Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, mundi fortissimus athleta, et in weightlifter 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch tenuit nomine per quinque annos, et omnia quae in propatulo posito,. In comparatione vero ad iuventute 35, Gotch cedere statuit,. Ad ultimum certamine, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Die Veneris, Jube 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 “Porta ad Occidentem”, St. Ludovicus, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 minutes. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

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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 pluribus certaminibus legitimis cum Iaponica jujitsu medicorum interfuit. Adhibuit

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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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

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Imago enim Gotch Crushes Title

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Die Jovis, January 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. Post lapsum primi, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, de Humboldt, Iowa puer fundum qui percusseritis Georg Hackenschmidt in in Mundus risus Heavyweight 1908, Imago eius’ Aemulator. Jenkins had defeated Gotch’s

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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In January 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangulatam” 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.

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Paulus Pons, Stellarum Opifice palaestrica

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Paulus Pons erat in litteris Graecis et Romanis Champion Francorum palaestrica in 1890s. Ipse victorem a tournament in Folies, Bergeres coram rege privatus in Russia in tournament 1898. Hae victoriae ei permiserunt ut Championship Luctationem Graeco-Romanam vindicaret. Pons capitalized in hac aperta gym dum enim in ordine est, et viri fortes athletas. Pons’ victoria maxime insignis

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Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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Cum 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. Postquam

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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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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 “Agricola” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Autem, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Ludovicus, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. By 1902, George

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