Lewis Takes Title Back from Zbyszko

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Ar Nollaig 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion EdStranglerLewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but

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Beell Beats “Americus”

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I mí Eanáir 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” agus 210 punt, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Dara,

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Clúdaigh Marvel Beats Lurich

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(Is sliocht é an post seo ó mo leabhar is nuaí Masked Marvel to the Rescue: An Gimmick a Shábháil an 1915 Comórtas Idirnáisiúnta Wrestling ar fáil ar Amazon.) An leagan titim de na 1915 Bhí an Comórtas Cogaidh Idirnáisiúnta ag streachailt le tinreamh agus spéis, nuair a bhuaigh an tionscnóir Sam Rachmann óir bolscaireachta trí wrestler faoi chumhdach a thabhairt isteach ina chomórtas. The Masked Marvel stormed

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Lewis pleanáilte – Cluiche Zbyszko

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Nuair a chinn Billy Sandow agus Ed Lewis go raibh deireadh le réimeas teidil Stanislaus Zbyszko, shocraigh siad “win” ar ais an teideal i mí an Mhárta 1922. St. Bhí tionscnóir Louis John Contos in ann an cluiche ceannais a bhaint amach, a tharlódh ag an St. Louis Coliseum ar an Déardaoin, December 14, 1922. By this time, wrestling gairmiúil Meiriceánach taobh amuigh de

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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Ar Dé Sathairn, Eanáir 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “An Turk Millteanach” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” agus 224 punt, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 punt. Despite his smaller

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Thiebaud Bauer shéanann Meaitseanna D'oibrigh sé i 1876

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wrestler Francach ab ea Thiebaud nó Theobald Bauer, a bhí speisialaithe i wrestling Greco-Rómhánach. Tháinig Bauer go Meiriceá le linn 1875 le héileamh amhrasach ar Chraobhchomórtais Trom-mheáchain Greco-Rómhánach an Domhain. Cosnódh sé a theideal do 5 bliadhain go dtáinic Uilliam Muldoon in 1880. Má tá lucht leanúna wrestling eolach ar Bauer ar chor ar bith, tá sé de ghnáth mar an chéile comhraic

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Caitheann Joe Stecher Dan Kolov

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Ar Déardaoin, Samhain 22, 1923, St. D’óstáil an tionscnóir Louis John Contos cárta conspóideach a raibh cluiche idir Joe Stecher agus Dan Kolov ag barr leis., wrestler Bulgáiris atá ag teacht chun cinn. Bhí an cárta clúdaithe ag John E. Wray, an tEagarthóir Spóirt don St. Louis Iar-Seolta. Bhí an cárta conspóideach mar gur fógraíodh dhá cheann de na réaltaí is mó sa chomóradh ach níor fógraíodh

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Alias the Champ (1949)

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Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star

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An finscéal de Yusuf Ismail

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Níor chaith Yusuf Ismail ach sé mhí sna Stáit Aontaithe sa chéad leath de 1898. Ina chéad chluiche suntasach, dícháilíodh é le haghaidh feall fí. Ina chluiche suntasach amháin eile, thug sé Evan “Strangler” Lewis buille a shaoil. Ach chuir a chamchuairt ghairid ar na Stáit Aontaithe finscéal leis. Chuaigh Ismail isteach sa

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Gotch Buaileann Match i Zbyszko

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Ar oíche Déardaoin, Samhain 25, 1909, Domhanda Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch bhuail Wrestling Polainnis Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko do chluiche gcis i Buffalo, Nua-Eabhrac. D'aontaigh Gotch a fhorghéilleadh an bout más rud é nach bhféadfadh sé caith Zbyszko dhó i uair an chloig. Méid Zbyszko agus neart a cruthaíodh fadhbanna do Gotch, a mheá 190 punt go Zbyszko ar 260 punt. Mar sin féin, Zbyszko

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