“Farmer” Burns Preps for Lewis

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Fil 1894, Martin “Farmer” Burns was preparing to wrestle Evan “Strangler” Lewis for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. While Burns was entering his prime, Lewis had been on top of American professional wrestling for 5 snin. Lewis also wrestled a viscous style with an emphasis on submission holds. Burns would have to be prepared for a tough contest, which could

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Jim Browning Stars f'Hometown

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Verona, Missouri hija belt żgħira fil-Lbiċ ta 'Missouri. Qatt ma jaqbeż 900 residenti fl-istorja tagħha, only 438 jew hekk in-nies sejħu Verona dar ġewwa 1926. Madankollu, nhar it-Tnejn saret karta tal-lotta professjonali fil-belt, Marzu 22, 1926. Mingħajr l-użu mifrux ta 'karozzi jew toroq mibnija biex jimmaniġġjawhom, l-ivvjaġġar ikun diffiċli ħafna fi 1926.

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Londos Outlasts Champion

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Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Frar 17, 1922, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko wrestled a handicap match against Francois Lemarque and up-and-coming star Jim Londos. Londos was still a few years away from becoming the biggest box office draw in professional wrestling but he was the most popular wrestler in St. Louis. While Londos only stood about 5’06” jew 5’07”, he possessed

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Gotch Avenges Telf

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On Sunday, Diċembru 17, 1906, Kansas City, Missouri once more proved itself to be a hotbed for professional wrestling as 8,000 fans crammed Convention Hall to watch the rematch between Frank Gotch and Fred Beell. Beell won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Gotch three weeks earlier in New Orleans, Louisiana. Gotch claimed the loss to be a fluke, while

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Mooney Wrestles Luttbeg

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Nhar is-Sibt, December 2nd, 1893, local Saint Louis boxing instructor and Greco-Roman wrestler Mike Mooney met Max Luttbeg at Saint LouisEntertainment Hall. Pre-match hype focused on Mooney never losing a wrestling match or a boxing bout. Mooney was considered a better Greco-Roman wrestler, while Luttbeg was a better catch-as-catch-can wrestler. In the 19th century, it was common for matches

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Remembering Wayne Munn

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Wayne “Big” Munn’s a meteoric rise in professional wrestling. Debuting in 1924, Munn “won” the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Ed “Strangler” Lewis in early 1925. His fall was just as quick. Billi 1926, Munn was retired. A college football lineman from Nebraska, Munn was recruited into professional wrestling by Billy Sandow, defacto leader of the Gold Dust Trio. Il-

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Beell Jirbaħ it-Titolu

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Fred Beell kien qawwi, wrestler professjonali b'talent fil-bidu tas-Seklu 20. Beell ta kompetizzjonijiet iebsa lill-aqwa lottaturi tal-ġurnata iżda n-nuqqas ta' daqs tiegħu spiss ixekkel il-kapaċità tiegħu ma' lottaturi ta' klassi dinjija. Għalkemm mibnija b'mod qawwi, Beell kien elenkat b'mod ġeneruż fil-5’06”. Fl-itqal tiegħu, Beell qatt ma qabeż 170 liri. Filwaqt li jippossjedi bodybuilder's

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Lewis u Roeber Unify Title

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Meta William Muldoon irtira mil-lotta professjonali fi 1889, hu maħsub għall-proteġġ tiegħu, Ernst Roeber, biex issir iċ-Champion il-ġdid tal-World Heavyweight Wrestling. Peress Muldoon dejjem iddefenda l-kampjonat tiegħu fl-istil tal-lotta Greko-Rumana, l-għażla tiegħu kienet tagħmel sens. Roeber kien bla dubju l-aqwa wrestler Greko-Ruman fl-Amerika dak iż-żmien. Madankollu, il-partitarji tal-lotta u l-ġurnalist, li jkopri l-isport,

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Ir-Rebħa Doppja ta’ Marvin Hart

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Fil 1902, Il-futur Champion Dinji tal-Boxing Heavyweight Marvin Hart kien konkorrent li qed jogħlew. Jiġġieled primarjament mill-belt twelidu ta' Louisville, Kentucky, Hart kien imqabbel kontra Kid Carter fis-Southern Athletic Club f'Mejju 2, 1902. Fil 17-1, Hart kien jaf li rebħa oħra kienet se tagħmel triq twila biex tassigura ġlieda għat-titlu tal-piż tqil. Il-Kid Carter imwieled Brooklyn kellu l-intenzjoni li

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