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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.
“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 te gade rival li George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
Nan kòmansman an nan 1911, piblik la lit konsidere twa mesye yo dwe defi a pi gran nan reliant Mondyal Champion Frank Gotch. Ansyen chanpyon George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko ak “Terib Turk la” Yussif Mahmout te chans a bat Gotch. Gotch, ki moun ki te moun fou pèsonn a, deside pran kèk nan lanmidon nan defi l 'yo pa matche yo
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, which is why both promoters
Sou Desanm 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. Chèf de plim antre nan
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: Wrèstle a pi pè nan 19yèm syèk la. Evan Lewis te yon ekspè soumèt kalifye pandan epòk la lejitim lit pwofesyonèl byenke li te t 'pran pati nan yon koup planifye davans alimèt. Nan mwa janvye 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “trangle Sorakichi pou
Nan Lendi, Desanm 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis te genyen premye nan sis chanpyona mondyal lit pwa lou nan men Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Yon ane anvan sa a matche ak, Stecher ak Lewis te rankontre nan yon match ki dire plis pase twa èdtan. Lewis te fè yon erè mantal nan
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” nan St. Louis during the 1904 San Patipri Mondyal la. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
Sò a nan anpil nan St. Louis’ bildinn istorik pwouve fin vye granmoun provèb nan byen imobilye. Se sou tout kote, kote, kote. Si bilding lan se nan South St la. Louis, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
Stanislaus Zbyszko te fèt Stanislaus Jan Cygankiewicz sou Avril 1, 1880 nan Jodlow, Polòy, ki te fè pati Anpi Otrich-Ongwa. Zbyszko chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. Yon atik nan Walla Walla la, Jounal Washington, The Evening Statesman’s on Tuesday, Fevriye 8, 1910, publicized Zbyszko’s university and intellectual accomplishments.