The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

Ngày 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.

Frank Gotch compiled one of the most impressive wrestling records in American professional wrestling history. After being defeated by Martin “Nông dân” Burns in 1899, Burns took the 21 year-old Gotch under his wing. Với một huấn luyện viên xuất sắc như vậy, 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.

Unlike many other champions, Gotch retired as champion in 1913 when he was 35 tuổi. With the birth of his son Robert, Gotch quyết định nghỉ hưu ở trang trại với gia đình. Không ai có thể biết được Gotch mạnh mẽ và khỏe mạnh sẽ chỉ sống thêm bốn năm nữa.

Prior to advances in medicine, uremic poisoning was a deadly killer. Many St. Sĩ quan cảnh sát Louis, who died in the line of duty, had survivable wounds but died from uremic poisoning. Hôm nay, Gotch có thể đã sống một cuộc sống lâu dài và hiệu quả trong trang trại tiếp tục đào tạo các đô vật như người cố vấn của anh ta Burns.

With the death of Gotch, legitimate wrestling also died. Legitimate competitions were almost completely replaced with prearranged matches. Cái chết của Gotch đã đánh dấu sự kết thúc của một kỷ nguyên.

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