PRO WRESTLING HISTORY 1845 - 2009

Foto John Pesek  Nel pro wrestling i wrestler mentono sul peso aumentandoselo del 10 % circa. Fino al 2009 in tutto il mondo sotto i 100 kg dichiarati, cioè 90 kg. veri, eri un peso leggero. A fine 1800 - inizio 1900 i wrestler dichiaravano il loro peso reale e per essere un peso massimo dovevi pesare almeno 90 kg. Ecco in ordine cronologico tutti i pesi leggeri che sono dominanti anche tra i pesi massimi in grandi contesti fino al 2009, considerando tutte le nazioni. EVAN LEWIS, DAN MCLEOD, MARTIN "FARMER" BURNS: sono stati i wrestler più dominanti negli USA nelle decadi 1880 - 1890, anche se in questo periodo il peso medio dei wrestler negli USA non era molto alto. GHULAM MOHI UD DIN: pesava 88 kg e ad inizio 1900 era uno dei più grandi wrestler indiani in assoluto, inferiore solo a The Great Gama, Imam Baksh e Raheem Sultaniwalà, a cui diede parecchi problemi. CONSTANT LE BOUCHER: era belga e ad inizio 1900 è riuscito a battere persino un non troppo giovane George Hackensc...

Photo Mark Fleming Mark Fleming wrestled throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s in several NWA territories, with brief runs in WCW and in Japan for NJPW and UWFi . Here are the questions. 1) You were trained by the legendary Lou Thesz , who was both one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time and a legendary shooter with a background in legitimate wrestling. How did you first meet Lou Thesz, and how did you convince him to train you? Answer. I met Thesz while I was wrestling at a match in Norfolk. He introduced himself. He said he noticed I used a lot of holds while wrestling & he liked my style.  Said next  time I am in town let's get together.  2) Can you describe what Lou Thesz's training was like, both in professional wrestling and in legitimate catch wrestling? Answer. Thesz trained me like he was trained by Ray Steele & George Tragos trained him. Lifting & a lot of mat work.  3) Through your years with Lou Thesz, you must have heard ...