Masked Marvel Throws Berner

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Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in

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Stecher schlägt Westergaard in Lincoln

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In einem Blogbeitrag im letzten Monat, Ich schrieb über die Schwierigkeiten, die die Veranstalter bei der Durchführung des Spiels Joe Stecher gegen Jess Westergaard hatten. Ursprünglich für Omaha geplant, Nebraska, Der Omaha-Polizeichef und der Polizeikommissar waren besorgt über die Vorbereitung des Spiels oder eines “work”. Sie wollten nicht, dass Spieler von der Ausstellung aufgenommen werden. Um dieses Auftreten zu verhindern, Sie

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Frank Gotch zahlt seine Gebühren

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Frank Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, Iowa, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Hack” im 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

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Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

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Am January 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko war ein geschickter Mann

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Police Chief Prevents Wrestling Match

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Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

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Stecher and Zbyszko Complete Deal

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On December 13, 1920, Und “Würger” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Jedoch, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud

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Evan “Würger” Lewis Zeigt Mean Streak

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Evan “Würger” Lewis, auch als Evan Lewis “der Würger”, war ein Profi-Wrestler aus 1882 to 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” oder “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament

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Farmer Verbrennungen Beats Michigan Meister

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Martin “Bauer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Bauer” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 Pfund. In 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was

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Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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Am January 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, a few American wrestlers had even claimed to be Nogert before

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