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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.
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “بی” film meant to be first on the double bill, it still would have been of interest to the many fans of the popular comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
ارل کیڈاک کا 1910 کی دہائی کے آخر اور 1920 کی دہائی کے اوائل میں نسبتاً مختصر لیکن منزلہ پیشہ ورانہ ریسلنگ کیریئر تھا۔. میں اپنی پیشہ ورانہ شروعات کر رہے ہیں۔ 1915 شوقیہ کشتی میں تین AAU نیشنل ٹائٹل جیتنے کے بعد, کیڈاک نے صرف پیشہ ورانہ طور پر کشتی لڑی۔ 1922. تاہم, وہ اپریل میں جو اسٹیچر کو شکست دینے کے بعد عالمی چیمپئن کے طور پر پہچانا جائے گا۔ 1917. کیڈاک ٹائٹل واپس کھو دے گا۔
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “کسان” 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 پاؤنڈ. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. برگ نے کشتی لڑی۔
“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 “خوفناک ترک” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, اس نے اپنے چیلنجرز سے کچھ نشاستہ نکالنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔
An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, یہی وجہ ہے کہ دونوں پروموٹرز
دسمبر 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. چیف دو پنکھوں میں داخل ہوئے۔
منگل کے روز, جنوری 19, 1909, ڈاکٹر. بنجمن رولر, امریکی ہیوی ویٹ چیمپئن شپ جیتنے کے لئے کافی اچھا تھا جو ایک سیٹل معالج اور پرو پہلوان, inexplicably پیشہ ورانہ باکسنگ میں اپنا ہاتھ کرنے کی کوشش کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے. ان کے مخالف دوست اور درمیان تلواریں ساتھی تھا, “ڈینور” ایڈ مارٹن, رنگ دنیا ہیویویٹ باکسنگ چیمپئن شپ جیت گے جو. ڈاکٹر. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
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. جنوری میں 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “سوراکچی کا گلا گھونٹنا