Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, etc.
Am Samstag,, Januar 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” und 224 Pfund, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 Pfund. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud oder Theobald Bauer war ein französischer Ringer, der sich auf griechisch-römisches Ringen spezialisierte. Bauer kam währenddessen in Amerika an 1875 mit einem zweifelhaften Anspruch auf die griechisch-römische Weltmeisterschaft im Schwergewichtsringen. Er würde seinen Titel verteidigen 5 Jahre bis zur Niederlage durch William Muldoon 1880. Wenn Wrestling-Fans Bauer überhaupt kennen, es ist normalerweise der Gegner
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
Ich beschloss, anzufangen 2020 indem Sie zwei Beispiele aus dem professionellen Wrestling verwenden, um zu diskutieren, warum Sie einen historischen Bericht, den Sie in der Vergangenheit geschrieben haben, ändern würden. Beim Schreiben von Geschichte, Sie sind durch die verfügbaren Quellen zu diesem Thema eingeschränkt. Primärquellen wie Tagebücher, Offizielle Aufzeichnungen und Autobiografien sind sehr wertvoll. Andere Quellen wie Zeitungen sind aber auch gut
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. Rachmanns Plan zur Gründung von Aberg verlief nach Turnierbeginn wie geplant
On December 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
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, in Gotchs letztem
On May 21, 1915, die Internationale Wrestling Turnier begann in New York. Samuel Rachman förderte die Veranstaltung als eine Möglichkeit, europäische griechisch-römischen Ringkampf-Champion Alek Aberg präsentieren. Rachman geglaubt Aberg war der Nachfolger von World Wrestling-Champion Frank Gotch, , die in den Ruhestand 1913. Am ersten Tag des Turniers, 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 to 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Jedoch, 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, galt als einer der
Juni 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.