1883 Mashindano ya Buffalo New York

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Siku ya Ijumaa, Juni 29, 1883, wrestlers kumi na nne kulipwa $50 kuingia katika mashindano ya siku mbili kwa a $500 mkanda wa ubingwa na $500 tuzo. Richard K. Fox, mmiliki na mchapishaji wa Gazeti la Polisi, weka pesa za tuzo na ukanda. Fox aliunga mkono kwa dhati utangazaji wa ndondi za kitaalam na mieleka ya kitaalam. Wakati watu kumi na wanne walijaribu kuingia kwenye mashindano, Fox

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Pasi za Asili za Masked Marvel

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Juu ya Agosti 4, 1939, Mort Henderson aliaga dunia huko Rochester, New York katika 60 umri wa miaka. Mashabiki wa mieleka huenda hawakukumbuka jina la Mort Henderson lakini kama ubinafsi wake, asili ya Masked Marvel, aliokoa toleo la kuanguka la 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament with the goal of

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Dan McLeod Wrestles “Mkulima” Burns

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Mnamo Oktoba 26, 1897, Martin “Farmer” Burns defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Scottish catch wrestler Dan McLeod. Burns and McLeod were two of the top three or four catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the United States at the time. 1,200 fans attended the match held at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Promoters often put a mat or heavy

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George Tragos, the Original Crippler

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George Tragos gained fame as the trainer of Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, a 1920 Olympian for his native Greece, possessed an impeccable resume in legitimate wrestling. Born March 14, 1901, in Messinia, Ugiriki, Tragos won national wrestling titles before representing Greece at the 1920 Olympics at only

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Wladek Zbyszko Divorces

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At the end of 1932, 22-year-old Vila Milli sued her husband, professional wrestler Wladek Zbyszko, for divorce alleging physical cruelty and adultery. Milli charged the 41-year-old Zbyszko with physical cruelty for “hugging her too hard.” Justice Dunne of the Brooklyn Supreme Court heard the divorce case. He expressed doubt that Zbyszko abused his wife. Hata hivyo, he did not dismiss the

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Evan Lewis Launches Pro Career

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While researching the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1881 – 1922), I discovered Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ early matches in Montana. Prior to researching this topic, I thought Lewis started his career by winning a 64-man wrestling tournament in Montana during 1882. Hata hivyo, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament

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Gotch vs. Zbyszko Sasa Inapatikana

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Frank Gotch alitawala mieleka ya Marekani kutoka 1905 hadi kustaafu kwake 1913. Gotch, Bingwa wa sasa wa Mieleka wa Uzito wa Juu wa Marekani, alishinda mechi kubwa zaidi ya maisha yake mnamo Aprili 3, 1908. Gotch alimshinda Bingwa wa sasa wa Mieleka wa Uzani wa Heavyweight Georg Hackenschmidt huko Chicago, Illinois. Gotch alithibitisha kuwa Bingwa wa Dunia kama vile alivyokuwa Bingwa wa Amerika. Gotch alikubali

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Mechi ya Mieleka ya Gotch

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Siku ya Alhamisi, Aprili 29, 1909, Frank Gotch alisafiri hadi Memphis, Tennessee kumenyana na mwanamieleka maarufu wa uzani wa juu Charles Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt alishinda Mashindano ya Mieleka ya Dunia ya uzito wa juu chini ya jina lake halisi, John Berg. Ingawa mashabiki walimfikiria vizuri Berg, hawakumwona kama tishio la kumshinda Frank Gotch katika mechi moja kwa moja. Ili kuongeza hamu ya mashabiki

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