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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, eccetera.
Il Sabato, Gennaio 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Il russo Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” e 224 sterline, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 sterline. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud o Theobald Bauer era un lottatore francese, specializzato nella lotta greco-romana. Bauer arrivò in America durante 1875 con una dubbia pretesa al campionato mondiale di lotta greco-romana dei pesi massimi. Avrebbe difeso il suo titolo per 5 anni fino alla sconfitta da William Muldoon nel 1880. Se i fan del wrestling hanno familiarità con Bauer, normalmente è come l'avversario
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
Ho deciso di iniziare 2020 utilizzando due esempi tratti dal wrestling professionistico per discutere del motivo per cui cambieresti un resoconto storico che hai scritto in passato. Nello scrivere la storia, sei limitato dalle fonti disponibili sull'argomento. Fonti primarie come diari, i documenti ufficiali e le autobiografie sono molto preziosi. Other sources like newspapers are good as well but
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
Dicembre 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, nell'ultimo di Gotch
In maggio 21, 1915, Wrestling Torneo Internazionale è iniziata a New York. Samuel Rachman ha promosso l'evento come un modo per mostrare Wrestling europeo greco-romana Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman credeva Aberg era il successore naturale di Wrestling campione del mondo Frank Gotch, che si è ritirato in 1913. Il primo giorno del torneo, 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 a 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Tuttavia, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, il Terribile Turk, era considerato uno dei
In giugno 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.