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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.
I am ashamed to say I recently discovered the career of Cora Livingston, while researching the development of the local promotor system in professional wrestling during the 1910s and 1920s. Mildred Burke was the first major woman’s wrestling champion of which I was aware. However, Cora Livingston claimed the World Championship a year before Burke was even born. Cora Livingston
(Dette utdraget er fra min nyeste bok om historien til American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins viste seg som den beste konkurrenten så snart McLeod vant tittelen. På onsdag, November 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins kjempet mot tidligere tittelholder Martin "Farmer" Burns i Indianapolis, Indiana. Mennene kjempet en beste to-av-tre-fall-kamp i henhold til catch-as-catch-can-brytingsregler. Jenkins sto
På mandag, Desember 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
On Tuesday, March 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. The St. Paul Athletic
If wrestling fans know of Anton “Tony” Stecher, it is as the long-time promoter of professional wrestling in Minneapolis, 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 made his professional wrestling debut in late 1912 or early 1913. Stecher proved to be a dangerous professional from the beginning of his career. Martin “Farmer” Burns, the storied wrestler and trainer, brought one of his proteges, Yussiff Hussane, to test Stecher in a legitimate contest during June 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane
On Tuesday, Oktober 21, 1913, Ed "Strangler" Lewis forsvarte sitt nyvinnende amerikanske mesterskap i tungvekt mot William Demetral. Lewis kjempet Demetral på Lexington's Auditorium på en matte i stedet for en ring. Matteoppsettet spilte en rolle i avslutningen av kampen. Promotor Jerry Walls plasserte en matte på den forhøyede scenen, et felles oppsett før det utbredte
Dan McLeod beseiret Martin "Farmer" Burns for American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship i oktober 1897. McLeod holdt mesterskapet i fire år til han møtte Frank Gotchs tøffeste motstander, Tom Jenkins. In early 1899, McLeod gjorde et par tittelforsvar i Minnesota. On February 24, 1899, McLeod kjempet mot St. Louis mellomvektbrytingmester George Baptiste i Conover Hall foran
Profesjonell bryting utviklet seg til en atletisk utstilling fra legitime konkurranser av to grunner. Jeg har skrevet mye om den første grunnen. Legitime konkurranser mellom like dyktige brytere var ofte lange, kjedelige saker med lite 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. Den
Før bryting i Kentucky på begynnelsen av 1910-tallet, wrestling-fans kjente Ed "Strangler" Lewis som Bob Fredrichs. Født Robert Friedrich i Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis debuterte for profesjonell bryting i 1905, mens du fortsatt bare 14 år gammel. Kentucky-arrangørene mente Bob Fredrichs var for ren, så Lewis valgte sitt nye navn som en hyllest til andre Wisconsin innfødte og originale