Gotch擊碎詹金斯標題
上週四, 一月 27, 1904, 湯姆詹金斯 (Tom Jenkins) 對陣來自愛荷華州的新晉摔跤手，衛冕美國摔跤冠軍. 先跌後, 球迷們意識到這是弗蘭克·阿爾文·戈奇（Frank Alvin Gotch）最艱難的一場比賽, 洪堡, 愛荷華州農場男孩誰也擊敗喬治·Hackenschmidt的世界重量級冠軍 1908, 是詹金斯’ 挑戰者. 詹金斯擊敗了戈奇
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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.
Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, 十一月 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
Was Lewis or Gotch Better?
一月 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “扼殺” 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.
George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker
在後期 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “農民” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. 然而, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. 路易, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. 通過 1902, 喬治·
埃文·劉易斯扼殺湯姆·坎農
八月 26, 1886, 埃文 “扼殺” 劉易斯會見了英國摔跤冠軍湯姆·坎農在辛辛那提, 俄亥俄. 在合法的摔跤時代, 其他選手害怕，因為他的束縛強大劉易斯. 劉易斯採用頸動脈扼殺被譽為柔道後方裸體扼流圈. 至少我最初是這麼想的，大多數歷史學家都引用過. 現代的
Ringer Throws Wasem
上週六, 十一月 25, 1899, 聖. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 分鐘. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. 路易’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. 瓦西姆著身
Killer Dill (1947)
八月 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, 他的
Stecher Beats Cutler for American Title
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the
狂野的比爾·朗森重獲冠軍
威拉德 “狂野的比爾” 朗森（Longson）出生於鹽湖城, 猶他州, 六月 8, 1906 但他成年後的大部分時間都在聖. 路易, 密蘇里州. 在開始他的職業摔跤手生涯之後， 1931, 朗森（Longson）發現自己在聖湯姆（Tom Packs）工作. 路易. 他從未真正離開過，因為它將成為其餘人的家園