Beell Beats “Americus”

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Ym mis Ionawr 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” a 210 bunnoedd, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Ail,

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Marvel Masats Masks Lurich

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(Mae'r post hwn yn ymdrech o fy llyfr diweddaraf Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Y Gimig A Arbedodd y 1915 Twrnamaint Reslo Rhyngwladol ar gael ar Amazon.) Mae fersiwn cwymp y 1915 Roedd y Twrnamaint Reslo Rhyngwladol yn cael trafferth gyda phresenoldeb a diddordeb, pan darodd yr hyrwyddwr Sam Rachmann aur hyrwyddo trwy gyflwyno reslwr â mwgwd i'w dwrnamaint. Cythruddodd The Masked Marvel

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Lewis wedi'i gynllunio – Gêm Zbyszko

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Pan benderfynodd Billy Sandow ac Ed Lewis fod teyrnasiad teitl Stanislaus Zbyszko wedi rhedeg allan o stêm hyrwyddo, penderfynasant “win” yn ôl y teitl ym mis Mawrth 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, Rhagfyr 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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Ar ddydd Sadwrn, Ionawr 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt amddiffyn ei deitl Pencampwriaeth Reslo Byd Greco-Rufeinig yn erbyn Ahmed Medrali. “Mae'r Rwsia Lion” Byddai'n rhaid i drechu “Y ofnadwy Turk” i gadw ei bencampwriaeth. Hyrwyddwyr dewis y Medrali cawr, a oedd yn 6’02” a 224 bunnoedd, i drechu'r Hackenschmidt ymddangos yn anorchfygol. Safodd George Hackenschmidt dim ond 5’09” dal ac yn pwyso 209 bunnoedd. Despite his smaller

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Thiebaud Bauer Denies Worked Matches in 1876

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Thiebaud or Theobald Bauer was a French wrestler, who specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Bauer arrived in America during 1875 with a dubious claim to the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He would defend his title for 5 years until defeated by William Muldoon in 1880. If wrestling fans are familiar with Bauer at all, it is normally as the opponent

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Joe Stecher Throws Dan Kolov

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Ar ddydd Iau, Tachwedd 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Ôl-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t

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Alias the Champ (1949)

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Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star

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Gotch Yn cwrdd Match yn Zbyszko

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Ar nos Iau, Tachwedd 25, 1909, Cyfarfu Reslo Byd Pencampwr Frank Gotch Reslo Pwyleg Hyrwyddwr Stanislaus Zbyszko gyfer gêm handicap yn Buffalo, Efrog Newydd. Cytunwyd Gotch i fforffedu yr ornest pe na allai daflu Zbyszko ddwywaith mewn awr. Maint a chryfder Zbyszko yn creu problemau i Gotch, oedd yn pwyso 190 bunnoedd i Zbyszko yn 260 bunnoedd. Fodd bynnag,, Zbyszko

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