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 Beats Westergaard in Lincoln

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In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they

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Frank Gotch Pays maksunsa

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Frank Gotch, maalaispoika Humboldt, Iowa, kumoaisivat George Hackenschmidt World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship 1908. Tämä voitto ja hänen myöhempi tappio “Hakata” vuonna 1911 uusintaottelua sinetöi Gotch n paikkansa yhtenä suurimmista painijat kaiken aikaa. 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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Tammikuu 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 was a skilled

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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 ja Zbyszko täydellinen sopimus

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Joulukuun 13, 1920, EdStrangler” Lewis voitti Joe Stecherin hänen raskaansarjan paininsa maailmanmestaruudesta. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Kuitenkin, 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 “Strangler” Lewis Shows Mean Streak

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 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” tai “hang hold”, jonka nykyaikaiset MMA-fanit tuntevat giljotiinikuristimena. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 miesturnaus

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Farmer Burns Beats Michigan Champion

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Räystäspääsky “Viljelijä” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Viljelijä” Burns oli loistava painija omassa oikeassa. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 kiloa. Sisään 1891, Burns Iowa Heavyweight Champion otti JC. Comstock, Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was

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Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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Tammikuu 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, muutamat amerikkalaiset painijat olivat jopa väittäneet olevansa Nogert ennen

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