Alex Aberg Annab Euroopasse

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Alex Aberg võitis palju tähelepanuväärne vaenlased suurim aasta oma professionaalne maadlus karjääri. Sisse 1915, Aberg võistlesid nii kevadel ja sügisel versioonid New York International maadlus Tournament. Konkureerivad üksnes oma eelistatud stiili kreeka-rooma maadlus, Aberg võitis Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko ja Ed “Strangler” Lewis koos mitmete journeyman wrestlers.

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Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, maailmameister maadleja ja tõstja sisse 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch leidis pealkiri viieks aastaks ja lüüa kõik soovijad. At suhteliselt noor vanus 35, Gotch otsustas pensionile. Tema viimasest mängust, 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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Reedel, Mai 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 West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 protokoll. 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 did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Ta kasutas

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins jaotise

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Neljapäeval, Jaanuar 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins kaitses oma Ameerika maadluse meistritiitlit ühe Iowa maadleja vastu.. After the first fall, fännid said aru, et see oli Frank Alvin Gotchi raskeim matš, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins oli Gotchi alistanud

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Aasta jaanuaris 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” 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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Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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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. Pärast

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