Beell Beats “Americus”

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I januar 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” and 210 pounds, “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. Sekund,

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Masked Marvel Beats Lurich

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(Dette innlegget er en øvelse fra min nyeste bok Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Gimmicken som reddet 1915 International Wrestling Tournament tilgjengelig på Amazon.) Høstversjonen av 1915 International Wrestling Tournament slet med oppmøte og interesse, da promoter Sam Rachmann slo reklamegull ved å introdusere en maskert bryter i turneringen hans. The Masked Marvel stormet

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Planlagt Lewis – Zbyszko Match

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Da Billy Sandow og Ed Lewis bestemte seg for at Stanislaus Zbyszkos tittelperiode hadde gått tom for reklamedamp, de bestemte seg for det “win” tilbake tittelen i mars 1922. St. Louis-promotor John Contos kunne sikre den store omkampen, som ville skje ved St. Louis Colosseum torsdag, Desember 14, 1922. By this time, Amerikansk profesjonell bryting utenfor

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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På lørdag, Januar 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” and 224 pounds, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” høy og veide 209 pounds. Despite his smaller

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Thiebaud Bauer nekter for fungerte kamper i 1876

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Thiebaud eller Theobald Bauer var en fransk bryter, som spesialiserte seg på gresk-romersk bryting. Bauer ankom Amerika under 1875 med et tvilsomt krav til verdensmesterskapet i gresk-romersk tungvekt. Han ville forsvare tittelen sin for 5 år før han ble beseiret av William Muldoon i 1880. Hvis wrestling-fans i det hele tatt er kjent med Bauer, det er normalt som motstander

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Joe Stecher kaster Dan Kolov

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On Thursday, November 22, 1923, St. Louis-promotoren John Contos var vert for et kontroversielt kort toppet av en kamp mellom Joe Stecher og Dan Kolov, en kommende bulgarsk bryter. Kortet ble dekket av John E. Wray, sportsredaktøren for St.. Louis Post-Dispatch. Kortet var kontroversielt fordi to av de største stjernene i bryting ble annonsert, men ikke gjorde det

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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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Gotch Meets Match i 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 pounds. However, Zbyszko

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