Lewis Takes Title Back from Munn

Op dieselfde dag,,en,Joe Stetcher geworstel Stanislaus Zbyszko vir die erkende weergawe van die Wêreld Swaargewig Wrestling Championship in St,,en,Die wedstryd tussen Lewis en Munn was om die titel terug op 'n lang tyd kampioen Lewis sit,,en,Lewis en Munn geworstel op Mei,,en,in Michigan City,,en,Twee dae voor die wedstryd,,en,Lewis het in die hof teen huidige Wêreld Swaargewig Wrestling Kampioen Stanislaus Zbyszko,,en,Zbyszko probeer vir 'n hof bevel om Lewis daarvan uit om die Wêreldbeker,,en,Zbyszko geweet nadat hy wettiglik klop Munn,,en,die Gold Dust Trio bevordering sou die gordel terug op Lewis sit,,en,'n wettige stoeier,,en,Lewis oefen stoei,,en,Terwyl stoei is voorafgereëlde,,en,die stoeiers het probeer om die feit van die publiek weg te steek,,en,Verskeie skrywers vermoedelik albei titel aanvalle op Mei,,en,gereël afwerkings,,en Joe Stecher wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the recognized version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St. Louis, En “Worger” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and Munn was to put the title back on long-time champion Lewis.

Lewis and Munn wrestled on May 30, 1925 in Michigan City, Indiana. Two days prior to the match, Lewis won in court against current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Zbyszko tried for a court injunction to bar Lewis from claiming the World Championship. Zbyszko knew after he legitimately beat Munn, the Gold Dust Trio promotion would put the belt back on Lewis, a legitimate wrestler.

While wrestling was prearranged, the wrestlers tried to hide the fact from the public. Several writers suspected both title bouts on May 30, 1925 were arranged finishes, hulle het geen bewyse nie,,en,die aanvalle is bedoel om die dubbele kruis voltooi,,en,Zbyszko besig om te val sy titel aan die voormalige wêreld swaargewig Wrestling Kampioen Joe Stetcher,,en,Lewis sou terug die betwiste titel van die man wat hy geleen om dit te neem,,en,Lewis wou nie meer nie embarass Munn as hy reeds in die wedstryd met Zbyszko was,,en,Lewis het Munn goed lyk voor eintlik laat Munn pen hom met 'n kruis in die hande en die helfte Nelson by,,en,Lewis en Munn gebou opwinding vir die wedstryd met 'n promosie-stunt,,en,Wanneer Munn gewen oor Lewis in Februarie,,en,Lewis beweer hy weens 'n besering verloor en het geweier om te draai oor die kampioenskap gordel,,en,Munn het 'n ander band tydens sy regering,,en,Munn geweier om voort te gaan nie, tensy Lewis het oor die gordel om die kommissie,,en. Egter, the bouts were meant to complete the double cross. Zbyszko was dropping his title to former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Joe Stecher. En “Worger” Lewis would take back the disputed title from the man he loaned it to.

Before this match occurred, Lewis and Munn built excitement for the match with a promotional stunt.

When Munn won over Lewis in February 1925, Lewis claimed he lost due to injury and refused to turn over the championship belt. Munn had a different belt during his reign.

Munn refused to continue as champion unless Lewis turned over the belt to the commission. The winner of this match would have the original title. While this scenario was now preposterous with Munn’s loss to Zbyszko, the promotional team went through with the original story line.

Lewis didn’t want to embarrass Munn any more than he already had been in the match with Zbyszko. Lewis made Munn look good by actually letting Munn pin him with a crotch hold and half nelson at 24 minute, 55 sekondes.

Lewis took over in the second fall. Early in his wrestling career, Lewis used a version of the stranglehold employed by 19th Century wrestler Evan “Worger” Lewis. After the move was banned, Lewis switched to the headlock. Lewis employed the headlock freely in this match. After a series of 20 headlocks, Lewis pinned Munn after 17 minute, 11 sekondes.

Lewis blew through the third fall much quicker. 7 headlocks led to the third and final fall at 7 minutes even. En “Worger” Lewis was the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion again despite the disputed status of his title.

“Big” Wayne Munn would wrestle for a few more months before quietly retiring in 1926. Only five years later at 34 years age, Wayne Munn passed away from kidney problems on January 9, 1931. Munn was living with his wife and daughter in San Antonio, Texas at the time.

En “Worger” Lewis sal die onbetwiste titel te herwin in,,en,wanneer Joe Stetcher ingestem om sake te doen met hom,,en,Lewis het die Wêreld Swaargewig Wrestling Championship vier keer in sy loopbaan,,en,Lewis geworstel uit,,en,toe hy 'n wettig blind 57-jarige,,en,Lewis verloor sy oë van tragoom,,en,wat hy opgedoen van vuil stoei matte,,en,Wanneer dink jy professionele stoei begin prearranging die wedstryde,,en 1928, when Joe Stecher agreed to do business with him. Lewis won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship four times in his career. Lewis wrestled from 1905, toe hy 14 jaar oud, until 1948, when he was a legally blind 57-year-old. Lewis lost his eye sight from trachoma, which he contracted from dirty wrestling mats.

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Source: Die St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mei 31, 1925 edition, p. 12

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