Stanislaus Tours Zbyszko fil 1910

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Fl-aħħar 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko vvjaġġaw lejn l-Istati Uniti biex jisfidaw World Wrestling Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Qabel laqgħa Gotch, Zbyszko daret l-Istati Uniti u battled wrestlers lokali ħafna matul il-parti bikrija ta ' 1910. Zbyszko l-ivvjaġġar 37,000 mili. Kmieni fil-tour tiegħu, Zbyszko iltaqa Frank Gotch fil-logħba handicap. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, li kien

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Nhar il-Ħamis, Jannar 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins iddefenda l-Kampjonat tal-Lotta Amerikana tiegħu kontra wrestler li ġej mill-Iowa. After the first fall, il-partitarji indunaw li kienet l-aktar partita iebsa tal-c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins kien għeleb lil 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 “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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Paul Pons, Produttur ta 'Stars Wrestling

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Paul Pons kien Champion Wrestling Greco-Roman ta 'Franza fl-1890s. Hu rebaħ kampjonat fil-Folies-Bergeres qabel rebbieħa tournament fir-Russja 1898. Dawn ir-rebħiet ippermettewlu jikseb il-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Lotta Greko-Rumana. Pons kapitalizzat fuq dan notoriety, billi fetħet ġinnasju li wrestlers ferrovija u l-irġiel qawwija. Pons’ ir-reb[a kienet partikolarment notevoli min[abba

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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. Wara

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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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Fl-aħħar 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 “Farmer” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Madankollu, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Billi 1902, George

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Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Nhar is-Sibt, Novembru 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minuti. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem fil-pussess

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Stecher Beats Cutler for American Title

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When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Il-Tournament Wrestling Internazzjonali seħħet f'żewġ fażijiet, bejn Mejju 19, 1915 u Diċembru 31, 1915. Ħamsin wrestlers tikkompetix fl-ewwel fażi tal-kampjonat inkluż World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. T-tieni pagament kellhom 40 wrestlers inklużi up u ġejjin star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Il-

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