Blas ag Athrú

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In November 1923, St. Chuir tuairisceoir Louis Star-Times, Billy Murphy, agallamh ar St. Louis wrestling tionscnóir John Contos. Mhol Murphy do Contos go raibh ré na wrestlers ceannasach cosúil le William Muldoon thart. Labhair Murphy faoin gcluiche le déanaí idir “Craobh an Domhain” Hardneck Phillips agus iomaitheoir an chluiche Webster O’Malley. D’éirigh le Phillips a chraobh a chosaint trí O’Malley a chaitheamh ina dhiaidh 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Spars Le Sullivan

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Bhí William Muldoon ar an gCraobhchomórtas Domhanda Trom-mheáchain i gCeannas agus ina chultúróir fisiceach iomráiteach, nuair a bhí Muldoon ag gabháil do Sheán L. Lucht tacaíochta Sullivan chun a dtrodaire a fháil i gcruth. Ba é Sullivan a bhí i gceannas ar Dhomhanda Trom-mheáchan Trom-Chorn na Duaise Bare Knuckle. Shínigh sé comhaontú chun freastal ar a iomaitheoir is deacra, Jake Kilrain, i mí Iúil 1889. D'admhaigh Sullivan go raibh sé i ndrochchruth,

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Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

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EdStrangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”

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Dr. Roller and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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Ar Dé Máirt, Márta 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 agus 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.

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Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, a bhí 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Unfortunately, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

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Charley Olson a mharaíonn an wrestler

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Is minic a fuair mé amach gurb é an dúshlán is mó maidir le taighde a dhéanamh ar choracaíocht ghairmiúil luath ná an fhíric a scaradh ó fhicsean. Fiú nuair a bhí na wrestlers san iomaíocht i gcluichí dlisteanacha, is minic a mhéadaigh siad torthaí, tógtha suas béaloideas apocryphal thart ar a mbuanna agus a chumadh scéalta grinn a mhíniú dóibh a chaillteanais. D’eascair an chogaíocht ghairmiúil as na carnabhail agus choinnigh sé instinct bolscaireachta na healaíne seo. St.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Defeats Iar Boxer

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Ar Eanáir 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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Cathanna Allen Mace le haghaidh Teideal Domhanda

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Rugadh Tom Allen i mBirmingham, Shasana ach throid sé cuid dá troideanna is cáiliúla i Meiriceá. In 1867, Bhog Allen go St. Louis, an chathair is mó siar ó Mississippi. Níor fhág Allen riamh agus d’úsáidfeadh sé St. Louis mar bhunáit a bhaile chun oiliúint a chur ar troideanna duaise. Throid Allen den chuid is mó i gcomórtais luamháin lom mar ní bheadh ​​dornálaíocht Mheiriceá

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