Tag: Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling

Sa Martes, Marso 28, 1899, kasalukuyang American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion na si Dan S. Nakipagbuno si McLeod kay Charles Wittmer sa isang two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Dahil ipinagtanggol lamang ng kampeon ang titulo sa catch-as-catch-can matches, Nakipagbuno si McLeod kay Wittmer sa isang non-title match. Wittmer, isang Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, hiniling niya at ni McLeod na makipagbuno kahit isang pagkahulog sa ilalim ng mga tuntunin ng Greco-Roman. Ang 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). mang-uukit

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

Sa Martes, Oktubre 21, 1913, Ipinagtanggol ni Ed “Strangler” Lewis ang kanyang bagong panalong American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship laban kay William Demetral. Nakipagbuno si Lewis kay Demetral sa Auditorium ng Lexington sa isang banig sa halip na isang singsing. Ang setup ng banig ay gumanap ng papel sa pagtatapos ng laban. Naglagay ng banig ang promoter na si Jerry Walls sa elevated stage, isang karaniwang setup bago ang laganap

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. Noong unang bahagi ng 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. Ang

Bago ang pakikipagbuno sa Kentucky noong unang bahagi ng 1910s, Kilala ng mga wrestling fan si Ed “Strangler” Lewis bilang Bob Fredrichs. Ipinanganak si Robert Friedrich sa Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Ginawa ni Lewis ang kanyang propesyonal na wrestling debut sa 1905, habang pa lang 14 taong gulang. Inisip ng mga tagataguyod ng Kentucky na si Bob Fredrichs ay napakalinaw, kaya pinili ni Lewis ang kanyang bagong pangalan bilang pagpupugay sa kapwa katutubo at orihinal na Wisconsin

Sa Mayo 7, 1901, Nakipagbuno si Tom Jenkins sa higanteng si Nouralah Hassan sa New York City. Ipinanganak sa Bulgaria noong 1870, Tumayo si Hassan ng anim na talampakan, walong pulgada ang taas at may timbang 331 pounds. Habang si Jenkins ay nagtataglay ng superior wrestling skill, Inaasahan ng mga tagahanga at mamamahayag na ang napakalaking laki ni Hassan ay magpapakita ng mga problema para kay Jenkins. Ini-book ng mga promoter ang mga lalaking makikibuno sa Madison Square Garden

Sa Agosto 4, 1939, Namatay si Mort Henderson sa Rochester, New York sa 60 taong gulang. Malamang na hindi naalala ng mga tagahanga ng wrestling ang pangalang Mort Henderson kundi bilang kanyang alter ego, ang orihinal na Masked Marvel, na-save niya ang fall version ng 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Itinaguyod ni Sam Rachmann ang tournament na may layuning