Thiebaud Bauer Denies Worked Matches in 1876

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Thiebaud or Theobald Bauer was a French wrestler, who specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Bauer arrived in America during 1875 with a dubious claim to the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He would defend his title for 5 years until defeated by William Muldoon in 1880. If wrestling fans are familiar with Bauer at all, it is normally as the opponent

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis Sioeau Streak Cymedr

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis, a elwir hefyd Evan Lewis “y Strangler”, Roedd yn wrestler proffesiynol o 1882 i 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” neu “hang hold”, y mae cefnogwyr MMA modern yn ei adnabod fel tagu gilotîn. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 twrnament dyn

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Ffermwr Burns Beats Hyrwyddwr Michigan

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Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” Roedd Burns yn wrestler mawr yn ei rinwedd ei hun. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 bunnoedd. Yn 1891, Llosgiadau fel y Pencampwr Pwysau Trwm Iowa gymerodd JC. Comstock, Pencampwr Pwysau Trwm Michigan. J.C. Comstock was

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Lewis’ a Hippodrome Acton

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Ar ddydd Llun, Chwefror 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Cyfarfu Joe Acton ym Magnelfa D yn Chicago, Illinois. Hwn fyddai'r cyntaf o sawl gornest arddangos rhwng y dynion. Fe wnaethant berfformio'r arddangosfeydd hyn yn ninasoedd mwy Canolbarth Lloegr yn gynnar 1887. Fel y St. Paul yn cyd-fynd â sylwais mewn post cynharach, Cytunodd Lewis ac Acton i

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Evan Lewis’ Gafael haearnaidd

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Yn y bennod hon, I discuss what Evan “Y Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Fodd bynnag,, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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A oedd Lewis Drechu meddw Wrestler?

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Evan “Strangler” Roedd Lewis yn gystadleuydd brawychus. Er nad oedd yn ddyn mawr ar 5’09” ac yn pwyso 170 bunnoedd, Lewis’ meistrolaeth o gyflwyniadau ei wneud yn gyfartal neu well o'r rhan fwyaf wrestlers ei gyfnod. Roedd Jack Carkeek yn wrestler gwych ond un gêm gyda Lewis bron achosi iddo ymddeol. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared

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Lewis “Triumphs” in Fake Match

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The April 12, 1887 argraffiad y Santes. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 bunnoedd, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been

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Terrible Turk’s Horrible Foul of Roeber

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Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 i 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Fodd bynnag,, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, was considered one of the

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Martin “Farmer” Burns

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Martin “Farmer” Burns was a professional catch-as-catch can wrestler as well as wrestling and physical cultural trainer. Er gwaethaf llwyddiant mawr fel reslwr proffesiynol, hyd yn oed ennill Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm America, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Farmer” Burns was born February 15, 1861 in Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.

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