Alias the Champ (1949)

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Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star

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Gotch setká zápas v Zbyszko

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Na čtvrtek večer, Listopad 25, 1909, World Wrestling mistr Frank Gotch potkal polský Wrestling šampion Stanislaus Zbyszko pro handicap utkání v Buffalu, New York. Gotch souhlasil vzdát zápas, kdyby nemohl hodit Zbyszko dvakrát za hodinu. Velikost Zbyszko a síla vytvořil problémy Gotch, který vážil 190 liber Zbyszko je 260 liber. Však, Zbyszko

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Masked Marvel Throws Berner

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Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in

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Stecher Beats Westergaard v Lincolnu

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In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they

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Frank Gotch Pays Své příspěvky

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Frank Gotch, farmářský chlapec z Humboldt, Iowa, by porazit George Hackenschmidt pro mistrovství světa Heavyweight Wrestling v 1908. Toto vítězství a jeho následná porážka “Kopnutí” v 1911 odvetu stmelil Gotch místo jako jeden z největších zápasníků všech dob. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

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Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

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Ledna 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled

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Police Chief Prevents Wrestling Match

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Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

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Stecher and Zbyszko Complete Deal

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Prosince 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Však, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud

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