Tag: Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling

Si Earl Caddock ay may medyo maikli ngunit mahusay na propesyonal na karera sa pakikipagbuno noong huling bahagi ng 1910s at unang bahagi ng 1920s. Ginagawa ang kanyang propesyonal na debut sa 1915 matapos manalo ng tatlong AAU National title sa amateur wrestling, Si Caddock ay nakipagbuno lamang nang propesyonal hanggang 1922. Gayunman, kikilalanin siya bilang world champion matapos talunin si Joe Stecher noong Abril 1917. Mawawalan ng titulo pabalik si Caddock

John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Magsasaka” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 pounds. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, nagpasya na kunin ang ilan sa mga almirol sa kanyang mga challenger sa pamamagitan ng pagtutugma sa kanila

Sa December 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Punong Dalawang Balahibo ang pumasok sa

I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Noong Enero 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “sakalin si Sorakichi to