Gotch Avenges Loss

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On Sunday, Сьнежня 17, 1906, Kansas City, Missouri once more proved itself to be a hotbed for professional wrestling as 8,000 fans crammed Convention Hall to watch the rematch between Frank Gotch and Fred Beell. Beell won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Gotch three weeks earlier in New Orleans, Louisiana. Gotch claimed the loss to be a fluke, у той час як

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Mooney Wrestles Luttbeg

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У суботу, December 2nd, 1893, local Saint Louis boxing instructor and Greco-Roman wrestler Mike Mooney met Max Luttbeg at Saint LouisEntertainment Hall. Pre-match hype focused on Mooney never losing a wrestling match or a boxing bout. Mooney was considered a better Greco-Roman wrestler, while Luttbeg was a better catch-as-catch-can wrestler. In the 19th century, it was common for matches

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“Toots” Монт памёр у св. Луіс

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Чэрвеня 11, 1976, Іосіф “Toots” Мондт памёр па дарозе ў хрысціянскую паўночна-ўсходнюю бальніцу ў Паўночным Сэнт-Джонсе. Луі акругі. Монт пераехаў у св. Луісе ў 1969 каб дапамагчы даглядаць маці сваёй жонкі Альды. Пасля смерці маці ў в 1971, Мондты вырашылі застацца ў Санкт-Пецярбургу. Луіс, дзе нарадзілася і вырасла Альда. Монт быў легендарным

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Remembering Wayne Munn

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Wayne “Big” Munn’s a meteoric rise in professional wrestling. Debuting in 1924, Munn “won” the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Ed “Душыцель” Lewis in early 1925. His fall was just as quick. Па 1926, Munn was retired. A college football lineman from Nebraska, Munn was recruited into professional wrestling by Billy Sandow, defacto leader of the Gold Dust Trio. The

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Beell Wins Title

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Fred Beell was a strong, таленавіты прафесійны барэц на мяжы 20 ст. Beell gave all the best wrestlers of the day tough contests but his lack of size often hampered his ability with world class wrestlers. Хоць і магутнага складу, Beell was generously listed at 5’06”. At his heaviest, Beell never exceeded 170 фунты. While possessing a bodybuilder’s

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Lewis and Roeber Unify Title

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When William Muldoon retired from professional wrestling in 1889, he intended for his protege, Ernst Roeber, to become the new World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Since Muldoon always defended his championship in the Greco-Roman wrestling style, his choice made sense. Roeber was arguably the best Greco-Roman wrestler in America at the time. Аднак, the wrestling fans and journalist, covering the sport,

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Marvin Hart’s Double Win

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У 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to

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“Фермер” Burns Holds Off Charles Green

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In a recent post, I wrote about Charles Green’s unsuccessful attempt to defeat Evan “Душыцель” Lewis in 1889. Год праз, Green had greater success with another American wrestling legend, Марцін “Фермер” Бернс. The soon-to-be 29-year-old Burns was an excellent wrestler but wasn’t yet on the level of Evan Lewis. Аднак, he would have to be in the top 10

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Льюіс і Стечер страляюць у апошні раз

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Дамінаванне Gold Dust Trio у прафесійнай барацьбе ў пачатку-сярэдзіне 1920-х гадоў выклікала шмат незадаволенасці іншых змагароў і прамоўтэраў. This professional jealousy led to a famous double-cross in 1925. З гэтага часу, тытул чэмпіёна свету аспрэчваўся, бо Джо Стэчэр меў адну версію, у той час як Рэд “Душыцель” Люіс прытрымліваўся іншай версіі. Due to the real resentment

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Zbyszko Versus Plestina?

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The following excerpt is from my new book Double Crossing the Gold Dust Trio, which will be out this summer. During the summer (of 1921), the Zbyszko brothers received word that their mother was gravely ill. Making quick preparation, they let Curley and the other promoters know they would be leaving as soon as they could arrange passage on a

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