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Clarence Whistler was born in Indiana during 1856. While standing only 5’09” or so and weighing 165 קילו, Whistler was considered one of the most powerful wrestlers of his era. Whistler was the only wrestler able to give William Muldoon a hard time during Muldoon’s 9-year run as World Champion. Whistler primarily competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, the dominant style in

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Zbyszko Injures Dr. מכבש

סטניסלב-Zbyszko

On May 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, ניו יורק. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American

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חונק-לואיס-אימונים-דמה

Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, אלופת ההיאבקות במשקל כבד אד “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” Lewis was reputed to have injured his previous two opponents, Wladek Zbyszko and Joe Stecher, with his headlock. Lewis would use the headlock to hip toss his opponent to the floor. Zbyszko was knocked senseless, when his head hit the

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כיצד להגדיר משחק חוזר גדול

פרד-beell-פוזות

On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, סנונית “חקלאי” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 קילו, “חקלאי” Burns stood 5’11to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Burns debuted in 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, one

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דאנקן רוס מתאבק בסוראקיצ'י מצודה

דאנקן-סי-רוס

באפריל 21, 1884, דאנקן סי. רוס פגש את סוראקיצ'י מצודה, ידוע גם בשם מצדה, המתאבק המקצועי היפני הראשון בארצות הברית. מצודה היגר לארצות הברית כדי להמשיך את חלומו להיות מתאבק מקצועי מכיוון שהוא לא היה ממש ביפן באותה תקופה.. 28-דאנקן רוס בן השנה נולד בטורקיה ממוצא סקוטי במארס

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Stecher ולואיס על זה שוב

אד צעיר-חונק-לואיס

<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "952" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "16" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, so he was the ideal world champion in the modern era of prearranged matches. אולם, early in his career, לואיס

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Was It a Shoot or a Work?

ג'ו-שטשר-אליפות-חגורת

At the end of December 1916, a strange event occurred. ג'ון פ. Olin, a local Massachusetts wrestler, won a match with the current World Champion Joe Stecher. The referee declared Olin the winner after Stecher walked away from the match. Before the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) made changes to the rules in the 1950s, championships changed hands through disqualification or

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Pesek Goes Into Business for Himself

ג'ון-טיגר-איש-פסק

ג'ון “TigermanPesek wrestled several “shoot” matches during the “עבד” era of the 1920s. By this time, American professional wrestlers cooperated with each other to put on exciting matches for the fans. Results were predetermined by promoters and managers. Legitimate contests or “shoots” were rare. When they did occur, it was normally to settle a dispute among promoters or a

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קטטה לגיטימית או הייפ לפני המשחק?

פרד-beell-פוזות

At the end of 1905, Fred Beell was traveling America hyping up a match with former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Beell was a former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion having defeated Frank Gotch in a “עבד” match in New Orleans during December 1903. He lost the title back to Gotch a few weeks later. Capable wrestlers, Jenkins and Beell

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סטכר פוגש את פסק בסנט. לואיס

ג'ו-שטשר-אליפות-חגורת

Joe Stecher and JohnTiger ManPesek were legitimate wrestlers in a primarily “עבד” era, where matches were predetermined unless someone decided to double-cross the other wrestler or promoter by turning the match into a legitimate contest. Double-crosses only worked, if the wrestler could legitimately win the match. John Pesek didn’t like the worked nature of wrestling and often turned

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