Zbyszko and Lewis Start Riot

On April 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. Mens de skulle arbejde på kampen, Lewis og Wladek Zbyszko kæmpede for at arbejde sammen. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. In their first match though, neither man was feeling cooperative.

Wladek Zbyszko won several European Greco-Roman Wrestling tournaments before coming to the United States in 1913. Wladek at 212 pounds was significantly smaller than his older brother. Wladek ville sent udfylde til 225 pounds.

Ed “Strangler” Lewis started wrestling at 14 år. Born Robert Herman Julius Friedrich, he took the name Ed “Strangler” Lewis to honor fellow Wisconsin grappler and Friedrich’s hero, Evan “Strangler” Lewis.

Mens de skulle arbejde på kampen, Wladek Zbyszko og Ed Lewis udtrykte bekymring for at kæmpe hinanden. Lewis Feld Wladek Zbyszko tog friheder i ringen. Lewis sagde, at han ville ru zbyszko op, hvis Zbyszko prøvede noget. Wladek Zbyszko sagde det samme om Lewis.

Zbyszko, a Polish wrestler, benefited from a strong local Polish community in Detroit, Michigan. Lewis, a resident of next door Wisconsin, also had several supporters present.

Lewis enjoyed a size advantage. Beginning his career in the 220 pound range, Lewis retired as a 5’10”, 265 pound crusher. In this match, he enjoyed a 10 plus pound advantage over a smaller but strong Zbyszko.

At starte kampen, both men employed rough tactics for 20 minutes without either man scoring an advantage. The men pulled and tugged on each other, landed forearm blows, hælede hinanden palme strejker, Og Zbyszko stak angiveligt Lewis i øjet.

Efter 20 minutes of this rough and tumble match, Ed Lewis disregarded his feared “stranglehold” For en kraftig højre hånd til Zbyszkos kæbe. Det slag bankede Wladek Zbyszko meningsløs. Lewis flyttede ind med knytnæver sammenkoblet intentionen om pummeling Wladek Zbyszko.

Luckily for Zbyszsko, De polske fans begyndte at skynde ringen og forsøge at angribe Lewis. Lewis’ supporters began brawling with the Polish fans. Avisreportere hævdede, at kampene i mængden overgik kampen i ringen.

A squad of Detroit Police cleared the ring and ringside area. Oprindeligt, the referee disqualified Lewis and awarded the match to Zbyszko. Lewis cried foul and accused Zbyszko of trying to gouge his eye out. Lewis claimed he struck Wladek in self-defense. After some debate, officials declared the match a no contest.

Uanset hvilken dårlig vilje eksisterede mellem mændene fortsatte gennem årene. Lewis og Wladek Zbyskzo -kampe, der ofte er udviklet til knytnævekampe. The rough tactics they used on each other were definitely real. Under Lewis’ Titel regeringsperiode fra 1922 til 1925, Lewis frøs Wladek Zbyszko ud af titelbilledet baseret på hans stærke modvilje mod Wladek Zbyszko.

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