Gotch Easily Beats Raicevich

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Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 libera. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Hala ere, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, Ameriketara bidaiatu zuena Frank Gotch-i aurre egiteko garaitu ondoren

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Gabon Gaua Borroka Fiasco

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Gabon gauean 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszkok Giovanni Raicievich ezagutu zuen asko espero zen pisu astuneko borrokan. Zbyszko, Frank Gotch Munduko Pisu Astunen Borroka Txapeldunarekin errebantxa baten aldeko kanpaina egiten ari zena, Raicevich botatzea onartu zuen 3 aldiz 90 minutu edo galtzaile deklaratu. Gizonak New Yorkeko Madison Square Garden ospetsuan sartu zirenean, Zbyszko izan da, argi eta garbi

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Jem Mace Establishes World Title Again

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Maiatzaren On 10, 1870, 39-year-old prizefighter Jem Mace met 30-year-old prizefighter Tom Allen in Kennerville, Louisiana for the World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Txapelketarako aldarrikapenak oso ilunak ziren garai hartan. Trikimailu zikinek eta trikimailu zikinek sarritan ezkutatu zuten nor zen benetan amerikar txapelduna. Jem Mace, Ingalaterran borrokan ari zela bi aldiz Munduko Txapelduntzat hartu zutena, Tom ezagutzeko sinatu zuten

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“Strangler” Headlocks Caddock for Win

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Eta “Strangler” Lewis 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. Azkenean ziurtatu zuen

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Benetan, 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. Rachmanen txapelketa asteazkenean hasiko zen

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Baserritarrak” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Hala ere, 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 “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Urtean 1893, Burns geldi zegoen

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