Shikat Surprises O'Mahony et Promoteurs

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J'écris cet article pour corriger un article précédent que j'ai écrit sur les doubles croisements dans la lutte professionnelle.. Au départ, je pensais que les doubles croisements étaient terminés après que Stanislaus Zybszko ait doublé le Gold Dust Trio.. Zbyszko, après avoir accepté de perdre contre Munn, l'a vaincu dans ce qui est devenu une compétition légitime pour le championnat du monde de lutte poids lourd.. EdStrangler” Lewis, qui a laissé tomber le

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Zbyszko Beats Aberg for Title

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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

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Aberg Beats Other Zbyszko for Title

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On October 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. Dans 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

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Deuxième match de Gotch-Hack

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J'ai écrit ce message suite à une conversation dans laquelle j'ai été tagué sur Twitter à propos de 1911 revanche entre Frank Gotch et Georg Hackenschmidt pour le championnat du monde de lutte poids lourd. Jim Cornette, qui en plus d'être l'un des meilleurs managers de la lutte professionnelle est également un historien reconnu de la lutte professionnelle, a parlé du double cross lors du deuxième match Gotch-Hack

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Hack Accuses Americans of Faking

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When “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, known as “Entaille” 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

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Fred Beell Unimpressive in 1903

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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 procès-verbal. Beell won the

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St. Louis Wrestler Surprises Gotch

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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. Par 1904 ou 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,

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Londres bat Kolov

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Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. Cependant, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during

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Fred Beell Overcomes Old Champ

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On October 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Championnat mais est resté à l'écart des projecteurs jusqu'à

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Americus bat Charley Olson

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Sur Novembre 7, 1908, Charles Olson a rencontré “Americus” Gus Schonlein pour le championnat du monde de lutte des poids lourds légers. Le match s'est avéré aussi excitant que les observateurs le soupçonnaient, mais il s'est terminé par une controverse.. Olson était 6’01” mais ne pesait que 170 livres. Né Max Flaskamp à Krefeld, Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie en 1879, il a pris le nom de Charles ou Charley Olson

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