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Titanes En El Ring
''Titanes en el ring'' (''Titans in the ring'') was an Argentine lucha libre television program aired between 3 March 1962 and 1988. Background The Armenian Argentine Martín Karadagián (1922-1991) had started at 15 years old practicing Greco-Roman wrestling in the :es:Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes, Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes. The following year he joined a troupe of wrestlers, with which he traveled to Europe. After returning to Argentina in 1947, Karadagián maintained a fight at Luna Park (Buenos Aires), Luna Park against :es:Ivan Zelezniak, Ivan Zelezniak, ''El Hombre Montaña''. After to give up the fight Zelezniak (five-time champion from 1947 to 1951), the Armenian was already one of the most attractive conveners of the wrestling in Buenos Aires. In 1950s Karadagián fought against former heavyweight champion Primo Carnera. And in 1957 he maintained a wrestling match in the stadium of Boca Juniors, against former boxer José María Gatica, ''el mono''. That ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or—as in televised wrestling shows—in backstage areas of the venue, in similar form to reality television. Professional wrestling as a form of theater evolved out of the widespread practice of match fixing among wrestlers in the early 20th century. Rather than sanction the wrestlers for their deceit as was done with boxers, the public instead came to see professional wrestling as a performance art rather than a sport. Professional wrestlers responded to the public's attitude by dispensing with verisimilitude in favor of entertainment, adding melodrama and outlandish stuntwork to their performances. Although the mock combat they performed ceased to resemble any authentic wrestling form, the wrestlers nevertheless continued to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
