Tag: Grécko-rímsky a iné štýly zápasu

Aleksander “Alex” Aberg sa dostal na titulky 1917 počas súdneho procesu za jeho odmietnutie splniť wrestlingový záväzok v Bostone počas marca 1917. Aberg súhlasil so zápasom s Wladekom Zbyszkom, jeho hlavným protivníkom počas 1915 Medzinárodné wrestlingové turnaje v New Yorku, pre bostonského promotéra Georgea Touheyho. Však, Aberg odstúpil zo zápasu krátko po podpísaní dohody o jeho zápase

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Clarence Whistler sa narodil v Indiane počas 1856. Keď stojíte iba 5’09” alebo tak a váženie 165 libier, Whistler bol považovaný za jedného z najmocnejších zápasníkov svojej éry. Whistler bol jediným zápasníkom, ktorý dokázal dať Williamovi Muldoonovi ťažké chvíle počas Muldoonovej 9-ročnej kariéry majstra sveta.. Whistler primárne súťažil v grécko-rímskom zápasení, dominantný štýl v

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(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

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V sobotu, Január 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” a 224 libier, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 libier. Despite his smaller

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Thiebaud alebo Theobald Bauer bol francúzsky zápasník, ktorý sa špecializoval na grécko-rímsky zápas. Bauer prišiel do Ameriky počas 1875 s pochybným nárokom na majstrovstvá sveta v grécko-rímskom zápasení v ťažkej váhe. Titul by obhájil za 5 rokov, kým ho porazil William Muldoon v r 1880. Ak fanúšikovia wrestlingu vôbec poznajú Bauera, je to normálne ako súper

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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

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Rozhodol som sa začať 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

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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

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Decembra 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

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