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Fred Beell va lluitar professionalment de 1900 to 1919. Després de desenvolupar una reputació llegendària causa d'algunes de les seves victòries sobre Martin “Farmer” Burns, Donen McLeod i Frank Gotch, Beell va retirar al acostar- 43 anys d'edat. La seva carrera posterior lluita lliure conduiria a la seva mort inesperada a 57. Fred Beell va superar llargues probabilitats per convertir-se en un lluitador professional competent
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, el lluitador campió del món i de peses en 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch conservar el títol durant cinc anys i va derrotar a tots els interessats. A l'edat relativament jove de 35, Gotch va decidir retirar. Per al seu últim partit, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Divendres, Maig 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 acta. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
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 did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Va fer servir
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, qui va ser
On Thursday, Gener 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins va defensar el seu campionat de lluita americà contra un lluitador prometedor d'Iowa. After the first fall, els aficionats es van adonar que era el partit més dur del c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins havia derrotat a Gotch
Al gener 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.
Paul Pons va ser el campió de lluita grecoromana de França en la dècada de 1890. Ell va guanyar un torneig en el Folies-Bergère, abans de guanyar un torneig a Rússia en 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons va aprofitar aquesta notorietat mitjançant l'obertura d'un gimnàs per als lluitadors de tren i dels homes forts. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of
When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. Després
In late 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Farmer” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Però, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Per 1902, George