McLaughlin miscet cum Ross

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Die Jovis, April 10, 1884, America’s first full-time professional wrestler, J.H. McLaughlin wrestled all-around Scottish athlete and wrestler Duncan C. Ross at Detroit’s Opera House. The men wrestled a three-out-of-five falls mixed styles match. McLaughlin specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling. The men wrestled two falls under collar-and-elbow rules. Ross favored side hold rules. The men wrestled two falls by securing side

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Dufur Draws cum Cox

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Henricus Moses Dufur propria in collare et cubito luctando cum Dufur in 1870s et 1880s munere suo luctatus est.. natus nonas Maias 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur praesertim luctatus est in Civitatibus Foederatis Americae septentrionalis. On June 27, 1878, Dufur luctatus est reditus compositus cum luctatore Cox nomine Cox in Boston Baseball in fronte fans quinque centum. Quinque centum fans

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Lewis and Zbyszko Argue Over Referee

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World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangulatam” Lewis was scheduled to meet former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, December 14, 1922 but the match was almost called off due to disagreements over the selection of a referee. It was only after the intercession of St. Louis promoter John Contos that both men agreed to St. Ludovicus

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Two Shooters Work a Match

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Die martis, December 12, 1916, local favorite, John “The Nebraska TigermanPesek wrestled fellow shooter, Al “DutchMantell, in a worked match. Pesek recently trained with fellow Nebraska wrestler and recognized World Champion Joe Stecher prior to this match. Pesek developed a notorious reputation for shooting with other wrestlers. Autem, Pesek was a 22-year-old up-and-comer still learning to wrestle, cum

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Publius Wasem vincit Joe Carroll

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Oscar Wasem started his career in St. Ludovicus, Missouri under the tutelage of George Baptiste. Wasem was a good enough wrestler that Wasem defeated a young Frank Gotch in 1901. Wasem, in S.. Louis Champion, pinned Gotch, the Iowa Champion. While Gotch went on to be America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler, Wasem remained a solid journeyman. Wasem supplemented his professional

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