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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, pegulat juara dunia angkat besi dan di 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch memegang gelar selama lima tahun dan mengalahkan semua pendatang. Pada usia yang relatif muda 35, Gotch memutuskan untuk pensiun. Untuk pertandingan terakhirnya, ia akan mengambil lain pegulat terkenal Eropa dan angkat besi, George Lurich. George Lurich
Pada hari Jumat, Mei 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 menit. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Pada Agustus 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, -nya
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. Dia telah menggunakan
Pada akhir 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, yang
Pada hari Sabtu, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 menit. 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 kesurupan
Pada hari Kamis, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins mempertahankan Kejuaraan Gulat Amerika melawan pegulat pendatang baru dari Iowa. After the first fall, para penggemar menyadari itu adalah pertandingan terberat 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 telah mengalahkan Gotch
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 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
Henry Moses Dufur memegang Juara Dunia Gulat Kerah dan Siku Kelas Berat pada tahun 1870-an. Oleh 1855, Dufur pensiun dari gulat profesional untuk mengejar profesi penuh waktunya sebagai penjahit pakaian. Bahkan selama karir gulatnya, Dufur bekerja sebagai penjahit. Dufur mengatakan kepada koresponden dari The Boston Globe bahwa dia lahir di Richford, Vermont pada bulan Juni 5, 1943. Tanggal ini
Pada bulan Januari 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Pencekik” 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.