Speaking of wwe world champion Daniel Brian's killer skill, many people will think of yes fixed for the first time, and the scientific name of yes fixed is Lebel fixed! I believe that many people should know, but when it comes to Gnellebel, many friends may not know, but if you are an mma enthusiast, I believe you should know this legend very well!
And speaking of Lebel, I have to say that his niece Ronda Rossi, yes, you read it right, it is the 2008 Olympic judo bronze medalist, former UFC women's champion, and now WWE RAW women's champion Ronda Rossi!
Ronda Rossi grew up learning judo with her mother and uncle and eventually winning a medal at the Olympics, but many people don't know that behind the championship stands such a legendary figure! Today we will talk about the legend of judo, Gnelebel.
Lebel's mother was the famous boxing/professional wrestling promoter "Redhead" Irene Eaton, so at the age of 7 Lebel learned grappling wrestling with the legendary "Strangler" Ed Lewis, and three years later Lebel learned judo and went to Japan to exchange and learn after getting a black belt! When Lebel returned to the United States, he participated in judo competitions and won the national championship at that time, but in order to live, Lebel still chose the direction of professional wrestling that he originally studied!
Lebel appeared in the ring as a policeman, but the role didn't seem to win him much attention.
In 1963, boxer Baker claimed that boxers could defeat any martial artist learning Japanese martial arts in a single fight. And said he would offer $1,000 for anyone who could prove it wasn't! Encouraged by his friends, Lebel accepts the challenge and heads to Salt Lake City, where he discovers that his opponent is not Baker but Milosavic! Savage's strength and fame can be more than Beck's, and there is a wrestling background, but Lebel has no way to retreat and can only be the scalp!
According to the rules, the game will have five rounds of three minutes each. As a judo representative, Lebel is not allowed to throw his legs and is not allowed to hold below the waist.
During the match, Lebel tried to knock down Savage in the first leg, but unfortunately failed! Later, in the second and third rounds, Lebel tried various techniques and finally knocked Savage down, originally Lebe wanted to force Savage to concede defeat with his lock arm, but after thinking about it carefully, he was worried that Savage would not concede defeat in front of the people of his hometown, and finally Lebel used naked hanging to strangle Savage and win the game!
But things don't seem to end so smoothly! When the hometown people at the scene saw Savage fainting in the ring, countless spectators threw bottles, chairs and other garbage into the ring, in order to prevent riots, the famous local boxer Jay came to the ring to congratulate Lebel, and at this time Savage also fainted in the ring, because the referee and the ring doctor did not know how to make him recover, and finally the team on Lebel's side helped Savage recover. And when they were ready to leave, an accident happened!
A spectator on the scene tried to stab Lebel with a dagger, but was spotted by Lebel's team and pulled away! Otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable!
Lebel won and made history, because it was the first time in American history that a different type of martial arts competition appeared on television!
It is precisely because of this that when UFC President Dana White said in Bruce Lee's documentary that Bruce Lee was the father of mixed martial arts, Lebel said that if Dana said that Bruce Lee was the father of mixed martial arts, then I am the ancestor of mixed martial arts!
As hard as it may sound, Lebel seems qualified to say such things in terms of seniority, as he was the first person in the world to witness the competition between two different martial arts in front of television.
In 1968, Lebel joined the prestigious NWA Professional Wrestling League with his brother Mick and worked there for 14 years!
In 1976, the famous boxing champion Ali declared that no yellow person could defeat him, and Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inogi stepped forward and challenged Ali! However, it is not so easy to play this game, because Ali does not pay any attention to Inoki, and it is said that in the end, he made a lot of connections, including WWE chairman Vince McMan, and spent a lot of money to invite Ali to Japan to compete.
As the tournament approached, the co-organizers issued referee selection notices around the world, and Lebel was selected from more than 200 people to become the referee of the match because of his previous experience playing against Savage, as well as his own judo and wrestling background.
Lebel not only made history in martial arts himself, but also witnessed the history that followed! In recognition of his contribution to professional wrestling, Lebel received the Frank Gotch Award in 2005! In 1995 LeBel won the Iron Mike Mazurki Award! And this time it was one of his teachers, the legendary Lu Setz. In 2005, Lebel was also promoted to Judo 9th Dan by the American Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
Lebel has created many legends in his life, he is the first person in American history to let everyone witness the competition between two different martial arts in front of the TV, and he is also the referee of ali and Inogi's world-renowned xenomorph fighting match, and has also cultivated such an excellent champion as Ronda Rossi! And also created Lebel fixed this highly lethal yield technique.