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Setelah menikahi istrinya Gladys dan mengalahkan Georg Hackenschmidt untuk kedua kalinya, keduanya masuk 1911, Juara Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia Frank Gotch mulai bergulat dengan jadwal yang lebih terbatas. Istrinya Gladys bukanlah penggemar berat gulat dan ingin suami barunya menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu di rumah di Humboldt, Iowa. Dalam dunia gulat pada saat itu,
Clarence Whistler was born in Indiana during 1856. While standing only 5’09” or so and weighing 165 pon, 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
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, ketika mereka berhenti di a
Pada tanggal 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. 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
Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, Juara Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia Ed “Pencekik” 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
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Petani” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 pon, “Petani” Burns stood 5’11” to 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
Pada April 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross bertemu Sorakichi Matsuda, juga dikenal sebagai Matsada, pegulat profesional Jepang pertama di Amerika Serikat. Matsuda berimigrasi ke Amerika untuk mengejar mimpinya menjadi pegulat profesional karena saat itu mimpi itu belum benar-benar ada di Jepang.. 28-Duncan Ross yang berusia satu tahun lahir di Turki keturunan Skotlandia pada bulan Maret
On St. Patrick’s Day, Maret 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning
Dan “Pencekik” 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. However, early in his career, Lewis
Pada akhir bulan Desember 1916, sebuah kejadian aneh terjadi. John F. Olin, seorang pegulat lokal Massachusetts, memenangkan pertandingan dengan Juara Dunia saat ini Joe Stecher. Wasit menyatakan Olin sebagai pemenang setelah Stecher meninggalkan pertandingan. Sebelum Aliansi Gulat Nasional (NWA) membuat perubahan peraturan pada tahun 1950an, kejuaraan berpindah tangan melalui diskualifikasi atau