The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

Á Desember 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able to take short walks in his hometown of Humboldt, Iowa.

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Frank Gotch compiled one of the most impressive wrestling records in American professional wrestling history. After being defeated by Martin “Farmer” Burns in 1899, Burns took the 21 year-old Gotch under his wing. Með svo frábærum þjálfara, 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 “The Russian Lion” in the rematch. In between these matches, he defeated future World Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko.

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Frank Gotch

Unlike many other champions, Gotch retired as champion in 1913 when he was 35 ára. With the birth of his son Robert, Gotch ákvað að hætta lífinu á bænum með fjölskyldu sinni. Enginn hefði getað vitað að hinn sterki og heilbrigði Gotch myndi aðeins lifa fjögur ár í viðbót.

Prior to advances in medicine, uremic poisoning was a deadly killer. Many St. Louis lögreglumenn, who died in the line of duty, had survivable wounds but died from uremic poisoning. Í dag, Gotch hefði líklega lifað löngu og afkastamiklu lífi á bænum og haldið áfram að þjálfa glímumenn eins og læriföður hans Burns.

With the death of Gotch, legitimate wrestling also died. Legitimate competitions were almost completely replaced with prearranged matches. Dauði Gotch markaði endalok tímabils.

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