Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch stoeiwedstryde, die dominante styl van stoei in die Verenigde State na 1890.
Eintlik, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachman se toernooi sou Woensdag begin
Martin “Boer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Egter, Burns was 'n groot stoeier in sy eie reg. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Die worger” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was stil
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Hy het begin stoei toe die pro spel was nog steeds 'n werklike mededinging. Hy het voortgegaan om suksesvol te wees ná die wedstryd verander gewerk (prearranged) wedstryde. In werklikheid, hy het aan 'n skietkompetisie deelgeneem, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 deur sy promotors dubbel te kruis.
Fred Beell het professioneel gestoei van 1900 te 1919. Nadat hy 'n legendariese reputasie ontwikkel het weens sommige van sy oorwinnings oor Martin “Boer” Burns, Dan McLeod en Frank Gotch, Beell het afgetree toe hy nader gekom het 43 jaar oud. Sy post stoei loopbaan sou lei tot sy onverwagte dood by 57. Fred Beell het lang kanse oorkom om 'n bekwame professionele stoeier te word
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, die wêreldkampioen stoeier en gewigopteller in 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch gehou om die titel vir vyf jaar en al die nuwelinge verslaan. Op die jong ouderdom van 35, Gotch besluit om af te tree. Vir sy laaste wedstryd, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. He used
In die laat 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko na die Verenigde State van Amerika Wêreld Swaargewig Kampioen Wrestling Frank Gotch te daag. Voor die vergadering Gotch, Zbyszko regdeur die vroeë deel van getoer die Verenigde State en het gesukkel om baie plaaslike stoeiers 1910. Zbyszko sou reis 37,000 myl. Vroeg in sy toer, Zbyszko ontmoet Frank Gotch in 'n voorgee wedstryd. Zbyszko verslaan Gotch, wat
On Thursday, Januarie 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins het sy Amerikaanse stoeikampioenskap verdedig teen 'n opkomende stoeier van Iowa. After the first fall, die ondersteuners het besef dit was die moeilikste wedstryd van die c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins het Gotch's verslaan
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
In Januarie 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Worger” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.