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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agricola” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 pondo. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!" Frank Gotch perspexit ad aemulum suum Georgium Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, placuit ex amulo provocatores adaptare eas
In December 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Dux duae pennae ingressi sunt
Feria, December 13, 1920, Et “Strangulatam” Ludovicus primos sex mundorum Heavyweight luctationes a Joe Stecher . vicit. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A anno ante hanc,, Stecher et Ludovicus convenerunt in certamine per tres horas perdurantes. Ludovicus mentis errorem fecit in
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” in S.. Louis during the 1904 Mauris Pulchra. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Ludovicus, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Valetudinem habitare in via (affiliate link) Georgius Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 donec amissis annis eius
In May 9, 1905 edition of St. Louis Republic’s sport section contained a story about an upcoming match between local wrestler George Baptiste and the touring World Wrestling Champion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, ut, qui ceciderunt in Mundus Championship Lorem Jenkins. Si autem sciebat editor “Fragor eius” Status quo, he may have
Stanislaus Zbyszko natus Stanislaum per Jan Cygankiewicz pro- 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Poloniae, quod erat in Austria-Hungaricum imperium. Secundum Wikipedia, tulit anulum nomen, quaesumus Zbyszko quia nomen fingere Poloniae militem,. An sit in Walla Walla, Vestibulum orci, Vespere autem in libro De Martis, February 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) mundo erat, et mundus weightlifter memoria tenebat, ante Heavyweight palaestrica Champion colluctationis praemissa sunt, et per lifters steroids. Debitum ad plures factores gradu dignitatis consecutus Hackenschmidt. Debent altam acquireret. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been