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” Åberg. 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 slår Westergaard i Lincoln

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I et blogginnlegg forrige måned, Jeg skrev om vanskeligheter arrangørene hadde med å iscenesette Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard-kampen. Opprinnelig planlagt til Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha politimester og politikommisjonær var bekymret for at kampen ble forhåndsplanlagt eller a “arbeid”. De ønsket ikke at spillere ble tatt inn av utstillingen. For å forhindre denne forekomsten, de

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Frank Gotch Pays Hans Dues

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Frank Gotch, gården gutt fra Humboldt, Iowa, ville beseire George Hackenschmidt for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship i 1908. Denne seieren og hans påfølgende nederlag “Hack” i 1911 omkamp sementert Gotch sin plass som en av de største brytere i all tid. Gotch var en svært talentfull fotballspiller, men han var ikke den ubeseirede wunderkind av legende. Gotch

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Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

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Januar 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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Desember 13, 1920, Og “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. However, 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 til 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” eller “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 Burns Beats Michigan Champion

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Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” 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 pounds. I 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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Januar 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, noen få amerikanske brytere hadde til og med hevdet å være Nogert før

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