Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Werkelijk, 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. Het toernooi van Rachman zou woensdag beginnen
Martin “Boer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Echter, Burns was een groot worstelaar in zijn eigen recht. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “De Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was still
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. He began wrestling when the pro game was still an actual competition. He continued to be successful after the game changed to worked (prearranged) matches. In werkelijkheid, hij nam deel aan een schietwedstrijd, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 door zijn promotors te bedriegen.
Fred Beell worstelde er professioneel mee 1900 naar 1919. Nadat hij een legendarische reputatie had opgebouwd dankzij enkele van zijn overwinningen op Martin “Boer” Burns, Dan McLeod en Frank Gotch, Beell trok zich terug toen hij dichterbij kwam 43 jaar. Zijn carrière na het worstelen zou leiden tot zijn onverwachte dood 57. Fred Beell overwon grote problemen om een competente professionele worstelaar te worden
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, de wereldkampioen worstelaar en gewichtheffer in 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch hield de titel voor vijf jaar en versloeg alle nieuwkomers. Bij de relatief jonge leeftijd van 35, Gotch besloten met pensioen te gaan. Voor zijn laatste wedstrijd, 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. Hij gebruikte
In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, who was
Op donderdag, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins verdedigde zijn American Wrestling Championship tegen een opkomende worstelaar uit Iowa. After the first fall, de fans beseften dat dit de zwaarste wedstrijd van de c Frank Alvin Gotch was, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins had Gotch verslagen
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 januari 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.