Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Postes sur les matchs de lutte gréco-romaine et d'autres styles de lutte tels que la lutte à col, Lutte de maintien latéral, Lutte aux cornouailles, etc.
Le samedi, Janvier 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” and 224 livres, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 livres. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud ou Theobald Bauer était un lutteur français, qui s'est spécialisé dans la lutte gréco-romaine. Bauer est arrivé en Amérique pendant 1875 avec une prétention douteuse au championnat du monde de lutte gréco-romaine poids lourd. Il défendrait son titre pour 5 ans avant d'être vaincu par William Muldoon en 1880. Si les fans de lutte connaissent du tout Bauer, C'est normalement comme l'adversaire
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
J'ai décidé de commencer 2020 en utilisant deux exemples de lutte professionnelle pour expliquer pourquoi vous modifieriez un récit historique que vous avez écrit dans le passé. En écrivant l’histoire, vous êtes limité par les sources disponibles sur le sujet. Sources primaires comme les journaux, les documents officiels et les autobiographies sont très précieux. D'autres sources comme les journaux sont également bonnes, mais
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. Le plan de Rachmann pour créer Aberg se déroulait comme prévu après le coup d’envoi du tournoi
Sur Décembre 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 Gotch’s last
Sur mai 21, 1915, Wrestling Tournoi International a commencé à New York. Samuel Rachman promotion de l'événement comme un moyen de mettre en valeur Champion Wrestling européenne gréco-romaine Alek Aberg. Rachman croit Aberg était le successeur naturel de Champion World Wrestling Frank Gotch, qui se est retiré dans 1913. Le premier jour de tournoi, 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. Cependant, 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, était considéré comme l'un des
On June 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.