Zbyszko “Wins” World Title in 1921

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Polish wrestler and strongman Stanislaus Zbyszko first came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for a shot at World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. He received and lost the match in a legitimate contest during 1910. Zbyszko continued wrestling for a few more years and actually won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1914 from hated rival

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Krismasi Night Wrestling Fiasco

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On Krismasi Night 1911, Stanislaus Zbyszko alikutana Giovanni Raicievich katika inayosubiriwa kwa hamu Heavyweight mieleka bout. Zbyszko, aliyekuwa kampeni kwa rematch na World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, walikubaliana kutupa Raicevich 3 nyakati katika 90 dakika au kutangazwa loser. As the men entered the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, Zbyszko was clearly the

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Gotch Easily Beats Raicevich

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Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 paundi. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Hata hivyo, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, who traveled to America to take on Frank Gotch after he defeated

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Matsuda Wins First Match

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Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. He finally secured

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Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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Januari 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, a few American wrestlers had even claimed to be Nogert before

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Kweli, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachman’s tournament was to start Wednesday

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Mkulima” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Hata hivyo, Burns alikuwa wrestler kubwa katika haki yake mwenyewe. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was still

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Stanislaus Zbyszko ya Greatest mechi?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Alianza kumenyana wakati wa mchezo pro alikuwa bado ushindani halisi. Aliendelea kuwa na mafanikio baada ya mchezo iliyopita na kazi (prearranged) mechi. Kwa kweli, he participated in a shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 by double-crossing his promotoers.

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Lewis Drops Title to Sonnenberg

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Na “Strangler” Lewis is one of the top two American professional wrestlers of all-time. While Lewis was a legitimate submission wrestler, who could beat anyone in a wrestling contest, he worked almost exclusively in prearranged exhibition matches. In 1929, he took part in a match with professional football player turned wrestler, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg was on the Providence Steam Roller,

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Alex Aberg Hurejesha ya Ulaya

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Alex Aberg kushindwa maadui wengi mashuhuri katika mwaka kubwa ya kazi yake mieleka. In 1915, Aberg alishiriki katika Spring na Kuanguka toleo zote za Wrestling New York International mashindano. Mashindano peke yake katika mtindo wake mapendeleo ya Ugiriki na Roma mieleka, Aberg kushindwa Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko na Ed “Strangler” Lewis pamoja na idadi ya wrestlers mkufunzi.

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