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Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, і г.д..
Aleksander “Алекс” Aberg made headlines in 1917 during a lawsuit over his refusal to fulfill a wrestling committment in Boston during March 1917. Aberg agreed to wrestle Wladek Zbyszko, his main opponent during the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournaments, for Boston promoter George Touhey. Аднак, Aberg pulled out of the bout shortly after signing an agreement to wrestle his
Кларенс Уістлер нарадзіўся ў Індыяне падчас 1856. Пакуль стаіць толькі 5’09” або так і ўзважвання 165 фунты, Уістлер лічыўся адным з самых магутных змагароў сваёй эпохі. Уістлер быў адзіным змагаром, які здолеў даставіць Уільяму Малдуну цяжкасці падчас 9-гадовага выступлення Малдуна ў якасці чэмпіёна свету. Уістлер у асноўным спаборнічаў у грэка-рымскай барацьбе, пануючы стыль у
Красавіка 21, 1884, Дункан К. Рос сустрэў Соракічы Мацуда, таксама вядомы як Мацада, першы японскі прафесійны змагар у ЗША. Мацуда эміграваў у Злучаныя Штаты, каб рэалізаваць сваю мару стаць прафесійным змагаром, таму што ў Японіі ў той час гэтага не існавала.. 28-гадовы Дункан Рос нарадзіўся ў Турцыі шатландскага паходжання ў сакавіку
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
У суботу, Студзеня 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” і 224 фунты, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 фунты. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud or Theobald Bauer was a French wrestler, who specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Bauer arrived in America during 1875 with a dubious claim to the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He would defend his title for 5 years until defeated by William Muldoon in 1880. If wrestling fans are familiar with Bauer at all, it is normally as the opponent
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Алекс” Аберг. 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
Я вырашыў пачаць 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’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off
Сьнежня 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