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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 chegou aos titulares 1917 durante unha demanda pola súa negativa a cumprir un compromiso de loita libre en Boston durante marzo 1917. Aberg aceptou loitar contra Wladek Zbyszko, o seu principal opoñente durante o 1915 Torneos internacionais de loita libre de Nova York, para o promotor de Boston George Touhey. Porén, Aberg retirouse do combate pouco despois de asinar un acordo para loitar contra o seu
Clarence Whistler naceu en Indiana durante 1856. Estando só 5’09” ou así e pesando 165 libras, Whistler foi considerado un dos loitadores máis poderosos da súa época. Whistler foi o único loitador capaz de darlle un mal momento a William Muldoon durante os 9 anos de carreira de Muldoon como campión do mundo.. Whistler competiu principalmente na loita grecorromana, o estilo dominante en
En abril 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross met Sorakichi Matsuda, also known as Matsada, the first Japanese professional wrestler in the United States. Matsuda immigrated to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler because it didn’t really exist in Japan at the time. 28-year-old Duncan Ross was born in Turkey of Scottish descent on March
(Esta publicación é un exercicio do meu novo libro Masked Marvel to the Rescue: O truco que salvou 1915 Torneo internacional de loita libre dispoñible en Amazon.) A versión de outono do 1915 O Torneo Internacional de Loita loitaba coa asistencia e o interese, cando o promotor Sam Rachmann alcanzou o ouro promocional introducindo un loitador enmascarado no seu torneo. The Masked Marvel asaltou
O sábado, Xaneiro 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” e 224 libras, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” altura e pesaba 209 libras. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud ou Theobald Bauer foi un loitador francés, que se especializou na loita grecorromana. Bauer chegou a América durante 1875 cun dubidoso reclamo do Campionato Mundial de Loita Peso Pesado Greco-Romano. Defendería o seu título para 5 anos ata que foi derrotado por William Muldoon en 1880. Se os fanáticos da loita libre están familiarizados con Bauer, normalmente é como o opoñente
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. O plan de Rachmann para establecer Aberg ía como estaba previsto despois do inicio do torneo
En decembro de 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