Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, ens.
Op Saterdag, Januarie 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” en 224 pond, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pond. Despite his smaller
Henry Moses Dufur het gedurende die 1870's die Wêreld Swaargewig Kraag-en-Elmboog Stoei Kampioen gehou. Deur 1855, Dufur het uit professionele stoei getree om sy voltydse beroep van kleremaakmaker te beoefen. Selfs tydens sy stoeiloopbaan, Dufur het as 'n kleremaker gewerk. Dufur het aan die korrespondent van The Boston Globe gesê hy is in Richford gebore, Vermont op Junie 5, 1943. Hierdie datum van
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
I decided to start 2020 by using two examples from professional wrestling to discuss why you would change a historical account you wrote in the past. In writing history, you are limited by the available sources on the subject matter. Primary sources like diaries, official records and autobiographies are very valuable. Other sources like newspapers are good as well but
Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Rachmann se plan om Aberg te vestig, het verloop soos beplan nadat die toernooi afgeskop het
Op Desember 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann
Thiebaud of Theobald Bauer was 'n Franse stoeier, wat in Grieks-Romeinse stoei gespesialiseer het. Bauer het in Amerika aangekom tydens 1875 met 'n twyfelagtige aanspraak op die Grieks-Romeinse Wêreldkampioenskap vir swaargewigstoei. Hy sou sy titel verdedig vir 5 jaar tot verslaan deur William Muldoon in 1880. As stoei-aanhangers enigsins met Bauer vertroud is, dit is gewoonlik as die opponent
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, in Gotch’s last
Op Mei 21, 1915, die Internasionale Wrestling toernooi begin in New York. Samuel Rachman bevorder die gebeurtenis as 'n manier om die Europese Grieks-Romeinse Wrestling Kampioen Alek Aberg ten toon te stel. Rachman geglo Aberg was die natuurlike opvolger van World Wrestling Kampioen Frank Gotch, wat in afgetree 1913. Op die eerste dag van die toernooi, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 te 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Egter, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, was considered one of the