लड़ाकू खेल इतिहासकार और मार्शल आर्टिस्ट
कैच-एज़-कैच-कैन या कैच कुश्ती मैच के बारे में पोस्ट, के बाद संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में कुश्ती की प्रमुख शैली 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 मिनट. बील ने जीत हासिल की
Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 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. द्वारा 1904 या 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. तथापि, 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
अक्टूबर को 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) चैम्पियनशिप लेकिन तब तक सुर्खियों से बाहर रहे
नवंबर को 7, 1908, चार्ल्स ओल्सन से मुलाकात हुई “Americus” विश्व लाइट हैवीवेट कुश्ती चैम्पियनशिप के लिए गस शॉनलेन. यह मैच उतना ही रोमांचक साबित हुआ जितना कि पर्यवेक्षकों को संदेह था लेकिन यह विवाद में समाप्त हुआ. ओल्सन 6वें स्थान पर रहे’01” लेकिन केवल तौला गया 170 पाउंड. क्रेफ़ेल्ड में मैक्स फ्लास्कैम्प का जन्म, उत्तरी राइन-वेस्टफेलिया में 1879, उन्होंने चार्ल्स या चार्ली ओल्सन नाम लिया
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 पाउंड. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. तथापि, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, जिन्होंने फ़्रैंक गॉच को पराजित करने के बाद उनसे मुकाबला करने के लिए अमेरिका की यात्रा की
क्रिसमस की रात को 1911, स्टैनिस्लॉस ज़बीस्ज़्को ने एक बहुप्रतीक्षित हैवीवेट कुश्ती मुकाबले में जियोवानी रायसीविच से मुलाकात की. Zbyszko, जो विश्व हैवीवेट कुश्ती चैंपियन फ्रैंक गॉच के साथ दोबारा मैच के लिए प्रचार कर रहा था, रायसेविच को फेंकने के लिए सहमत हुए 3 टाइम्स इन 90 मिनट या हारे हुए घोषित किया जा सकता है. जैसे ही पुरुषों ने न्यूयॉर्क शहर के प्रसिद्ध मैडिसन स्क्वायर गार्डन में प्रवेश किया, Zbyszko स्पष्ट रूप से था
और “स्ट्रेंजलर” Lewis is one of the greatest professional wrestlers and world champions of all time. लेविस’ signature move was the stranglehold, which Lewis started using as promoters and wrestlers transitioned professional wrestling to a prearranged or “worked” exhibition. Lewis originally used the front face lock or guillotine choke. Lewis’ namesake Evan “Strangler” Lewis made the front face lock or
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. He finally secured