Charley Olson võidab venelast

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Frank J. Quinn, kohalik St. Louis advokaat, töötas professionaalsete maadlejate George Baptise mänedžerina, Charley Olson ja Fred Beell. Algselt George Baptiste'i austaja, kes oli legend St. Louisi naabruskond Cooki ja Vandeventer Avenues'i ümber. Baptiste palkas Quinni oma sõimeks ja hiljem oma telkide ja varikatuste ettevõtte advokaadiks. During his

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Masked Marvel To The Rescue

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Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Rachmanni plaan Abergi asutamiseks läks pärast turniiri algust plaanipäraselt

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Burns eitab seost Stecheriga

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Aasta alguses 1916, Martin “Farmer” Burns, kes treenis ja juhtis Frank Gotchi raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlusteks, hakkas eitama, et ta arendas välja praeguse Ameerika raskekaalu tšempioni Joe Stecheri. Väide tundus veider, sest Burns oli Stecheriga mitu aastat koostööd teinud. Burns aitas Stecheril ette valmistada tema meistrivõistluste võitlust koos Charlie Cutleriga 1915. Mõnes mõttes, mis Põleb

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Pesek Palm lööb Rickardi maadlusest

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1910. aastate lõpuks, professionaalsed maadluse edendajad broneerisid maadlejad töötatud või eelnevalt kokkulepitud maadlusmatšides. Occasionally, tavaliselt topeltristi tulemusena, fännid näeksid tegelikku võistlust või “shoot” matš maadlejate vahel. Üks neist matšidest leidis aset hilja 1921 ja tekkis Tex Rickardi vahelisest vaenust, peamiselt poksi edendaja, ja Jack

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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On detsember 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann

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Lurich Throws Losson

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Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, Gotchi viimases

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Zbyszko Knocks Out Greek Wrestler

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Juunil 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.

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Wladek Zbyszko Beats Strangler for Title

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Märtsil 22, 1919, EdStrangler” 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

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