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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, etc.
O Torneio Internacional de Wrestling ocorreu em duas fases, entre maio 19, 1915 e Dezembro 31, 1915. Cinqüenta wrestlers iria competir na primeira fase do torneio, incluindo o Campeão do Mundo Greco-romana Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. A segunda parcela tinha 40 lutadores, incluindo para cima e próximos estrela Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. O
Em março 22, 1881, Luta Greco-Romana Campeão do Mundo William Muldoon conheceu Collar-and-Elbow Campeão do Mundo John McMahon, no Jardim Esplanada, em Nova York. Muldoon e McMahon se reuniram em uma melhor de dois-out-of-three-cai jogo. A primeira queda foi conduzida por regras greco-romanos. A segunda queda seria contestada usando regras de colarinho-e-cotovelo. O último outono seria decidido através do que o The New York
Paul Pons era uma luta greco-romana campeão francês. Ele era bom o suficiente para dar George Hackenschmidt um funcionamento para seu dinheiro em vários torneios. However, quando ele veio para Chicago em 1900, estava “derrotado” por um lutador local,. As circunstâncias da perda deixam muito a desejar. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Um
William Muldoon, Wrestling Campeão do Mundo Greco-romano e defensor da cultura física, veio para Los Angeles na terça-feira, Abril 15, 1884 para enfrentar o lutador local, Fred Bauer. A partida teve lugar no Turnvereine Municipal local em Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Em dezembro de 1, 1938 em 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 anos de idade. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
Em um testemunho de sua visão do futuro, World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon estava se preparando para ser um instrutor de fitness, mesmo quando no auge de seus poderes como um wrestler. Muldoon realizado o campeonato de 1880 até se aposentar em 1890. Durante o seu reinado, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
Em 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. Em 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. Em agosto 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (link de afiliado) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 anos até perder o