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Juara Wrestling Heavyweight Dunia Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled hundreds of legitimate wrestling matches with Joseph “Toots” Mondt over the years. During conversations with his young protégé, Lou Thesz, Lewis said he only had to worry about losing to two wrestlers in his long career. Only Mondt and Stanislaus Zbyszko had a chance of defeating him in a legitimate contest. One

On Sunday, Disember 14, 1924, “Besar” Wayne Munn wrestled Joseph “Toots” Mondt in the main event of the wrestling card at the Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Hall. 10,000 fans showed up to cheer on Munn, a former college football player for the University of Nebraska. Munn was billed at 6’06”, which may have been an exaggeration but he was significantly

Pada April 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, di Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Emil Klank, Gotch’s manager, convinced foreign wrestlers with good reputations like Mahmout and Stanislaus Zbyszko to travel to America to challenge Gotch. Fans

Selepas berkahwin dengan isterinya Gladys dan mengalahkan Georg Hackenschmidt buat kali kedua, kedua-duanya dalam 1911, Juara Gusti Kelas Berat Dunia Frank Gotch mula bergelut dengan jadual yang lebih terhad. Isterinya Gladys bukan peminat tegar gusti dan mahu suami baharunya menghabiskan lebih banyak masa di rumah di Humboldt, Iowa. Dalam dunia gusti ketika itu,

Pada Mei 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American

Menuju ke bulan Januarinya 24, 1921 perlawanan gelaran dengan bekas juara dunia Earl Caddock, Juara Wrestling Heavyweight Dunia Ed “Strangler” Lewis dikatakan telah mencederakan dua lawannya sebelum ini, Wladek Zbyszko dan Joe Stecher, dengan kepalanya. Lewis akan menggunakan kunci kepala untuk melemparkan lawannya ke lantai. Zbyszko diketuk tidak masuk akal, apabila kepalanya terhantuk

On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Petani” Burns bertemu dengan Fred Beell yang kecil tetapi berkuasa. Semasa kedua-dua pesilat menimbang 165 pound, “Petani” Burns berdiri 5'11” kepada Beell's 5’04”. Beell yang berusia 32 tahun mempunyai kelebihan usia yang besar berbanding Burns yang berusia 47 tahun walaupun. Burns memulakan kerjayanya 1879, ketika Beell berumur 3 tahun. Lelaki itu dijadualkan untuk perlawanan di Omaha, Nebraska, satu

Ed “Strangler” Lewis enjoyed one of the most successful careers in professional wrestling. Although Lewis wrestled in mostly staged exhibitions, he possessed legitimate wrestling skills. Future protege Lou Thesz said many times Lewis could beat any wrestler at any time, jadi dia adalah juara dunia yang ideal dalam era moden perlawanan yang telah diatur sebelumnya. Walau bagaimanapun, early in his career, Lewis

At the end of December 1916, a strange event occurred. John F. Olin, a local Massachusetts wrestler, won a match with the current World Champion Joe Stecher. The referee declared Olin the winner after Stecher walked away from the match. Before the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) made changes to the rules in the 1950s, championships changed hands through disqualification or