Beell Beats “Americus”

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Pada bulan Januari 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” dan 210 pon, “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. Kedua,

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Marvel Bertopeng Mengalahkan Lurich

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(Posting ini adalah hasil dari buku terbaru saya, Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Gimmick yang Menyelamatkan 1915 Turnamen Gulat Internasional tersedia di Amazon.) Versi musim gugur dari 1915 Turnamen Gulat Internasional berjuang dengan kehadiran dan minat, ketika promotor Sam Rachmann meraih emas promosi dengan memperkenalkan pegulat bertopeng ke turnamennya. Marvel Bertopeng menyerbu

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Lewis yang direncanakan – Pertandingan Zbyszko

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Ketika Billy Sandow dan Ed Lewis memutuskan perebutan gelar Stanislaus Zbyszko telah kehabisan tenaga promosi, mereka memutuskan untuk melakukannya “menang” mengembalikan gelar pada bulan Maret 1922. St. Promotor Louis John Contos mampu mengamankan pertandingan ulang besar tersebut, yang akan terjadi di St. Louis Coliseum pada hari Kamis, Desember 14, 1922. Pada saat ini, Gulat profesional Amerika di luar

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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Pada hari Sabtu, Januari 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” dan 224 pon, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pon. Despite his smaller

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Hart’s Face Beats Up Johnson’s Fist

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Dia juga masuk sebagai salah satu

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Thiebaud Bauer Menyangkal Melakukan Pertandingan di 1876

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Thiebaud atau Theobald Bauer adalah seorang pegulat Perancis, yang berspesialisasi dalam gulat Yunani-Romawi. Bauer tiba di Amerika pada 1875 dengan klaim yang meragukan atas Kejuaraan Gulat Kelas Berat Yunani-Romawi Dunia. Dia akan mempertahankan gelarnya untuk 5 tahun sampai dikalahkan oleh William Muldoon di 1880. Jika penggemar gulat sudah familiar dengan Bauer, biasanya sebagai lawan

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Joe Stecher Throws Dan Kolov

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Pada hari Kamis, November 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 Post-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t

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Alias ​​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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Legenda Yusuf Ismail

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Yusuf Ismail baru bergelut di Amerika Serikat selama enam bulan pada paruh pertama 1898. Dalam pertandingan penting pertamanya, dia didiskualifikasi karena pelanggaran kejam. Dalam satu-satunya pertandingan penting lainnya, dia memberi Evan “Pencekik” Lewis pemukulan dalam hidupnya. Namun tur singkatnya ke Amerika membuatnya menjadi legenda. Ismail masuk

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Gotch Meets Match in Zbyszko

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On a Thursday night, November 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 pon. However, Zbyszko

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