Tag: Mieleka ya Catch-as-Catch-Can

Dan McLeod alimshinda Martin “Farmer” Burns kwa Mashindano ya Mieleka ya Uzani wa Heavyweight ya Marekani wakati wa Oktoba 1897. McLeod alishikilia ubingwa kwa miaka minne hadi alipokutana na mpinzani mgumu zaidi wa Frank Gotch, Tom Jenkins. In early 1899, McLeod alitetea taji kadhaa huko Minnesota. On February 24, 1899, McLeod alishindana na St. Bingwa wa mieleka wa Louis Middleweight George Baptiste kwenye Ukumbi wa Conover mbele

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. The

Kabla ya mieleka huko Kentucky mapema miaka ya 1910, mashabiki wa mieleka walimjua Ed “Strangler” Lewis kama Bob Fredrichs. Robert Friedrich alizaliwa huko Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis alifanya mchezo wake wa kwanza wa mieleka wa kitaalam 1905, huku bado tu 14 umri wa miaka. Mapromota wa Kentucky walidhani Bob Fredrichs alikuwa wazi sana, kwa hivyo Lewis alichagua jina lake jipya kama heshima kwa mzaliwa mwenzake wa Wisconsin na asili

Mei 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins alimenyana na jitu Nouralah Hassan katika Jiji la New York. Mzaliwa wa Bulgaria wakati 1870, Hassan alisimama futi sita, inchi nane kwa urefu na uzani 331 paundi. Wakati Jenkins alikuwa na ustadi wa hali ya juu wa mieleka, mashabiki na wanahabari walitarajia ukubwa mkubwa wa Hassan kuwasilisha matatizo kwa Jenkins. Mapromota waliwaweka nafasi ya kupigana mieleka katika Madison Square Garden

Juu ya Agosti 4, 1939, Mort Henderson aliaga dunia huko Rochester, New York katika 60 umri wa miaka. Mashabiki wa mieleka huenda hawakukumbuka jina la Mort Henderson lakini kama ubinafsi wake, asili ya Masked Marvel, aliokoa toleo la kuanguka la 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament with the goal of

Mnamo Oktoba 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, Ugiriki, 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. Hata hivyo, 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. Hata hivyo, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament

Frank Gotch alitawala mieleka ya Marekani kutoka 1905 hadi kustaafu kwake 1913. Gotch, Bingwa wa sasa wa Mieleka wa Uzito wa Juu wa Marekani, alishinda mechi kubwa zaidi ya maisha yake mnamo Aprili 3, 1908. Gotch alimshinda Bingwa wa sasa wa Mieleka wa Uzani wa Heavyweight Georg Hackenschmidt huko Chicago, Illinois. Gotch alithibitisha kuwa Bingwa wa Dunia kama vile alivyokuwa Bingwa wa Amerika. Gotch alikubali