El Gotch un oponente no pudo vencer

En diciembre 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch perdió una batalla de tres semanas con el envenenamiento urémico. Los médicos trataron de mantener sus riñones pasan por una operación en Chicago pero siempre y sólo un alivio temporal. Gotch intención de viajar a Hot Springs, Arkansas para tratar de restaurar su salud. La operación terminó esta esperanza. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able to take short walks in his hometown of Humboldt, Iowa.

Frank Gotch compiled one of the most impressive wrestling records in American professional wrestling history. After being defeated by Martin “Agricultor” Burns in 1899, Burns took the 21 year-old Gotch under his wing. With such an excellent trainer, Gotch soon won the American Heavyweight Championship.

Gotch scored his biggest triumph in 1908 when he defeated George Hackenschmidt for the recognized World Wrestling Championship. Three years later, he defeated “El León de Rusia” in the rematch. In between these matches, he defeated future World Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko.

Unlike many other champions, Gotch retired as champion in 1913 when he was 35 años de edad. With the birth of his son Robert, Gotch decided to retire to life on the farm with his family. No one could have know the strong and healthy Gotch would only live four more years.

Prior to advances in medicine, uremic poisoning was a deadly killer. Many St. Los oficiales de policía Louis, who died in the line of duty, had survivable wounds but died from uremic poisoning. Hoy, Gotch would likely have lived a long and productive life on the farm continuing to training wrestlers like his mentor Burns.

With the death of Gotch, legitimate wrestling also died. Legitimate competitions were almost completely replaced with prearranged matches. Gotch’s death marked the end of an era.

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