Alex Aberg retounen nan Ewòp

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Alex Aberg te bat anpil lènmi remakab nan pi gwo ane nan karyè pwofesyonèl lit li. Nan 1915, Aberg te fè konpetisyon nan tou de vèsyon Prentan ak Otòn nan New York International Wrestling Tournament. Konpetisyon sèlman nan style li pi pito nan lit Greko-Women, Aberg te bat Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko ak Ed “Strangler” Lewis ansanm ak yon kantite luteur compagnon.

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Fred Beell touye nan liy devwa a

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Fred Beell te lite pwofesyonèl 1900 to 1919. Apre devlope yon repitasyon lejand akòz kèk nan viktwa li sou Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns, Dan McLeod ak Frank Gotch, Beell te pran retrèt pandan l te pwoche 43 ane ki gen laj. Karyè pòs lit li ta mennen nan lanmò inatandi li nan 57. Fred Beell te simonte chans pou li vin yon wrèstle pwofesyonèl konpetan

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Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, wrèstle la chanpyon nan lemonn ak alterofil nan 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch ki te fèt tit la pou senk ane, yo bat tout kwen. Nan laj la relativman yon jèn nan 35, Gotch deside pran retrèt ou. Pou matche ak dènye l ', li ta pran sou yon lòt wrèstle pi popilè Ewopeyen yo ak alterofil, George Lurich. George Lurich

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Nan Vandredi, Me 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

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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. Li te itilize

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours nan 1910

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Nan fen 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko vwayaje nan Etazini yo bay defi Mondyal lour Lit Champion Frank Gotch. Anvan yo fè reyinyon Gotch, Zbyszko te fè yon toune Etazini yo ak batay anpil luteur lokal nan tout pati nan byen bonè nan 1910. Zbyszko ta vwayaje 37,000 kilomèt. Yo byen bonè nan vwayaj li, Zbyszko te rankontre Frank Gotch nan yon match andikap. Zbyszko bat Gotch, ki moun ki te

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Nan mwa janvye 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. After

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