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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 ganhou as manchetes em 1917 durante uma ação judicial sobre sua recusa em cumprir um compromisso de luta livre em Boston em março 1917. Aberg concordou em lutar contra Wladek Zbyszko, seu principal oponente durante o 1915 Torneios Internacionais de Luta Livre de Nova York, para o promotor de Boston George Touhey. However, Aberg desistiu da luta logo após assinar um acordo para lutar com seu
Clarence Whistler nasceu em Indiana durante 1856. Enquanto estava em pé apenas 5’09” ou algo assim e pesando 165 libras, Whistler foi considerado um dos lutadores mais poderosos de sua época. Whistler foi o único lutador capaz de dificultar a vida de William Muldoon durante os 9 anos de Muldoon como campeão mundial. Whistler competiu principalmente na luta greco-romana, o estilo dominante em
Em abril de 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
(Este post é um exercício do meu mais novo livro Masked Marvel to the Rescue: O truque que salvou o 1915 Torneio Internacional de Wrestling disponível na Amazon.) A versão de outono do 1915 O Torneio Internacional de Wrestling estava lutando com comparecimento e interesse, quando o promotor Sam Rachmann conquistou o ouro promocional ao introduzir um lutador mascarado em seu torneio. A Marvel Mascarada invadiu
No sábado, Janeiro 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “O Terrível 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” tall and weighed 209 libras. 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
Eu decidi começar 2020 usando dois exemplos de luta livre profissional para discutir por que você mudaria um relato histórico que escreveu no passado. Na escrita da história, você está limitado pelas fontes disponíveis sobre o assunto. Fontes primárias como diários, registros oficiais e autobiografias são muito valiosos. Outras fontes, como jornais, também são boas, mas
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
Em dezembro 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