Gotch Bests Bulgarian

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April 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, in Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans betraktet Mahmout som en tøff utfordrer først og fremst fordi de ikke hadde sett ham bryte. Emil Klank, Gotchs manager, overbeviste utenlandske brytere med godt rykte som Mahmout og Stanislaus Zbyszko om å reise til Amerika for å utfordre Gotch. Fans

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Aberg avslører Curley

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Aleksander “Alex” Aberg skapte overskrifter 1917 under et søksmål om hans avslag på å oppfylle en brytingsforpliktelse i Boston i løpet av mars 1917. Aberg gikk med på å bryte Wladek Zbyszko, hans hovedmotstander i løpet av 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournaments, for Boston-promotøren George Touhey. However, Aberg trakk seg ut av kampen kort tid etter å ha signert en avtale om å bryte hans

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Clarence Whistler dør i Australia

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Clarence Whistler ble født i Indiana under 1856. Mens du bare står 5’09” eller så og veiing 165 pounds, Whistler ble ansett som en av de mektigste bryterne i sin tid. Whistler var den eneste bryteren som kunne gi William Muldoon en hard tid under Muldoons 9-årige løp som verdensmester. Whistler konkurrerte først og fremst i gresk-romersk bryting, den dominerende stilen i

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Zbyszko Injures Dr. Roller

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Mai 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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Og “Strangler” Lewis’ Deadly Headlock

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Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, Verdensmester i tungvektbryting Ed “Strangler” 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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Hvordan sette opp en stor omkamp

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On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Farmer” Burns møtte den lille, men mektige Fred Beell. Mens begge bryterne veide 165 pounds, “Farmer” Burns sto 5'11” til Beells 5’04”. Den 32 år gamle Beell hadde imidlertid en stor aldersfordel over den 47 år gamle Burns. Burns debuterte inn 1879, da Beell var 3 år gammel. Mennene skulle ha en kamp i Omaha, Nebraska, en

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Duncan Ross Wrestles Sorakichi Matsuda

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April 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, March 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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