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Dan McLeod defeated Martin “Farmer” Burns for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship during October 1897. McLeod held the championship for four years until he met Frank Gotch’s toughest opponent, Tom Jenkins. In early 1899, McLeod made a couple title defenses in Minnesota. On February 24, 1899, McLeod wrestled St. Louis Middleweight Wrestling Champion George Baptiste at Conover Hall in front

Professional wrestling evolved into an athletic exhibition from legitimate contests for two reasons. I have written extensively about the first reason. Legitimate contests between equally skilled wrestlers were often long, boring affairs with little action. These contests turned off fans and prevented professional wrestling exploding as a spectator sport. I have not written as much about the second reason. Il-

Qabel il-lotta f'Kentucky fil-bidu tas-snin 1910, 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 sena. Kentucky promoters thought Bob Fredrichs too plain, so Lewis chose his new name as an homage to fellow Wisconsin native and original

Fuq Mejju 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins ġġieled lill-ġgant Nouralah Hassan fi New York City. Born in Bulgaria during 1870, Hassan stood six feet, eight inches tall and weighed 331 liri. 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

Fuq Awissu 4, 1939, Mort Henderson ħalliena f’Rochester, New York fi 60 sena. Il-partitarji tal-lotta x'aktarx ma ftakrux l-isem Mort Henderson iżda bħala l-alter ego tiegħu, il-Marvel Masked oriġinali, huwa salva l-verżjoni jaqgħu tal- 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann ippromwova t-tournament bil-għan ta’

Ottubru 26, 1897, Martin "Farmer" Burns iddefenda l-Kampjonat Amerikan tal-Lotta Heavyweight tiegħu kontra l-wrestler Skoċċiż Dan McLeod. Burns u McLeod kienu tnejn mill-aqwa tliet jew erba’ wrestlers catch-as-catch-can fl-Istati Uniti dak iż-żmien. 1,200 il-partitarji attendew il-partita li saret fil-Grand Opera House f’Indianapolis, Indiana. Il-promoturi spiss ipoġġu tapit jew tqil

George Tragos kiseb fama bħala t-trejner ta' Lou Thesz, iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Piż Tqil tal-Alleanza Nazzjonali tal-Lotta dominanti tas-snin 50 u l-bidu tas-sittinijiet. Xorb, a 1920 Olimpiku għall-Greċja nattiva tiegħu, kellu jerġa impekkabbli fil-lotta leġittima. Imwieled f'Marzu 14, 1901, fil-Messinja, il-Greċja, Tragos rebaħ titli nazzjonali tal-lotta qabel ma rrappreżenta lill-Greċja fil- 1920 Olimpjadi biss

At the end of 1932, 22-Vila Milli ta’ sena ħarġet lil żewġha, wrestler professjonali Wladek Zbyszko, għal divorzju li jallega moħqrija fiżika u adulterju. Milli akkuża lil Zbyszko ta’ 41 sena b’moħqrija fiżika talli “għannaqha wisq.” L-Imħallef Dunne tal-Qorti Suprema ta’ Brooklyn sema’ l-każ tad-divorzju. Huwa esprima dubju li Zbyszko abbuża minn martu. Madankollu, ma keċċiex il

Waqt li qed tirriċerka l-istorja tal-Kampjonat Amerikan tal-Lotta Heavyweight (1881 – 1922), Skoprejt il-partiti bikrija ta 'Evan "Strangler" Lewis f'Montana. Qabel ma tirriċerka dan is-suġġett, Ħsibt li Lewis beda l-karriera tiegħu billi rebaħ tournament tal-lotta ta’ 64 raġel f’Montana waqt 1882. Madankollu, Lewis ma rebaħx it-tournament. F'Mejju 1882, Lewis ġġieled f'kampjonat tal-lotta ta' Cornish

Frank Gotch iddomina l-lotta Amerikana minn 1905 għall-irtirar tiegħu fi 1913. Gotch, iċ-Champion attwali tal-Heavyweight Wrestling Amerikan, rebaħ l-akbar partita fil-karriera tiegħu f’April 3, 1908. Gotch għeleb liċ-Champion attwali tal-World Heavyweight Wrestling Georg Hackenschmidt f’Chicago, Illinois. Gotch wera li kien dominanti bħala Champion tad-Dinja daqskemm kien bħala ċ-Champion Amerikan. Gotch qabel