Gotch Bests Bulgarian

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A l'abril 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, a Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Emil Klank, Gotch’s manager, convinced foreign wrestlers with good reputations like Mahmout and Stanislaus Zbyszko to travel to America to challenge Gotch. Fans

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Aberg Exposes Curley

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Aleksander “Alex” Aberg made headlines in 1917 during a lawsuit over his refusal to fulfill a wrestling committment in Boston during March 1917. Aberg agreed to wrestle Wladek Zbyszko, his main opponent during the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournaments, for Boston promoter George Touhey. Però, Aberg pulled out of the bout shortly after signing an agreement to wrestle his

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Mor Clarence Whistler a Austràlia

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Clarence Whistler va néixer a Indiana durant 1856. Dempeus només 5’09” o així i pesant 165 lliures, Whistler era considerat un dels lluitadors més poderosos de la seva època. Whistler va ser l'únic lluitador capaç de fer passar un mal moment a William Muldoon durant els 9 anys de carrera de Muldoon com a campió del món.. Whistler va competir principalment a la lluita grecoromana, the dominant style in

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Zbyszko Injures Dr. Roller

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Al maig 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American

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I “Estrangulador” Lewis’ Deadly Headlock

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Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, Campió Mundial de Lluita Pes Pesat Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis was reputed to have injured his previous two opponents, Wladek Zbyszko and Joe Stecher, with his headlock. Lewis would use the headlock to hip toss his opponent to the floor. Zbyszko was knocked senseless, when his head hit the

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How to Setup a Big Rematch

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On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Farmer” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 lliures, “Farmer” Burns stood 5’11to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Burns va debutar a 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, one

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Duncan Ross Wrestles Sorakichi Matsuda

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A l'abril 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross met Sorakichi Matsuda, also known as Matsada, the first Japanese professional wrestler in the United States. Matsuda immigrated to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler because it didn’t really exist in Japan at the time. 28-year-old Duncan Ross was born in Turkey of Scottish descent on March

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Març 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning

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