Gotch Easily Beats Raicevich

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Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 naela. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Siiski, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, who traveled to America to take on Frank Gotch after he defeated

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Jõuluöö maadlus Fiasco

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Jõuluöö 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko met Giovanni Raicievich in a much-anticipated heavyweight wrestling bout. Zbyszko, who was campaigning for a rematch with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, agreed to throw Raicevich 3 times in 90 minutes or be declared the loser. As the men entered the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, Zbyszko was clearly the

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Jem Mace Establishes World Title Again

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Mail 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Claims to the championship were very murky at the time. Thuggery and dirty tricks often obscured who was actually American Champion. Jem Mace, who was considered World Champion twice while fighting in England, was signed to meet Tom

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Strangler” Headlocks Caddock for Win

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EdStrangler” Lewis on üks kõigi aegade suurimaid professionaalseid maadlejaid ja maailmameistriid. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, mida Lewis hakkas promootorite ja maadlejatena kasutama, muutis professionaalse maadluse eelnevalt kokkulepitud või "töötatud" näituseks. Lewis kasutas algselt eesmise näo lukku või giljotiini õhuklappi. Lewise nimekaim Evan “Strangler” Lewis tegi esikülje luku või

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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. Lõpuks ta kindlustas

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Tegelikult, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachmani turniir pidi algama kolmapäeval

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Siiski, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Kuristaja” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Sisse 1893, Burns oli paigal

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