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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.
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 minuti. Beell rebaħ il-
Joe Acton kien wieħed mill-aqwa lottaturi tal-Ingilterra matul is-Seklu 19. 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. Billi 1904 jew 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. Madankollu, 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
Ottubru 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) Kampjonat imma baqa’ barra mill-attenzjoni sa
Fuq Novembru 7, 1908, Charles Olson iltaqa' “Americus” Gus Schonlein għall-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Lotta Light Heavyweight. Il-partita wriet li kienet eċċitanti daqs kemm l-osservaturi ssuspettaw li se tkun iżda spiċċat f’kontroversja. Olson kien 6’01” iżda miżun biss 170 liri. Imwieled Max Flaskamp fi Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia fi 1879, ħa l-isem Charles jew Charley Olson
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 liri. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Madankollu, 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
Fuq Lejl tal-Milied 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 huwa wieħed mill-akbar wrestlers professjonali u ċampjins tad-dinja ta’ kull żmien. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, li Lewis beda juża bħala promoturi u wrestlers biddel il-lotta professjonali għal wirja mħejjija minn qabel jew "maħdem". Lewis oriġinarjament uża s-serratura tal-wiċċ ta 'quddiem jew iċ-ċowk tal-giljottina. L-isem ta 'Lewis Evan "Strangler" Lewis għamel il-lock tal-wiċċ ta' quddiem jew
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. Huwa finalment assigurat