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Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 pound. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Walau bagaimanapun, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, yang mengembara ke Amerika untuk menentang Frank Gotch selepas dia kalah
Pada Malam Krismas 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko bertemu Giovanni Raicievich dalam pertarungan gusti heavyweight yang dinanti-nantikan. Zbyszko, yang berkempen untuk perlawanan timbal balik dengan Juara Gusti Heavyweight Dunia Frank Gotch, bersetuju untuk membuang Raicevich 3 kali masuk 90 minit atau diisytiharkan kalah. Ketika lelaki itu memasuki Madison Square Garden yang terkenal di New York City, Zbyszko adalah jelas
Ed “Strangler” Lewis adalah salah seorang ahli gusti profesional terhebat dan juara dunia sepanjang zaman. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, yang Lewis mula gunakan sebagai penganjur dan ahli gusti mengalihkan gusti profesional kepada pameran yang telah diatur atau "dikerjakan". Lewis pada asalnya menggunakan kunci muka depan atau pencekik guillotine. Senama Lewis Evan "Strangler" Lewis membuat kunci muka depan atau
Actually, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Kejohanan Rachman akan bermula Rabu
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Beliau memulakan gusti bila perlawanan pro masih satu pertandingan sebenar. Dia meneruskan untuk berjaya selepas perlawanan berubah untuk berkerja (prearranged) perlawanan. Malah, dia menyertai pertandingan menembak, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 dengan melintasi dua kali penganjurnya.
Alex Aberg defeated many notable foes in the greatest year of his professional wrestling career. Dalam 1915, Aberg competed in both the Spring and Fall versions of the New York International Wrestling Tournament. Competing exclusively in his preferred style of Greco-Roman wrestling, Aberg defeated Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko and Ed “Strangler” Lewis along with a number of journeyman wrestlers.
Fred Beell bergelut secara profesional dari 1900 kepada 1919. Selepas membangunkan reputasi legenda kerana beberapa kemenangannya ke atas Martin “Petani” Burns, Dan McLeod dan Frank Gotch, Beell bersara apabila dia hampir 43 tahun. Kerjaya selepas gustinya akan menyebabkan kematiannya yang tidak dijangka di 57. Fred Beell mengatasi peluang yang panjang untuk menjadi ahli gusti profesional yang cekap
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, yang ahli gusti juara dunia dan berat dalam 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch memegang gelaran selama lima tahun dan mengalahkan semua pendatang. Pada usia yang agak muda 35, Gotch membuat keputusan untuk bersara. Untuk perlawanan terakhir, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Pada hari Jumaat, Boleh 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 minit. 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. Dia menggunakan