Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, ki moun ki te 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Malerezman, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

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Charley Olson Kills Wrestler

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I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko defèt Ansyen Boxer

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Nan mwa janvye 10, 1910, fèk rive Polish wrèstle Stanislaus Zbyszko te pran sou Charlie “Kid an” Cutler nan yon pi bon de-soti-of-twa tonbe matche ak. Cutler te yon boxer nan yon Twoup kouri pa John L. Sullivan anvan tranzisyon nan lit. Pandan ke te gen anpil Cutler difisil, Stanislaus Zbyszko te batay depi l 'jenn gason. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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Gotch nan yon sèl opozan Te kapab pa bat

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Sou Desanm 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch pèdi yon batay twa semèn ak anpwazònman Emolitik. Doktè eseye kenbe ren l 'ale atravè tout yon operasyon nan Chicago men li bay sèlman pou yon ti tan soulajman. Gotch gen entansyon vwayaje nan Hot Springs, Arkansas eseye ak retabli sante l '. Operasyon an te fini esperans sa a. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able

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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Nan sa a Episode, I discuss what Evan “Strangler a” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Sepandan, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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Kilrain batay Godfrey nan batay brital

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Nan Vandredi, Mas 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain te goumen ak George Godfrey nan California Athletic Club nan San Francisco, California. Mesye yo te goumen pou yon trofe ak $5,000. Mesye yo antre nan bag la nan 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, ansyen chanpyon World Heavyweight Wrestling, segonde Kilrain, ki moun ki Muldoon te antrene pou batay sa a. Muldoon te antrene advèsè Kilrain a, John L. Sullivan, pou yo 1889

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