Frank Gotch Marries

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(This post is an excerpt from my new book, Gotch vs. Zbyszko: Azarkeşlər Qotçun Hackenschmidt və Yussuf Mahmudt kimi güclü reputasiyası olan əcnəbi güləşçiləri görüblər., published on February 2, 2022.) The most important event affecting the future of Frank Gotch’s career occurred on January 11, 1911. Gotch married the former Gladys Oestrich at her parent’s home in Humboldt, Iowa. Mehriban. Gotch preferred that Frank retire from the ring which

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John Lemm Gets a Second Chance

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Yanvar 2, 1911, Swiss wrestler John Lemm found himself the laughingstock of professional wrestling fans and reporters. The incident occurred when Lemm wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko in Buffalo, New York. Fans considered Zbyszko the top contender for Frank Gotch’s world title. Zbyszko was a world class wrestler although more skilled in Greco-Roman wrestling than catch wrestling. Lemm was a skilled

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The Original Trust Buster

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During the early 1920s, Tex Rickard declared war on his former boxing promotional partner, Jack Curley. Curley promoted professional wrestling in New York City. He also organized promoters in large cities such as Boston and St. Louis into a wrestling trust. The trust controlled the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. The trust froze out any wrestler, who refused to go along

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Fermer Burns Frank Gotch-i kəşf edir

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Ilə 1897, Dan McLeod beat Martin “Farmer” Burns for the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. After the defeat, Burns wrestled part-time as he transitioned into his primary role of wrestling trainer. Over the next 30 il, Burns trained most of the legitimate catch wrestlers in the United States. Burns began touring in 1899, where he would both wrestle an opponent in

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Mövcud olan ən qədim güləş filmi

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Joe Stecher capturing the world wrestling championship from Earl Caddock is the oldest professional wrestling film in existence. Faciəvi, promoters filmed the biggest matches of the 1910s and 1920s including the second Frank Gotch-Georg Hackenshmidt match, but they rotted in storage areas. Camera operators filmed Ed “Strangler” Lewis vs. Wayne “Big” Munn, Stecher vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko, and the reunification match

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Joe Stecher Testdən keçdi

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One of the legendary tales about Joe Stecher concerns a legitimate contest he had with one of Martin “Fermer” Burns wrestlers, when Stecher was barely out of high school. Burns heard about Stecher’s growing reputation and decided to test him with one of his wrestlers. Illərlə, I thought Stecher defeated Yusif Mahmout but he actually wrestled Yussif Hussane. The

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Bibby Rossu döyür

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Edwin Bibby və Duncan C. Ross yanvarda ABŞ-da ilk tanınmış peşəkar güləş çempionatını təsis etdi 19, 1881. Kişilər Amerika Ağır Çəkisi Güləş Çempionatı üçün tutduqları şəkildə güləşdilər. William Muldoon, Tibaud Bauerə məğlub olduğu üçün Dünya Ağır çəki çempionu oldu. 1880. Andre Kristol dünya titulunu ABŞ-a gətirdi

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