Lewis “Triumphs” in Fake Match

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The April 12, 1887 trükk St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 naela, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been

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Terrible Turk’s Horrible Foul of Roeber

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Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 kuni 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Siiski, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, peeti üheks

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Zbyszko Knocks Out Greek Wrestler

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Juunil 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.

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Shikat üllatab O’Mahonyt ja promootoreid

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Kirjutan seda postitust, et parandada varasemat postitust, mille kirjutasin topeltristide kohta professionaalses maadluses. Algselt arvasin, et topeltristid lõppesid pärast seda, kui Stanislaus Zybszko duubel ületas Gold Dust Trio. Zbyszko, pärast nõustumist Munniga kaotama, alistas ta maadluse raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustel, mis kujunes õiguspäraseks heitluseks. EdStrangler” Lewis, kes kukutas

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Zbyszko Beats Aberg for Title

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On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in

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Martin “Farmer” Burns

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Martin “Farmer” Burns was a professional catch-as-catch can wrestler as well as wrestling and physical cultural trainer. Vaatamata suurele edule elukutselise maadlejana, võitis isegi Ameerika raskekaalu meistritiitli, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Farmer” Burns was born February 15, 1861 in Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.

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