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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, etc.
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg trak overskrifter ind 1917 under en retssag over hans afvisning af at opfylde en wrestling-forpligtelse i Boston i marts 1917. Aberg gik med til at kæmpe Wladek Zbyszko, hans hovedmodstander under 1915 New Yorks internationale brydningsturneringer, for Boston-promotoren George Touhey. Men, Aberg trak sig ud af kampen kort efter at have underskrevet en aftale om at bryde hans
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On April 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross mødte Sorakichi Matsuda, også kendt som Matsada, den første japanske professionelle wrestler i USA. Matsuda immigrerede til USA for at forfølge sin drøm om at blive professionel wrestler, fordi den ikke rigtig eksisterede i Japan på det tidspunkt. 28-årige Duncan Ross blev født i Tyrkiet af skotsk afstamning i marts
(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
Lørdag, Januar 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” og 224 pounds, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pounds. 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 “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
Jeg besluttede at starte 2020 ved at bruge to eksempler fra professionel wrestling til at diskutere, hvorfor du ville ændre en historisk beretning, du skrev tidligere. I at skrive historie, du er begrænset af de tilgængelige kilder om emnet. Primære kilder som dagbøger, officielle optegnelser og selvbiografier er meget værdifulde. Andre kilder som aviser er også gode, men
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. Rachmanns plan for at etablere Aberg forløb som planlagt efter turneringens start
Den December 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