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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.
John "Tus Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek wrestled ob tug ntawm cov nto moo tshaj plaws contests ntawm lub 1920s. Pesek twb ob promotional wars los pom zoo "tua" contests nrog Marin Plestina thiab Nat Pendelton. Nyob rau hauv 1916, Pesek yog ib up-and-coming wrestler yam nyob rau hauv nws lub xeev ntawm Nebraska. Txog hnub plaub, Cuaj hlis 14, 1916, Pesek wrestled lwm Nebraska wrestler, Chris Jordan. Kiv cua thiab kiv cua
Yug Norman Edward Wescoatt nyob Hawaii rau lub yim hli ntuj 2, 1911, "Rusty" Wescoatt ua si football rau lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Hawaii ua ntej yuav ua nws kev wrestling debut hauv Hawaii thaum lub sij hawm 1933. Wescoatt kuj yog ib tug ua luam dej tau zus ib. Wescoatt chiv ua xov xwm ntxiv rau nws ua luam dej dua nws wrestling thaum nws mus rau lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas hauv teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas hauv 1935. Hnub Xya, Tim
Nyob rau hnub tim 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis
Kuv txaj muag hais tias kuv nyuam qhuav sab cov hauj lwm ntawm Cora Livingston, Thaum researching txoj kev loj hlob ntawm lub zos promotor lawv nyob rau hauv kev wrestling thaum lub 1910s thiab 1920s. Mildred Burke yog tus thawj loj poj niam wrestling tau zus ib uas kuv twb paub. Txawm li cas los, Cora Livingston tau thov lub ntiaj teb Championship ib xyoo ua ntej Burke twb yug. Cora Livingston
(This excerpt is from my newest book on the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins proved himself the top contender as soon as McLeod won the title. Hnub Wednesday, Kaum ib hlis 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins wrestled former title holder Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis, Indiana. The men wrestled a best two-out-of-three-falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling rules. Jenkins stood
Hnub Monday, Hlis ntuj nqeg 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. Joseph "Toots" Mondt
Tuesday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Txij thaum cov tau zus ib tsuas defended lub npe nyob catch-as-catch-can qhov yuam kev, McLeod wrestled Wittmer nyob hauv ib lub npe tsis-npe match. wittmer, Ib Greco-Roman wrestling tus kws paub hauj lwm, Uas cog noob nws thiab McLeod wrestle tsawg kawg yog ib lub caij nplooj zeeg hauv Greco-Roman txoj cai. Cov me nyuam. Paul Athletic
If wrestling fans know of Anton “Tony” Stecher, it is as the long-time promoter of professional wrestling in Minneapolis, Xeev Minnesota. Stecher started promoting professional wrestling in the Twin Cities during 1933. Stecher built the Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club into a powerful local wrestling promotion. Stecher was also one of the early members of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Stecher
Joe Stecher ua nws kev wrestling debut lig 1912 ntxov 1913. Stecher proved tau ib yus kev los pib ntawm nws cov hauj lwm. Martin "Farmer" Burns, Tus storied wrestler thiab tus kws qhia, coj ib yam ntawm nws proteges, Yussiff Hussane, Mus kuaj Stecher hauv ib contest tseeb contest thaum lub rau hli ntuj 1913. Kub yus thiab feem ntau followers ntawm cov kev ua si nawv xav pom Hussane
Tuesday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 21, 1913, Ed "Strangler" Lewis defended nws tshiab khiv yeej American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship tiv thaiv William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral ntawm Lexington auditorium rau ib mat xwb tsis txhob muaj ib lub nplhaib. Tus mat setup ua si ib lub luag hauj lwm nyob rau hauv cov tas ntais ntawv. Promoter Jerry Phab ntsa tso ib mat rau theem elevated, ib setup ua ntej qhov ntau