Lewis preberá titul späť od Zbyszka

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Decembra 14, 1922, dav 10,000 fanúšikovia zaplnili St. Louis Coliseum sledovať odvetný zápas medzi aktuálnym majstrom sveta v zápasení v ťažkej váhe Ed “Strangler” Lewis a bývalý šampión Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko o titul vo Wichite, Kansas v marci 1922. Pre týchto fanúšikov neznáme, plán bol taký, že Zbyszko prehrá zápas s Lewisom ale

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Beell Beats “Americus”

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In January 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” a 210 libier, “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: The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed

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Planned LewisZbyszko Match

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When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided towinback the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum vo štvrtok, December 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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V sobotu, Január 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” a 224 libier, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 libier. Despite his smaller

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Thiebaud Bauer popiera odpracované zápasy v 1876

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Thiebaud alebo Theobald Bauer bol francúzsky zápasník, ktorý sa špecializoval na grécko-rímsky zápas. Bauer prišiel do Ameriky počas 1875 s pochybným nárokom na majstrovstvá sveta v grécko-rímskom zápasení v ťažkej váhe. Titul by obhájil za 5 rokov, kým ho porazil William Muldoon v r 1880. Ak fanúšikovia wrestlingu vôbec poznajú Bauera, je to normálne ako súper

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Joe Stecher Throws Dan Kolov

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On Thursday, November 22, 1923, St. 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 Post-Dispatch. 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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Legenda o Yusufovi Ismailovi

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Yusuf Ismail v prvej polovici roka zápasil v Spojených štátoch iba šesť mesiacov 1898. Vo svojom prvom významnom zápase, bol vylúčený za hrubý faul. Vo svojom jedinom ďalšom významnom zápase, dal Evanovi “Strangler” Lewis výprask svojho života. No jeho krátke turné po Spojených štátoch z neho urobilo legendu. Ismail vstúpil do

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Gotch Meets Match in Zbyszko

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On a Thursday night, November 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 libier. Však, Zbyszko

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