Author: Ken Zimmerman JR.

Si Fred Beell ay nakipagbuno nang propesyonal mula sa 1900 upang 1919. Matapos bumuo ng isang maalamat na reputasyon dahil sa ilan sa kanyang mga tagumpay laban kay Martin “Magsasaka” Burns, Dan McLeod at Frank Gotch, Nagretiro si Beell habang papalapit 43 taong gulang. Ang kanyang post wrestling career ay hahantong sa kanyang hindi inaasahang pagkamatay sa 57. Nalampasan ni Fred Beell ang mahabang pagkakataon upang maging isang karampatang propesyonal na wrestler

Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, ang mundo kampeon mambubuno at weytlipter sa 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch gaganapin ang pamagat para sa limang taon at bagsak lahat ng comers. Sa relatibong batang edad 35, Nagpasya Gotch upang magretiro. Para sa kanyang huling tugma, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel ay makilahok sa ilang mga lehitimong mga paligsahan na may Japanese diyuditsu practitioner. Ginamit niya

In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, na naging