Londres derrota Kolov

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Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. However, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during

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Fred Beell Overcomes Old Champ

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Em outubro 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Campeonato, mas permaneceu fora dos holofotes até

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Americus vence Charley Olson

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Em novembro 7, 1908, Charles Olson conheceu “Americus” Gus Schonlein pelo Campeonato Mundial de Luta Livre Meio Pesado. A partida provou ser tão emocionante quanto os observadores suspeitavam, mas terminou em polêmica. Olson ficou 6’01” mas pesou apenas 170 libras. Nascido Max Flaskamp em Krefeld, Renânia do Norte-Vestfália em 1879, ele adotou o nome de Charles ou Charley Olson

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Gotch Easily Beats Raicevich

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Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 libras. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. However, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, que viajou para os Estados Unidos para assumir Frank Gotch depois que ele derrotou

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Fiasco da luta livre na noite de Natal

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Na noite de Natal 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko conheceu Giovanni Raicievich em uma tão esperada luta de luta livre de pesos pesados. Zbyszko, que estava em campanha por uma revanche com o campeão mundial de luta livre Frank Gotch, concordou em jogar Raicevich 3 vezes em 90 minutos ou será declarado perdedor. Quando os homens entraram no famoso Madison Square Garden, em Nova York, Zbyszko era claramente o

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Jem Mace Establishes World Title Again

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Em Maio 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. As reivindicações do campeonato eram muito obscuras na época. Bandidos e truques sujos muitas vezes obscureciam quem era realmente o campeão americano. Jem Mace, que foi considerado campeão mundial duas vezes enquanto lutava na Inglaterra, foi assinado para conhecer Tom

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Strangler” Headlocks Caddock for Win

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EdStranglerLewis is one of the greatest professional wrestlers and world champions of all time. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, which Lewis started using as promoters and wrestlers transitioned professional wrestling to a prearranged or “worked” exhibition. Lewis originally used the front face lock or guillotine choke. Lewis’ namesake Evan “Strangler” Lewis made the front face lock or

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Matsuda Wins First Match

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Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Ele finalmente conseguiu

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