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Nhar it-Tlieta, Marzu 28, 1899, Iċ-Champion Amerikan attwali tal-Lotta tal-Piż Tqil Dan S. McLeod ġġieled lil Charles Wittmer f'logħba ta' stili mħallta b'żewġ waqgħat minn tlieta. Peress li ċ-champion iddefenda t-titlu biss f’partiti ta’ catch-as-catch-can, McLeod ġġieldu lil Wittmer f'partita mingħajr titolu. Wittmer, speċjalista fil-lotta Greko-Rumana, talab li hu u McLeod jiġġieldu mill-inqas waqgħa waħda taħt ir-regoli Greko-Rumani. Il St. Pawlu 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). Inċiżur

Joe Stecher għamel id-debutt tiegħu fil-lotta professjonali tard 1912 jew kmieni 1913. Stecher wera li kien professjonist perikoluż mill-bidu tal-karriera tiegħu. Martin "Bidwi" Burns, il wrestler stejjer u trainer, ġab wieħed mill-protetti tiegħu, Yussiff Hussane, biex jittestja Stecher f'konkors leġittimu matul Ġunju 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane

Nhar it-Tlieta, Ottubru 21, 1913, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defended his newly won American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral at Lexington’s Auditorium on a mat instead of a ring. The mat setup played a role in the finish of the match. Promoter Jerry Walls placed a mat on the elevated stage, a common setup before the widespread

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’