Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, ambaye alikuwa

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Gotch crushes Jenkins kwa Title

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Siku ya Alhamisi, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. Baada ya kuanguka kwanza, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins had defeated Gotch’s

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Katika Januari 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, Muumba wa Wrestling Stars

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Paul Pons mara Greco-Roman Wrestling Bingwa wa Ufaransa katika miaka ya 1890. Yeye alishinda mashindano katika Folies-Bergeres kabla ya kushinda mashindano katika Urusi katika 1898. Ushindi huu ulimruhusu kutwaa Ubingwa wa Mieleka wa Dunia wa Greco-Roman. Pons mtaji juu notoriety hivyo kwa kufungua mazoezi ya kutoa mafunzo kwa wrestlers na watu wenye nguvu. Pons’ ushindi ulikuwa wa ajabu hasa kwa sababu ya

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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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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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In late 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 “Mkulima” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Hata hivyo, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. By 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” Aberg. 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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Siku ya Jumamosi, Novemba 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 dakika. 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 amepagawa

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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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Kimataifa Wrestling mashindano ilitokea katika awamu mbili kati ya Mei 19, 1915 na Desemba 31, 1915. Hamsini wrestlers inaweza kushindana katika awamu ya kwanza ya mashindano ikiwa ni pamoja na World Greco Kirumi Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. awamu ya pili na 40 wrestlers ikiwa ni pamoja na kuja juu na nyota Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The

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