Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, munduko txapelduna Wrestler eta weightlifter in 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch ospatu izenburua bost urtez eta comers guztiak garaitu. Urtetik nahiko gazte at 35, Gotch erretiroa erabaki. Bere azken partidurako, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Ostiralean, Maiatzaren 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 minutu. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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Aneta hiltzailea (1947)

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Abuztuaren On 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions-ek Killer Dill kaleratu zuen (1947), Mike Mazurki borrokalari profesionalak "Little Joe" antzezten duen krimen filma, sekulako koadrilen arteko liskar baten bi aldeetan jokatzen. Stuart Erwinek Johnny "Killer" Dill antzezten du, lentzeria diseinatzailea eta saltzailea, jendeak gangstertzat hartzen duena. Ustekabean bere burua koadrilen gerran sartu ondoren, bere

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Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

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Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Erabili zuen

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours 1910

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Urtearen bukaeran 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko Estatu Batuetara bidaiatu World Heavyweight Borroka txapelduna Frank Gotch desafio. Bilera Gotch Aurretik, Zbyszko lehen zatian zehar bira bat egin zuen Estatu Batuetan eta battled tokiko borrokalari asko 1910. Zbyszko bidaiatzeko 37,000 mila. Bere bira Early, Zbyszko ezagutu Frank Gotch urritasuna partidu batean. Zbyszko garaitu Gotch, nor zen

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Larunbatean, Azaroa 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minutu. 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 jabetu zen

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins Izenburua

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On Thursday, Urtarrila 27, 1904, Tom Jenkinsek bere American Wrestling Championship defendatu zuen Iowako borrokalari berri baten aurka.. After the first fall, zaleak konturatu ziren Frank Alvin Gotch-eko partidarik gogorrena zela, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkinsek Gotch's garaitu zuen

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Azaroa 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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Henry Moses Dufur Oroitzapenak

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Henry Moses Dufur-ek munduko pisu astuneko lepoko eta ukondoko borroka txapelduna izan zuen 1870eko hamarkadan.. Arabera 1855, Dufur borroka profesionaletik erretiratu zen bere lanaldi osoko arropa jostun lanbidean aritzeko. Nahiz eta bere borroka karreran zehar, Dufur jostun lanetan aritu zen. Dufur-ek The Boston Globeko berriemaileari esan zion Richforden jaio zela, Vermont ekainean 5, 1943. Data hau

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Urtarrilean 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 Santel 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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