Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
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 Minuten. Beell gewann
Joe Acton war einer der besten Wrestler Englands im 19. Jahrhundert. 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
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. Von 1904 oder 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. Jedoch, 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
Am Oktober 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) Championship but remained out of the spotlight until
On November 7, 1908, Charles Olson traf “Americus” Gus Schönlein für die Welt-Schwergewichts-Wrestling Championship. Das Spiel erwies sich als spannend werden, als Beobachter vermuteten, es wäre aber es endete in Streit. Olson stand 6’01” aber wog nur 170 Pfund. Geboren Max Flaskamp in Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen in 1879, er nahm den Namen Charles oder Charley Olson
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 Pfund. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Jedoch, 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
On Christmas Night 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko traf Giovanni Raicievich in einem mit Spannung erwarteten Schwergewichts-Ringkampf. Zbyszko, die mit World Heavyweight Wrestling-Champion Frank Gotch für einen Rückkampf warb, vereinbart Raicevich zu werfen 3 mal in 90 Minuten oder Verlierer erklärt werden. Wie kamen die Männer der berühmten Madison Square Garden in New York City, Zbyszko war eindeutig die
Und “Würger” Lewis ist einer der größten professionellen Wrestler und Weltmeister aller Zeiten. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, die Lewis als Promoter und Wrestler einsetzte, verwandelte das professionelle Wrestling in eine vorher vereinbarte oder „ausgearbeitete“ Ausstellung. Lewis verwendete ursprünglich den Front-Face-Lock oder den Guillotine-Choke. Lewis‘ Namensvetter Evan „Strangler“ Lewis sorgte dafür, dass der vordere Face Lock oder
Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Endlich hat er es geschafft