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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, jne.
On laupäev, Jaanuar 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” ja 224 naela, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 naela. Despite his smaller
Henry Moses Dufur oli 1870. aastatel kaelarihma ja küünarnuki maadluse raskekaalu maailmameister. Poolt 1855, Dufur loobus professionaalsest maadlusest, et jätkata täiskohaga rõivarätsepa eriala. Isegi oma maadluskarjääri ajal, Dufur töötas rätsepana. Dufur rääkis The Boston Globe'i korrespondendile, et ta on sündinud Richfordis, juunil Vermontis 5, 1943. See kuupäev
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
Otsustasin alustada 2020 kasutades kahte näidet professionaalsest maadlusest, et arutada, miks peaksite muutma oma minevikus kirjutatud ajaloolist ülevaadet. Ajaloo kirjutamisel, teid piiravad selle teema kohta saadaolevad allikad. Peamised allikad nagu päevikud, ametlikud andmed ja autobiograafiad on väga väärtuslikud. Muud allikad, nagu ajalehed, on samuti head, kuid
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
On detsember 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 ehk Theobald Bauer oli prantsuse maadleja, kes on spetsialiseerunud kreeka-rooma maadlusele. Bauer saabus Ameerikasse ajal 1875 kahtlase pretensiooniga kreeka-rooma maadluse raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustele. Ta kaitseks oma tiitlit 5 aastat, kuni alistas William Muldoon aastal 1880. Kui maadlusfännid Baueriga üldse tuttavad on, see on tavaliselt vastane
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, Gotchi viimases
Mail 21, 1915, International maadlus Tournament algas New York. Samuel Rachman edendada juhul kui viis tutvustada Euroopa kreeka-rooma maadlus Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman uskus Aberg oli loomulikuks järjeks World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, kes pensionile 1913. Esimesel päeval turniiri, 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 kuni 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Siiski, 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, peeti üheks