Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, o.fl..
Aleksander “Alex” Aberg komst í fréttirnar 1917 í málaferlum vegna neitunar hans um að uppfylla glímuskuldbindingu í Boston í mars 1917. Aberg samþykkti að glíma við Wladek Zbyszko, helsti andstæðingur hans á meðan 1915 New York alþjóðleg glímumót, fyrir Boston verkefnisstjóra George Touhey. Þó, Aberg dró sig úr bardaga skömmu eftir að hafa skrifað undir samning um að glíma við sitt
Clarence Whistler was born in Indiana during 1856. While standing only 5’09” or so and weighing 165 £, Whistler was considered one of the most powerful wrestlers of his era. Whistler was the only wrestler able to give William Muldoon a hard time during Muldoon’s 9-year run as World Champion. Whistler primarily competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, the dominant style in
Apríl 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
(Þessi færsla er tilraun úr nýjustu bókinni minni Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Brellan sem bjargaði 1915 Alþjóðlegt glímumót fáanlegt á Amazon.) Haustútgáfan af 1915 Alþjóðlega glímumótið átti í erfiðleikum með aðsókn og áhuga, þegar verkefnisstjórinn Sam Rachmann vann kynningargull með því að kynna grímuklæddan glímumann í mótið sitt. The Masked Marvel stormaði
Á laugardag, Janúar 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 £, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 £. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud eða Theobald Bauer var franskur glímukappi, sem sérhæfði sig í grísk-rómverskri glímu. Bauer kom til Ameríku á meðan 1875 með vafasama tilkall til heimsmeistaramótsins í grísk-rómversku þungavigt. Hann myndi verja titil sinn fyrir 5 ár þar til William Muldoon sigraði í 1880. Ef glímuaðdáendur kannast yfirhöfuð við Bauer, það er venjulega sem andstæðingurinn
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. 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
Ég ákvað að byrja 2020 með því að nota tvö dæmi úr atvinnuglímunni til að ræða hvers vegna þú myndir breyta sögulegum frásögn sem þú skrifaðir í fortíðinni. Í söguritun, þú takmarkast af tiltækum heimildum um efnið. Aðalheimildir eins og dagbækur, opinberar skrár og ævisögur eru mjög verðmætar. Aðrar heimildir eins og dagblöð eru líka góðar en
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. Áætlun Rachmanns um að stofna Aberg gekk eins og áætlað var eftir að mótið hófst
Á 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