Lewis and Stecher Work a Draw

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In his book Hooker, Lou Thesz wrote about the rivalry between two of his favorite wrestlers, Joe Stecher and EdStrangler” Lewis. Stecher and Lewis would emerge as the two best legitimate professional wrestler of the 1910s. Either man could beat every other wrestler at the time in a legitimate contest or “shoot”. The men wrestled three long, boring contests

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Dusek Double-Crosses Mondt

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Prior to the creation of the territorial system in 1948, pro wrestling promoters fought with each other to control the world championship. Promoting the world champion led to bigger gates, so most promoters wanted to control the championship. Nan ane 1930 yo, promoters would enter into agreements with each other but they were often fleeting. When one promoter got offended, thought

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“Kiltivatè” Burns mete nan yon lannwit konplè

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Nan 1899, Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns t ap fè tranzisyon nan wòl wrèstle a tan pasyèl ak antrenè aplentan. Youn nan elèv ki pi popilè li yo ta dwe Frank Gotch, ki Burns bat yon semèn apre match sa a. Burns te 38 ane-laj e li te pèdi chanpyona lit Ameriken Heavyweight li de zan anvan. Burns melanje tou de wòl yo nan yon swa Desanm trè okipe nan

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Pat O'Shocker Refize Double-Kwa

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William Hayes Shaw, ki te lite kòm Pat O'Shocker nan pi fò nan karyè lit li, jwenn tèt li nan dokiman Pwen Enpòtan an nan 1933. O'Shocker pa t' ap chèche pou sa a sòt de t'ap nonmen non menm si. Jounal yo te pote yon istwa sou fason pwomotè lit yo te eseye sèvi ak O'Shocker nan yon doub-kwa ki te planifye.. Joseph “Toots” Mondt te rezerve wrèstle soti nan New York epi li te aliyen ak

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McLaughlin Wrestles Bauer

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James Hiram McLaughlin kenbe distenksyon pou yo te premye wrèstè pwofesyonèl Ameriken an. Pandan ke moun te lite pwofesyonèl anvan McLaughlin, li te premye moun ki te genyen yon k ap viv pwofesyonèl nan lit. McLaughlin te kòmanse lit pwofesyonèl nan 1860 nan 16 ane laj men Lagè Sivil la te entèwonp karyè li pou kèk ane. McLaughlin te kòmanse lit ankò nan 1866. Pa 1877,

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Jim Londos fè mak li

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In the early 1920s, Christos Theofilou began wrestling as Jim Londos after several years as the gimmickyWrestling Plasterer”. Londos probably didn’t realize that the name change would be the first step into him becoming the biggest box office attraction in 1930s professional wrestling. The second step was his emergence as a main event wrestler in St. Louis. Born in

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