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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Frank Gotch paga i suoi debiti

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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” in the 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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Gennaio 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 era un abile

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Il capo della polizia impedisce un incontro di wrestling

I promotori speravano che la popolarità di Stecher avrebbe portato a un tutto esaurito e un cancello più grande per l'evento

Il capo della polizia di Omaha, H.W. Dunn ha fatto notizia a marzo 28, 1915, quando ha emesso un'ordinanza che vietava l'incontro di wrestling professionistico pubblicizzato tra Joe Stecher e Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 La partita era prevista per l'Auditorium di Omaha. Il capo in realtà ha emesso l'ordine per volere del sovrintendente di polizia A.C. Kugel. Kugel ha rilasciato una dichiarazione a

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Stecher e Zbyszko completano l'affare

I promotori speravano che la popolarità di Stecher avrebbe portato a un tutto esaurito e un cancello più grande per l'evento

Dicembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis ha sconfitto Joe Stecher per il suo campionato mondiale di wrestling dei pesi massimi. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Tuttavia, 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 Spettacoli Media Streak

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis, chiamato anche Evan Lewis “la Strangler”, era un wrestler professionista di 1882 a 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” o “hang hold”, che i moderni fan delle MMA conoscono come strozzatore a ghigliottina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 torneo maschile

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Farmer Burns Beats Michigan Champion

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Balestruccio “Agricoltore” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Agricoltore” 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 sterline. 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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Gennaio 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, alcuni lottatori americani avevano addirittura affermato di essere Nogert in precedenza

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