Lewis Takes Title Back from Zbyszko

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ທັນ​ວາ 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "949​" bbox_y = "1897​" bbox_w bbox_h = "52​" = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = "” Lewis 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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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 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” ແລະ 210 ປອນ, “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. Second,

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Masked Marvel Beats Lurich

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(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Gimmick ທີ່ຊ່ວຍປະຢັດ 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) ສະ​ບັບ​ຫຼຸດ​ລົງ​ຂອງ​ 1915 ການ​ແຂ່ງ​ຂັນ​ມວຍ​ປ້ຳ​ສາ​ກົນ​ໄດ້​ປະສົບ​ກັບ​ການ​ເຂົ້າ​ຮ່ວມ​ແລະ​ຄວາມ​ສົນ​ໃຈ, ໃນເວລາທີ່ຜູ້ສົ່ງເສີມ Sam Rachmann ຄວ້າຫຼຽນຄໍາສົ່ງເສີມໂດຍການນໍາ wrestler ຫນ້າກາກເຂົ້າໄປໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນຂອງລາວ.. The Masked Marvel stormed

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ວາງແຜນ Lewis – ຄໍາວ່າ Zbyszko

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When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum ໃນວັນພະຫັດ, ເດືອນ​ທັນ​ວາ 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ເສົາ, ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “ລັດ​ເຊຍ​ຊ້າງ” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” ແລະ 224 ປອນ, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 ປອນ. Despite his smaller

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Thiebaud Bauer Denies Worked Matches in 1876

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Thiebaud or Theobald Bauer was a French wrestler, who specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Bauer arrived in America during 1875 with a dubious claim to the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He would defend his title for 5 years until defeated by William Muldoon in 1880. If wrestling fans are familiar with Bauer at all, it is normally as the opponent

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Joe Stecher Throws Dan Kolov

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ພະ​ຫັດ, ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 22, 1923, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis ຕອບ​ຫນັງ​ສື​ທາງ​ການ​,. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t

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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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Legend of Yusuf Ismail

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Yusuf Ismail only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "949​" bbox_y = "1897​" bbox_w bbox_h = "52​" = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = "” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the

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Gotch Meets Match in Zbyszko

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On a Thursday night, ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 ປອນ. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, Zbyszko

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