Wild Bill Longson Regains Title

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WillardWild BillLongson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 but spent most of his adult life in St. Louis, Missouri. After beginning his career as a professional wrestler in 1931, Longson found himself working for Tom Packs in St. Louis. He never really left as it would be his home base for the remainder

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“Farmer” Burns yn Dal oddi ar Charles Green

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Mewn post diweddar, Ysgrifennais am ymgais aflwyddiannus Charles Green i drechu Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1889. Flwyddyn yn ddiweddarach, Green had greater success with another American wrestling legend, Martin “Farmer” Burns. The soon-to-be 29-year-old Burns was an excellent wrestler but wasn’t yet on the level of Evan Lewis. Fodd bynnag,, he would have to be in the top 10

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Charles Green Preps i Evan Lewis

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Charles Green, reslwr dal-wrth-ddal-can o Loegr, teithio i'r Unol Daleithiau ar ddiwedd y 1880au i reslo'r reslwyr Americanaidd gorau. Cafodd Green ei gyfle ym mis Gorffennaf 21, 1889, pan oedd yn ymgodymu â Phencampwr Pwysau Trwm Dal-wrth-Gal-Can America Evan Lewis. I baratoi ar gyfer y gêm hon, Cymerodd Green ornest handicap gyda'r reslwr Bert Scheller ar ddiwedd mis Mehefin. Ganwyd Scheller

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Stecher vs. Sonnenburg yn 1930

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Ar Ionawr 30, 1930, Gus Sonnenberg defended his AWA World Title, based in the Boston promotion of Paul Bowser, in Boston Arena against former world champion Joe Stecher. Two minutes of film survived from the hour-long match. Gus Sonnenberg traded on his celebrity as a professional football player to become a wrestling star. Sonnenberg helped the Providence Steam Roller win

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Ketchel yn Ymladd Pencampwr Ysgafn Trwm

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1909 gweld Stanley Ketchel yn parhau â'i gyflymdra cythryblus trwy'r holl ymladdwyr gorau o gwmpas y terfyn pwysau canol. In March 1909, Roedd her brin yn wynebu Ketchel, pan ymladdodd yn teyrnasu Pencampwr Pwysau Trwm Ysgafn y Byd Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. Roedd O’Brien yn focsiwr slic, a ddefnyddiodd ei gyflymdra a'i ddirgelwch i bwmpio Ketchel yn y rowndiau cynnar. Er gwaethaf mantais maint O'Brien, Ketchel oedd

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