Stanislaus Zbyszko Meets Charley Olson

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Stanislaus Zbyszko toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Louis on May 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George

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کورا لیونگسٹن میں 1908

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مجھے یہ کہتے ہوئے شرم آتی ہے کہ میں نے حال ہی میں کورا لیونگسٹن کا کیریئر دریافت کیا۔, 1910 اور 1920 کی دہائی کے دوران پیشہ ورانہ ریسلنگ میں مقامی پروموٹر سسٹم کی ترقی پر تحقیق کرتے ہوئے. ملڈریڈ برک پہلی بڑی خواتین کی ریسلنگ چیمپئن تھی جس کے بارے میں میں جانتا تھا۔. تاہم, کورا لیونگسٹن نے برک کی پیدائش سے ایک سال قبل عالمی چیمپئن شپ کا دعویٰ کیا تھا۔. Cora Livingston

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میک لافلن نے ٹورنامنٹ جیت لیا۔

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مارچ 10, 1870, کرنل جیمز ہیرام میک لافلن نے ڈیٹرائٹ میں انٹرنیشنل ریسلنگ ٹورنامنٹ کی آخری رات مقابلہ کیا۔, Michigan. یہ ٹورنامنٹ 10 مارچ کو فائنل سے پہلے تقریباً دو ماہ تک جاری رہا۔. ریسلنگ کے مورخین اکثر جے. H. میک لافلن پہلے پیشہ ور پہلوان ہونے کے ناطے صرف ایک پیشہ ور پہلوان کے طور پر اپنی کمائی پر گزارہ کرتے ہیں. زیادہ تر پیشہ ور پہلوان

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Jenkins Makes Himself Top Contender

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(This excerpt is from my newest book on the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins proved himself the top contender as soon as McLeod won the title. On Wednesday, نومبر 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins wrestled former title holder Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis, Indiana. The men wrestled a best two-out-of-three-falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling rules. Jenkins stood

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Lewis Shoots with Wykoff

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اپریل 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis

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McLeod Wrestles Wittmer

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منگل کے روز, مارچ 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. سینٹ. Paul Athletic

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AntonTonyStecher

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If wrestling fans know of Anton “Tony” Stecher, it is as the long-time promoter of professional wrestling in Minneapolis, مینیسوٹا. Stecher started promoting professional wrestling in the Twin Cities during 1933. Stecher built the Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club into a powerful local wrestling promotion. Stecher was also one of the early members of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Stecher

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Ross Faces Bauer

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Scottish wrestler Duncan C. Ross wrestled professionally but also took part in strength and athletic contests after arriving in the United States in the late 1870s. An all-around athlete, Ross wrestled skillfully in both catch-as-catch-can wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. پیر کے روز, فروری 26, 1883, Ross wrestled former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Theobaud Bauer. Bauer brought the World Championship from France

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Joe Stecher Wrestles for State Title

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Joe Stecher made his professional wrestling debut in late 1912 or early 1913. Stecher proved to be a dangerous professional from the beginning of his career. Martin “Farmer” Burns, the storied wrestler and trainer, brought one of his proteges, Yussiff Hussane, to test Stecher in a legitimate contest during June 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane

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Lewis Wrestles Demetral

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منگل کے روز, اکتوبر 21, 1913, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defended his newly won American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral at Lexington’s Auditorium on a mat instead of a ring. The mat setup played a role in the finish of the match. Promoter Jerry Walls placed a mat on the elevated stage, a common setup before the widespread

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