Tag: Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling

Dan McLeod voitti Martin "Farmer" Burnsin Yhdysvaltain raskaansarjan paininmestaruuskilpailussa lokakuussa 1897. McLeod hallitsi mestaruutta neljä vuotta, kunnes hän tapasi Frank Gotchin kovimman vastustajan, Tom Jenkins. Alkuvuodesta 1899, McLeod puolustaa pari mestaruutta Minnesotassa. On February 24, 1899, McLeod paini St. Louisin keskisarjan painin mestari George Baptiste Conover Hallissa edessä

Ammattipaini kehittyi laillisista kilpailuista urheilunäyttelyksi kahdesta syystä. Olen kirjoittanut laajasti ensimmäisestä syystä. Lailliset kilpailut yhtä taitavien painijoiden välillä olivat usein pitkiä, tylsiä asioita vähällä toiminnalla. Nämä kilpailut sammuttivat fanit ja estivät ammattilaispainin räjähtämisen katsojalajiksi. En ole kirjoittanut niin paljon toisesta syystä. The

Prior to wrestling in Kentucky in the early 1910s, wrestling fans knew Ed “Strangler” Lewis as Bob Fredrichs. Born Robert Friedrich in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis made his professional wrestling debut in 1905, while still only 14 vuotias. Kentucky promoters thought Bob Fredrichs too plain, so Lewis chose his new name as an homage to fellow Wisconsin native and original

Toukokuun 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins paini jättiläinen Nouralah Hassanin kanssa New Yorkissa. Born in Bulgaria during 1870, Hassan stood six feet, eight inches tall and weighed 331 kiloa. While Jenkins possessed superior wrestling skill, fans and reporters expected Hassan’s immense size to present problems for Jenkins. Promoters booked the men to wrestle at Madison Square Garden in

On August 4, 1939, Mort Henderson passed away in Rochester, New York at 60 vuotiaita. Wrestling fans likely did not remember the name Mort Henderson but as his alter ego, the original Masked Marvel, he saved the fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament with the goal of

Lokakuun 26, 1897, Martin “Farmer” Burns defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Scottish catch wrestler Dan McLeod. Burns and McLeod were two of the top three or four catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the United States at the time. 1,200 fans attended the match held at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Promoters often put a mat or heavy

George Tragos gained fame as the trainer of Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, a 1920 Olympian for his native Greece, possessed an impeccable resume in legitimate wrestling. Born March 14, 1901, in Messinia, Greece, Tragos won national wrestling titles before representing Greece at the 1920 Olympics at only

At the end of 1932, 22-year-old Vila Milli sued her husband, professional wrestler Wladek Zbyszko, for divorce alleging physical cruelty and adultery. Milli charged the 41-year-old Zbyszko with physical cruelty for “hugging her too hard.” Justice Dunne of the Brooklyn Supreme Court heard the divorce case. He expressed doubt that Zbyszko abused his wife. Kuitenkin, he did not dismiss the

While researching the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1881 – 1922), I discovered Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ early matches in Montana. Prior to researching this topic, I thought Lewis started his career by winning a 64-man wrestling tournament in Montana during 1882. Kuitenkin, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament

Frank Gotch hallitsi amerikkalaista painia 1905 vuonna hänen eläkkeelle 1913. Gotch, nykyinen amerikkalainen raskaansarjan painimestari, voitti huhtikuussa uransa suurimman ottelun 3, 1908. Gotch voitti nykyisen raskaansarjan painin maailmanmestarin Georg Hackenschmidtin Chicagossa, Illinois. Gotch osoittautui yhtä hallitsevaksi maailmanmestariksi kuin hän oli ollut Yhdysvaltain mestari. Gotch suostui