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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.
(This post is an excerpt from my new book, Gotch vs. Zbyszko: The Quest for Redemption, published on February 2, 2022.) The most important event affecting the future of Frank Gotch’s career occurred on January 11, 1911. Gotch married the former Gladys Oestrich at her parent’s home in Humboldt, Аёва. Г-жа. Gotch preferred that Frank retire from the ring which
Студзеня 2, 1911, Swiss wrestler John Lemm found himself the laughingstock of professional wrestling fans and reporters. The incident occurred when Lemm wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko in Buffalo, New York. Fans considered Zbyszko the top contender for Frank Gotch’s world title. Zbyszko was a world class wrestler although more skilled in Greco-Roman wrestling than catch wrestling. Lemm was a skilled
During the early 1920s, Tex Rickard declared war on his former boxing promotional partner, Джэк Керлі. Curley promoted professional wrestling in New York City. He also organized promoters in large cities such as Boston and St. Louis into a wrestling trust. The trust controlled the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. The trust froze out any wrestler, who refused to go along
У 1897, Dan McLeod beat Martin “Farmer” Burns for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. After the defeat, Burns wrestled part-time as he transitioned into his primary role of wrestling trainer. Over the next 30 гадоў, Burns trained most of the legitimate catch wrestlers in the United States. Burns began touring in 1899, where he would both wrestle an opponent in
Пост на гэтым тыдні - свайго роду прызнанне. На працягу многіх гадоў, Я пісаў, што Фрэнк Готч быў адзіным змагаром, які перамог Станіслава Збышка падчас яго першага тура па Амерыцы паміж 1909 і 1914. I recently read Wrestling in the Garden, Volume 1: 1875 для 1939; Бітва за Нью-Ёрк – Працы, Страляе і падвойныя крыжы (affiliate link) па
Joe Stecher capturing the world wrestling championship from Earl Caddock is the oldest professional wrestling film in existence. Трагічна, promoters filmed the biggest matches of the 1910s and 1920s including the second Frank Gotch-Georg Hackenshmidt match, but they rotted in storage areas. Camera operators filmed Ed “Strangler” Lewis vs. Wayne “Big” Munn, Штэхер супраць. Stanislaus Zbyszko, and the reunification match
Адна з легендарных апавяданняў пра Джо Стэчэра тычыцца законнага спаборніцтва, які ён меў з адным з Марцінаў “Фермер” Бернс змагары, калі Стехер ледзь скончыў сярэднюю школу. Бёрнс пачуў аб расце рэпутацыі Стечера і вырашыў праверыць яго з адным са сваіх змагароў. На працягу многіх гадоў, Я думаў, што Штэхер перамог Юсіфа Махмута, але насамрэч ён змагаўся з Юсіфам Хусане. The
Edwin Bibby and Duncan C. Ross established the first recognized professional wrestling championship in the United States on January 19, 1881. The men wrestled catch-as-catch-can style for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. William Muldoon was the World Heavyweight Champion based on his defeat of Thiebaud Bauer in 1880. Andre Christol brought the World Title to the United States in the
In his book Hooker, Lou Thesz wrote about the rivalry between two of his favorite wrestlers, Joe Stecher and Ed “Душыцель” Люіс. Stecher and Lewis would emerge as the two best legitimate professional wrestler of the 1910s. Either man could beat every other wrestler at the time in a legitimate contest or “shoot”. The men wrestled three long, boring contests
Prior to the creation of the territorial system in 1948, прамоўтэры прафесійнай барацьбы змагаліся адзін з адным за кантроль над чэмпіянатам свету. Прасоўванне чэмпіёна свету прывяло да большых варот, таму большасць прамоўтэраў хацелі кантраляваць чэмпіянат. У 30-я гг, прамоўтэры заключалі пагадненні адзін з адным, але часта яны былі мімалётнымі. Калі адзін прамоўтэр пакрыўдзіўся, думаў