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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Stečers Beats Vestergards Linkolnā

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Pagājušā mēneša emuāra ierakstā, Es rakstīju par grūtībām, kādas bija veicinātājiem, organizējot Džo Steheru pret Džesu Vestergārdu spēli. Sākotnēji plānots Omaha, Nebraska, Omahas policijas priekšnieks un policijas komisārs bija noraizējies par to, ka spēle ir iepriekš norunāta vai a “work”. Viņi nevēlējās, lai izstādē tiktu iesaistīti spēlmaņi. Lai novērstu šo parādību, viņi

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Frank Gotch Pays viņa nodevas

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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 “Kapāt” 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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Janvārī 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 and Zbyszko Complete Deal

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Decembrī 13, 1920, Un “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Tomēr, 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” Vilka ķetna, also called Evan Lewis “the Strangler”, was a professional wrestler from 1882 līdz 1899. Lewis bija pirmais amerikāņu Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Cīkstēšanās Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” vai “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis veicis profesionālo debija, uzvarot 64 man tournament

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Lauksaimnieks Burns Beats Michigan čempions

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Čurkste “Lauksaimnieks” Burns ir slavena šodien, kad treneris leģendārais cīkstonis Frank Gotch. “Lauksaimnieks” Burns bija liels cīkstonis savā labā. Burns uzvarēja amerikāņu smagsvara cīkstoņiem čempionu leģitīmo pro cīkstēšanās ēras neskatoties uz to tikai 165 mārciņas. Uz 1891, Burns kā Aiovas smagsvara čempions ieguva JC. Comstock, Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was

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Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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Janvārī 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, daži amerikāņu cīkstoņi iepriekš pat bija apgalvojuši, ka ir Nogerts

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