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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
On June 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.
On March 22, 1919, Et “Strangulatam” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely
Hanc tabellam scribo ut priorem emendationem postum scripserim de duplici cruce in palaestra professionali. Primum cogitavi duplex cruces finita post Stanislaum Zybszko duplex transiit Aurum Pulvis Trio. Zbyszko, pacta amittere ad Munn, eum vicit in quo in legitimo certamine pro Championship Mundus Gravis Wrestling verterunt. Et “Strangulatam” Lewis, qui decidit
Stanislaus Zbyszko lustrata Civitatum Foederatarum 1910 in praeparatione ad titulum par cum mundo Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch postea in anno. Eius pretium adduxit eum St .. Aloisius in Dec 29, 1910. Zbyszko venturus est in occursum honoratus leves heavyweight grappler Carolus Olson. Fuit Cicero peritissimus luctator, qui eruditus Sancti. Ludovicus luctator Georgius
On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in
Octobris 25, 1915, Alexander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. In 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this
Scripsi hanc tabellam ob colloquium in Twitter de thea tagged 1911 rematch inter Frank Gotch et Georg Hackenschmidt pro mundo VINDICIAE Heavyweight certaminis. Jim Cornette, qui, praeterquam quod optimus quisque exercet in palaestra, notatur etiam pro luctando historicus, loquebatur de duplici cruce in secundo Gotch-Hack par
When “Leo in Russian” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, ut, “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 minutes. Beell won the
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. By 1904 vel 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,