Lewis Takes Title Back from Zbyszko

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டிசம்பர் 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. உலுவிசு “தோற்கடித்தார்” 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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ஜனவரி மாதம் 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, மேரிலாந்து. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” மற்றும் 210 பவுண்டுகள், “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. இரண்டாம்,

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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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திட்டமிட்ட லூயிஸ் – Zbyszko போட்டி

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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. ஸ்டம்ப். Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. வியாழக்கிழமை லூயிஸ் கொலிசியம், டிசம்பர் 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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சனிக்கிழமை, ஆங்கில ஆண்டின் முதல் மாதம் 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “ரஷியன் லயன்” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” மற்றும் 224 பவுண்டுகள், to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 பவுண்டுகள். 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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ஜோ ஸ்டெச்சர் டான் கோலோவை வீசுகிறார்

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வியாழக்கிழமை, நவம்பர் 22, 1923, ஸ்டம்ப். 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. லூயிஸ் போஸ்ட் டிஸ்பேட்ச். 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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யூசுப் இஸ்மாயிலின் புராணக்கதை

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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 “Strangler” 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, நவம்பர் 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, நியூயார்க். 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 பவுண்டுகள். எனினும், Zbyszko

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