阿梅里克斯擊敗查理·奧爾森
十一月 7, 1908, 查爾斯·奧爾森遇見 “Americus” 格斯·舍恩萊因 (Gus Schonlein) 參加世界輕重量級摔角錦標賽. 事實證明，這場比賽正如觀察家所猜測的那樣令人興奮，但最終卻引發了爭議. 奧爾森排名第6’01” 但僅重 170 英鎊. 馬克斯·弗拉斯坎普 (Max Flaskamp) 出生於克雷菲爾德, 北萊茵-威斯特法倫州 1879, 他的名字是查爾斯或查理奧爾森
Gotch Easily Beats Raicevich
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 英鎊. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. 然而, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, who traveled to America to take on Frank Gotch after he defeated
Christmas Night Wrestling Fiasco
在聖誕夜 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko met Giovanni Raicievich in a much-anticipated heavyweight wrestling bout. Zbyszko, who was campaigning for a rematch with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, agreed to throw Raicevich 3 times in 90 minutes or be declared the loser. As the men entered the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, Zbyszko was clearly the