Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, etc..
Op zaterdag, Januari 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” en 224 pond, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pond. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud of Theobald Bauer was een Franse worstelaar, die gespecialiseerd was in Grieks-Romeins worstelen. Bauer arriveerde in Amerika tijdens 1875 met een twijfelachtige aanspraak op het Wereldkampioenschap Grieks-Romeinse zwaargewichtworstelen. Hij zou zijn titel verdedigen 5 jaar totdat hij werd verslagen door William Muldoon in 1880. Als worstelfans überhaupt bekend zijn met Bauer, het is normaal gesproken als de tegenstander
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
Ik besloot te beginnen 2020 door gebruik te maken van twee voorbeelden uit het professionele worstelen om te bespreken waarom zou je een historisch verslag schreef je in het verleden te veranderen. In het schrijven van de geschiedenis, bent u beperkt door de beschikbare bronnen op het onderwerp. Primaire bronnen zoals dagboeken, officiële documenten en autobiografieën zijn zeer waardevol. Andere bronnen zoals kranten zijn ook goed, maar
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
Op 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 Gotch's laatste
Op mei 21, 1915, het International Wrestling Tournament begon in New York. Samuel Rachman bevorderde de gebeurtenis als een manier om te laten zien Europees Grieks-Romeins worstelen kampioen Alek Aberg. Rachman geloofde Aberg was de natuurlijke opvolger van World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, die in pensioen 1913. Op de eerste dag van het toernooi, 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 naar 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Echter, 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, werd beschouwd als een van de
Op 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.