Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Postitused teemal „püüa-püüa-saab“ või „püüa püüda“ maadlusmatšide kohta, pärast seda domineeris USA-s maadlusstiil 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 protokoll. Beell won the
Joe Acton oli 19. sajandil üks Inglismaa parimaid maadlejaid. 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. Poolt 1904 või 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 tõusis professionaalse maadluse ridades, et saada mitte ainult 1930. aastate, vaid kõigi aegade suurimaks kassastaariks. Siiski, kui London poleks tulnud St. Louis 1920. aastate alguses, lugu oleks võinud olla hoopis teistsugune. Londos õppis püüda-saagi-saab maadlust, samal ajal kui Londos esines karnevaliringil tugeva mehena.
Oktoobril 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) meistrivõistlused, kuid jäi tähelepanu alt välja kuni
On November 7, 1908, Charles Olson kohtus “Americus” Gus Schonlein maadluse kergekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustele. Matš osutus sama põnevaks, kui vaatlejad seda kahtlustasid, kuid see lõppes vaidlustega. Olson oli 6’01” aga kaalus ainult 170 naela. Sündis Max Flaskamp Krefeldis, Nordrhein-Westfalenis 1879, ta võttis nimeks Charles või Charley Olson
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 naela. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Siiski, 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
Jõuluöö 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
Ed “Strangler” Lewis on üks kõigi aegade suurimaid professionaalseid maadlejaid ja maailmameistriid. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, mida Lewis hakkas promootorite ja maadlejatena kasutama, muutis professionaalse maadluse eelnevalt kokkulepitud või "töötatud" näituseks. Lewis kasutas algselt eesmise näo lukku või giljotiini õhuklappi. Lewise nimekaim Evan “Strangler” Lewis tegi esikülje luku või
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. Lõpuks ta kindlustas