Shikat opprimit O'Mahony et Promotores

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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

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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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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

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Hack Accuses Americans of Faking

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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

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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 minutes. Beell vicit

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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. 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,

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Fred Beell Overcomes Old Champ

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Octobris 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) Sed vestibulum arcu sed ex vestibulum donec

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Americus Beat Charley Olson

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Novembres 7, 1908, Carolus Olson met “Americus” Gus Schonlein pro mundo lux Gravis palaestrae Championship. Certamen probatum est sicut spectatores excitandi suspicati sunt fore, sed in controversia finitum est. Olson stetit 6’01” sed pensari modo 170 pondo. Natus Carolus Flaskamp in Krefeld, Rheno-Westphalia septentrionalis in 1879, nomen accepit Carolus vel Charley Olson

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