Joe Stecher Throws Dan Kolov

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El jueves, Noviembre 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t

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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 Cumple Partido en Zbyszko

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En una noche de Jueves, Noviembre 25, 1909, World Wrestling Campeón Frank Gotch reunió Wrestling Campeón polaco Stanislaus Zbyszko para un partido de la desventaja en Buffalo, Nueva York. Gotch aceptó la confiscación de la pelea si no podía tirar Zbyszko dos veces en una hora. Tamaño y la fuerza de Zbyszko crean problemas para Gotch, que pesaba 190 libra a Zbyszko de 260 libras. Sin embargo, 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 in Lincoln

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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 paga sus cuotas

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Frank Gotch, el chico de granja de Humboldt, Iowa, derrotaría George Hackenschmidt por el Campeonato Mundial Peso Pesado en Wrestling 1908. Esta victoria y su posterior derrota de “Hachazo” en el 1911 revancha cimentó el lugar de Gotch como uno de los más grandes luchadores de todos los tiempos. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

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Jake Kilrain empata

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Si bien era famoso por luchar contra John L.. Sullivan en la última pelea por el campeonato mundial disputada bajo las reglas del nudillo desnudo, Jake Kilrain también participó en muchos combates con guantes.. Las peleas de premios estaban pasando de las reglas de nudillos desnudos a peleas con guantes bajo las Reglas del Marqués de Queensberry. (primeros boxeo amateur y profesional) a finales del siglo XIX. como sullivan, Kilrain pelearía en mayor

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Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

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En enero 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 era un experto

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